Sleep and Academic Success: How Many Hours Do You Really Need?

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In summary: I don't understand why anyone would want to sleep that little. I feel like it would really mess with your brain. I usually sleep 8-9 hours a day, but I've stopped working out as much and oddly, I now sleep 8-9 hours a night. I thought it would be the other way around.I definitely do my best work in the wee hours.Your sleep schedule seems pretty normal to me. A lot of people need more sleep than that, but that's okay. Just listen to your body and try to get more sleep if you need it.I average around 6-7 hours of sleep a night. After a few days of "closer to 6" hours of sleep

How many hrs on average do you sleep?

  • to hell with sleep I will get enough sleep when im dead

    Votes: 3 4.2%
  • 3-4

    Votes: 1 1.4%
  • 4-5

    Votes: 3 4.2%
  • 5-6

    Votes: 16 22.5%
  • 6-7

    Votes: 15 21.1%
  • 7-8

    Votes: 15 21.1%
  • 8-9

    Votes: 10 14.1%
  • 9 and above

    Votes: 8 11.3%

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    71
  • #36
Dr. HappyNuke said:
Yeah I hear ya, man. The worst thing is when your lib. arts major friends are bragging about their 4.0 when you're pretty happy with your engineering 3-point-something. It's just not fair ><

Just wait until the business majors are bragging about their $400,000 salary when you thought you were happy with your $60,000 one and are wondering why you were the one busting your butt in college while they were out partying. The one thing I REALLY hope for with the recession is that the business majors are put back in their place.
 
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Moonbear said:
Just wait until the business majors are bragging about their $400,000 salary when you thought you were happy with your $60,000 one and are wondering why you were the one busting your butt in college while they were out partying. The one thing I REALLY hope for with the recession is that the business majors are put back in their place.

Yeah, apparently business is the "fall back" major at my school; I would hope that all the people I'm thinking about wouldn't make $400,000 per year! The math requirement for business at my school is only through Pre-calc II...but for me it's like diffy-Q LOL. My aunt majored in chemistry, then teaching, and THEN business--and now she's a claims representative at an insurance company. I guess you get what you deserve...engineers should get paid more though. ^^
 
  • #38
Moonbear said:
Just wait until the business majors are bragging about their $400,000 salary when you thought you were happy with your $60,000 one and are wondering why you were the one busting your butt in college while they were out partying. The one thing I REALLY hope for with the recession is that the business majors are put back in their place.

Don't mean to bite back but engineers are for the most part recession proof. While thousands of "business majors" were getting laid off, I was watching ads for wanted engineers all over also demand is projected to grow. ;]

Plus we design things that are awesome. So my lack of sleep does certainly pay off =D
 
  • #39
Moonbear said:
Just wait until the business majors are bragging about their $400,000 salary when you thought you were happy with your $60,000 one and are wondering why you were the one busting your butt in college while they were out partying. The one thing I REALLY hope for with the recession is that the business majors are put back in their place.

Hear, hear!

Especially since I've had to take a 10% pay cut :grumpy: just to keep my job.
 

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