VOLUME 104
ISSUE 09
The Student Movement

Pulse

Sleep Study

The topic of sleep for college students is often a complicated one. Most times we aim to get the recommended 7-8 hours a night, but that does not always unfold as we plan. No matter the major, college students seem to always be inundated with loads of work that keep them up way past their hoped bedtime. I interviewed several students from various majors to find any similarities in their work-life balance, i.e., sleep-study balance.

Interviews by Wambui Karanja


Photo by Public Domain

What is your major?
Nolan Keyes (freshman): Math
Jamison Moore (junior): Music
Morgan Williams (freshman): social work, pre-law
Malaika Ferguson (freshman): Pre-nursing
Milca Munoz (freshman): Spanish, pre-PT
Sammy Saint-Phard (freshman): Psychology
Julaine Phillips (freshman): Medical Laboratory Science, pre-dentistry
Kayla Brathwaite (freshman): Music
Drusilla Apola (freshman): Speech Pathology

How much sleep do you get nightly?
Keyes: 6 hours
Moore: Average of 5 hours
Williams: 6-7 hours
Ferguson: 7-8 hours
Munoz: 6-7 hours
Saint-Phard: 7-8 hours (most of the time)
Phillips: 5-7 hours
Brathwaite: 5-7 hours
Apola: 5-6 hours

Why do you get that amount of sleep?
Keyes: Homework
Moore: Sometimes I have homework that I can’t do until nighttime. I also have to put in 3-4 hours of practice on my instrument every day; which is outside of chamber rehearsals, orchestra, class time, and other homework.
Williams: I stay up studying or talking with friends.
Ferguson: I get that amount of sleep because if I don’t, [it is] really hard for me to function during the day.
Munoz: There’s a lot of studying and assignments and projects and they are due roughly around the same time.
Saint-Phard: Because I do school online and can work on my own schedule.
Phillips: Either because I can’t sleep or because of studying, or because of social media/shows/internet.
Brathwaite: Inability to sleep, up doing homework late, or staying on my phone.
Apola: Because I have a lot of reading to do and just a lot of responsibilities in general.

What major do you expect gets the least sleep?
Keyes: Biochemistry
Moore: Music majors, pre-med, nursing, and business majors
Williams: None.
Ferguson: Pre-med.
Munoz: Anything in relation to the medical field.
Saint-Phard: Nursing or pre-med.
Phillips: Any science major (bio, MLS, chem, etc.)
Brathwaite: Science majors.
Apola: Biology.


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