<p>hahaha we'll see when we get to campus ... speaking of that, what type of furniture are you thinking of bringing?</p>
<p>I'm taking Junior Studies, Physics, Math, Russian, Health, 20th Century History, and maybe I'll try out for the JV soccer team.</p>
<p>oh i see. Do you live in Bangkok?</p>
<p>Yeah, I do. It's like 100 degrees now, so I'm really looking forward to the New England weather.</p>
<p>I have no idea what to bring for furniture. Maybe a comfy chair...?</p>
<p>I'm not really going to bring any furniture. It'd be best to see what the room's like and what your roommate brings. If you need anything there's an IKEA right near Exeter.</p>
<p>Edit: And If you think there's going to be much relief from the heat in New England, it's 95 in Maine right now, Geng!</p>
<p>Rising third-year senior - example of a class-having Friday in my upper spring.</p>
<p>6:00 am: Wake up. This isn't normal for Exeter...I just can't sleep beyond 6 for some reason (I go to bed around 11). Wander around my dorm room (a single), read, use the Internet, watch a film, and generally have down time.
8:00 am: Philosophy class with Mr. Vorkink - a famously hard/intense, but immensely enjoyable class.
8:55 am: European History (1800-1914) with the amazing Mrs. Merrill. I was lucky enough to have her for three consecutive terms of European history!
9:50 am: Assembly. A time to chat and sit with friends, and perhaps listen to the speaker. ;-)
10:25 am: Biology with Mr. Matlack, who is wonderfully laid-back and a geniunely nice (but good!) teacher. I might stop by Grill/PO to check my mail and get coffee before going to the science building.
11:20 am: English class, with Ms. Desmond, my favorite English teacher ever. We're discussing, say, The Tempest.
12:10 pm: We don't usually use fat-block (longer scheduling), so we get out a bit early for lunch. I tend to go to Wetherell D-Hall, and sit in the Fish Bowl (a room in the back of Wetherell with lots of windows) with my friends.
1:15 pm: Run to Dvnbar to change for my Intro Fitness.
1:30: Fitness time at the gym!
2:15: Fitness ends...I perhaps get a snack at Elm Street Dining Hall, go to my room, and read/relax/do a bit of homework (usually math for next period). I have free until either 4:45 (5:15 not on Fridays), which is wonderful!
5:10: Math class with Mr. Hardej.
6:00: Dinnertime. I stop to see people at Wetherell before heading to
7:00: Rehearsal for a play I'm in, which ends by
8:00: Go back to my dorm, finish up homework, and spend the rest of my night reading/writing/speaking to non-Exeter friends online</p>
<p>Typical Homework: 8 math problems (which I do...usually. Not always.), a chapter/act/etc. in English, (to be done over breakfast), a selection and/or primary source packet in history (likewise), reading and worksheet for science, a philosophy primary source reading. Papers due every two weeks or thereabouts for history, tests likewise in math and biology, and three English papers due a term (one counts for two.)</p>
<p>That seems pretty laid back to me. Not as intense as I would imagine upper spring. Thanks!</p>
<p>so a chapter of reading in english (30 min), 8 challenging math problems (45 min.), .25-1 (?) chapter reading science + one worksheet (30 to 60 min), primary source packet in philosophy (45? min), and in history (30-60 min?).......so that's 3/4 hours... so, with that free time between fitness and math (in your schedule), you would only have .5-1.5 hours left of homework... plus a bit of writing for your english/history/philosophy classes and some review of science/math.... that's not too bad. pretty manageable, though challenging.</p>
<p>I just remembered; they have the "what's my day like?" thing on the exeter website, with pictures and comments :)</p>
<p>Eh - those are outside estimates, blairt. I'd say homework generally took me 1-2 hrs a night (usually a bit under an hour at night/afternoon, an hour of reading over breakfast - I do my best reading right after caffeine), not counting papers, etc., which are usually 45 min-1 hr for a first draft, 30-45 minutes of editing to a second draft (obviously, these are general papers, not like the famously long 333, which most uppers do for their US History class, but I'm doing senior year when I take US). It's different for everyone, though. I'm lucky in that I can read relatively quickly/can "speed read" and get the picture - your reading speed, IMO, is what determines the length of homework more than anything else.</p>
<p>Upper Year...ugh! Though, nine oclock check in is amazing. </p>
<p>I woke up at 6 every morning and went to breakfast.
6-8 homework
8 class.
Sports started differently every term.
6 dinner
6-9 hang out / clubs
9-whenever talk online or with people in dorms</p>
<p>during free time I did homework too. Very exciting.</p>
<p>bump (I found this thread interesting and am hoping more students respond)</p>