On University students' calendars, some weeks are better than others. There are five-day periods that have nothing written on them, which allow students plenty of time to catch up on reading they haven't done yet, go out with friends or generally relax.
Other weeks, however, are brimming with assignments, exams and papers. Sometimes, students have three or four assignments due in a two-day period, and, if students don't plan accordingly, this provides for little sleep and high levels of stress and anxiety.
"I have work in two-week cycles," third-year College student Marilena Lekoudis said. "I have weeks where I don't have anything due, and then I have a period of about three days where I might have three tests and a paper due. It's hard to manage my time, but I usually pull it off with late nights and some cramming beforehand."
Some students study far in advance for exams they know are coming up, and they said this provides some stress relief. Doing practice problems and completing reading assignments beforehand always helps.
"I usually have weeks where I have tests every day for four or five days," second-year Engineering student Martin Akhavan said. "I do all of the assignments before and then just memorize stuff a couple of hours before the test."
Other students don't have the "five tests in one day" problem. They may have only one assignment due per week or a couple of tests over a two-week period, allowing plenty of time for preparation. Yet for some students, it still is not the best situation.
"This semester, my big assignments are more spaced out," third-year College student Demetri Tavoulareas said. "I think I would rather have a work-crammed week and then a couple of easy weeks -- that way, I can just do nothing for a while, instead of always consistently studying."
Some students are apathetic about where their assignments land on their calendars.
"I don't think it really matters how work is spaced out," second-year College Student Pamela Barris said. "Either way, no one really wants to do it"
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