<p>Yeah, who seriously wants to wake up at and go to class at 8:00am in the morning? No one has the energy nor do most college students get enough sleep anyways.</p>
<p>Some people prefer early classes… means they have time to do stuff after class. Also, for those with tight schedules, having a wide range of times when classes may be makes scheduling easier.</p>
<p>That said, I avoid early classes if at all possible, being up before 9 makes me really sick so I can’t really deal with 8am classes. 
But some students like them.</p>
<p>I’ve never had a 8am class before so I’m trying it this semester.</p>
<p>I’m able to get enough sleep even with 8am classes, but then again, I’m one of those college students who likes to go to sleep around 11pm (I had a roommate who always went to sleep around 10-11pm). Besides, classes for my major (animal science) always tend to be early in the morning, and students in the animal science major who want to concentrate on livestock or dairy science have to get used to getting up early in the morning anyway. And I’m one of those few people who actually is functional at 8am (just enough to concentrate in class. No way am I chipper and happy in the morning). It’s 9am classes that are the problem for me–I always tend to want to fall asleep for 9am classes.</p>
<p>I like having morning classes. 8 am is a little on the early side for my taste, but I don’t mind 9 am classes at all. I like getting my classes done earlier in the day, so I have the late afternoon/evening to get homework and studying done.</p>
<p>I’m going to have my chemistry lab at 8 am this semester though. I’m not exactly looking forward to going to a lab that early. It’s only one day a week though, so it shouldn’t be bad.</p>
<p>edit- By the way…“8:00 am in the morning?” As opposed to…“8:00 am in the evening?”…lol</p>
<p>One day soon all of us will hopefully have jobs, and the vast majority of us will have to start commuting around if not before 8AM. It’s not a big deal.</p>
<p>I don’t think they should be abolished (some people like mornings or it fits their schedule better), but I don’t think they shouldn’t be required (as in, the only class available is at 8:00 a.m.).</p>
<p>Millancad: That argument has an assumption that college aged students have the same circadian rhythms as working adults, which is not not true.</p>
<p>A college-aged student is between the ages of about 18 and 22. If we get jobs “soon” after graduation, to quote my above post, we’ll be 23 and I doubt our circadian rhythms will be much different.</p>
<p>Besides, according to [Body</a> Clock & Sleep - National Sleep Foundation](<a href=“http://www.sleepfoundation.org/article/sleep-topics/sleep-drive-and-your-body-clock]Body”>Sleep Drive and Your Body Clock | Sleep Foundation) teens’ circadian “dip” occurs around 3AM and lasts until around 7. As most college students are almost done with their teenage years even as freshmen, they are moving from the long, late dip to an adult cycle where the dip takes place from 2-4AM. Wherever their cycle is in this transitionary period, for those who match well with the model, making it to class at 8 should not be a huge deal so long as they are sure to head to bed early enough. There are of course people whose cycles are off, but they will probably also have some difficulty with waking for work later on.</p>
<p>Absolutely not. I’m an early bird, so I love morning classes. I usually wake up at around 5:30-6:00 and can’t sleep past 7:30 anyway, so why not be up and doing stuff? Mind you, I prefer starting at 9 to starting at 8…but 8 am classes are still easily doable. In contrast, after around 2-3 I start falling asleep during classes. Just goes to show how much it varies depending on the person.</p>
<p>I am not a morning person, so I don’t necessarily like 8 am classes. But if by taking morning classes I am able to get done by early afternoon, I will do it. It is a drag having to go to class late in the afternoon. I would rather get my classes out of the way early and have the rest of the day to do whatever else I need to do.</p>
<p>Ummmm, no because I actually prefer morning classes. Some people are morning or night people; in this case I am a morning person. I pay more attention in the morning and I start losing interest around noon.</p>
<p>Have a philosophy class from 1:15 to 3:30 and I’m trying to figure out how I’ll do well…</p>
<p>I think your premise is laughable and based on fallacious logic but I respect your right to hold that opinion. Just don’t be surprised when you get passed over for prestigious & notable internships and other opportunities.</p>
<p>The OP not being a morning person will cause them to lose out on internships and similar opportunites? How?</p>
<p>I prefer morning classes, this fall I start as early as 7:30. I’m done with classes by 12:50, 3 out of 5 days. I’m much more alert in the morning so I take my classes at that time. But honestly I choose my classes by professor. Great professor at a bad time trumps mediocore teacher at an ok time or bad teacher at a great time. I try and schedule morning classes whenever I can though. Everybody’s different that’s why they offer classes at a variety of times.</p>
<p>A lot of times I had to take morning classes so I could schedule in jobs I had from early afternoon to midnight.</p>
<p>People have different schedules, and sometimes it’s necessary to schedule classes in the morning.</p>
<p>Millancad:
There is nothing in the article that states that college students’ circadian rhythms are transitioning back to that of normal adults when they enter college. In fact, the delay is maximized at around age 20, and then starts to decline after that:
[A</a> marker for the end of adolescence](<a href=“http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982204009285]A”>A marker for the end of adolescence - ScienceDirect)
The age range for this article’s definition of adolescence is 13-22:
[Excessive</a> Sleepiness in Adolescents and Young Adults: Causes, Consequences, and Treatment Strategies](<a href=“http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/115/6/1774.long]Excessive”>http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/115/6/1774.long)
So a significant proportion of college students are within this range and are affected.</p>
<p>k
gl wen u hav a job</p>
<p>Personally I wish all of my classes were from 7 AM to 11AM/12PM so I could have the rest of the day to do other things</p>
<p>I really liked having an 8:30am class. Finding parking was such a breeze every morning (after the first few weeks of the semester, lol). For a commuter school, parking is serious business.</p>
<p>No because then there will be less classes available for students to choose from. Once you factor it priority enrollment, it will be hard for alot of people to graduate on time due to a lack of availability of courses. No thank you. </p>
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