From eating fast food to smoking cigarettes, BC students obtain loads of bad habits while attending college.
No matter what the reason, students cannot help but to change some of their ways to fit their new collegiate routine.
The average college student is extremely busy balancing a number of different things while going to school, including children, families, athletics, and work schedules.
As a result of the busy and sometimes hectic job of balancing a combination of these things, students tend to acquire bad habits of different varieties.
Sophomore Roeh Talamera explained that one of the bad habits he has picked up since attending college is not sleeping as much as he used to. Because Talamera has a job and attends school, he has little time to do much of anything else. “I eat out at fast food places a lot, because I don’t have time to sit down and eat,” he said. Talamera also goes to sleep much later than before he began attending college as a result of working late.
BC student Jessica Salinas also admits that she has obtained some bad habits. ” I used to have big breakfasts every morning, like eggs, bacon, and pancakes.
Now, I just have a bagel because I don’t have time to have a big breakfast.”
Salinas also says that she drinks far more coffee than she ever did because she has to get up earlier to go to her classes. “I want to be up and energized in the morning,” said Salinas who has several morning classes.
But not everyone who attends college will pick up bad habits.
Since starting school this semester, freshman Daniel Gutierrez quit his job so he would have more time for school.
He also explained that he doesn’t have many bad habits since starting college except going to bed late. “I haven’t really picked up any bad habits yet,” says Gutierrez, “right now I just try to finish my homework in class so I have time to go to the gym later on.”
For college students old and new, there is always room to change bad habits.
A great way to get rid of bad habits and change them to good habits is to schedule everything.
Schedule work, classes, activities, study time, social time, and even alone time. Alone time can serve as a resting moment and be used to reflect on the day and week.