I cannot believe I forgot to mention this. This is immensely good advice.
You can stay and should up to 3 AM talking to friends about deep and interesting things, but you should never require all-nighters to get your work done.
never skip class
A slightly refined suggestion: have perfect attendance for the first month and a half, and then only skip if you’ve already worked ahead as much as possible. You don’t want to judge the value of a class by its introduction or review period, and the only thing worse than wasting time in a trivial but necessary class is doing poorly in a trivial but necessary class.
I thought it was an old wives’ tale/not applicable to me. But when I actually tried the experiment, documenting how I felt on 4 hours of sleep vs. 8 hours of sleep, I realized that I was happier and more intelligent when rested, and that I understood lectures much better when I didn’t doze off! If you doubt that this is applicable to you, try the experiment.
I never actually needed all-nighters to finish my work. If you space out your studying it’s never necessary.
I cannot believe I forgot to mention this. This is immensely good advice.
You can stay and should up to 3 AM talking to friends about deep and interesting things, but you should never require all-nighters to get your work done.
A slightly refined suggestion: have perfect attendance for the first month and a half, and then only skip if you’ve already worked ahead as much as possible. You don’t want to judge the value of a class by its introduction or review period, and the only thing worse than wasting time in a trivial but necessary class is doing poorly in a trivial but necessary class.
Expanding on the sleep thing:
I thought it was an old wives’ tale/not applicable to me. But when I actually tried the experiment, documenting how I felt on 4 hours of sleep vs. 8 hours of sleep, I realized that I was happier and more intelligent when rested, and that I understood lectures much better when I didn’t doze off! If you doubt that this is applicable to you, try the experiment.
I never actually needed all-nighters to finish my work. If you space out your studying it’s never necessary.