"While maintaining good grades is important, it shouldn’t jeopardize your health.
…Not only are the effects of inadequate sleep detrimental to one’s health, but in the long run, sacrificing sleep for a ‘perfect’ grade is not worth it. I don’t mind admitting it, but I have sacrificed a substantial amount of sleep in order to study for a test. I always ask myself why I do it; I could take the route of getting a good night’s sleep and accepting a B instead of staying up till midnight until my eyes can’t stay open. But if I have to pinpoint one of the biggest factors into my will to stay up late studying, it would be one word: college. " …