Ever wondered how your classmates are spending their time when they’re not in lectures alongside you?
We all know what it’s like to spend our days slaving away to the books, staying at Central until 9:30pm … I’m joking! Or am I? :0
What we don’t know is how our class spends our limited time outside our academic endeavors. Well, wonder no more! In this snapshot of responses from the freshmen class, we dive into the Class of 2027’s off-campus pursuits.
Yes, okay, we do a lot of studying
I know I just said this is about non-academic pursuits. But bear with me for a second to check out these absolutely mad statistics:
More than 25% reported they feel they spend the entire day studying
More than 50% reported they feel they spend at least half the day studying
In a separate question, 5.5% reported studying 7-9 hours a day and a whopping 27.3% reported studying 5-7 hours a day.
Where do we study? Apparently, mostly in our dorms. 40% reported they study primarily in their dorms, and 25.5% prefer Central Library.
Finally. Now we can move on to the good stuff.
Exercising
Sometimes, it’s hard to make time to exercise, but just over half of us, 50.9%, do it regularly.
When asked about “regular exercise,” a majority either responded “Yes, I love to do it” or “No, but I dislike not exercising.”
Most of the freshmen that work out prefer to do it in the morning or evening. People who go the the gym midday are in the minority.
43% list their favorite exercise as weights, making it the most popular exercise among freshmen.
Eating
The Pub and Rand lead as the favorite dining option among the Class of 2027.
But when asked which options are disliked, Commons was selected by nearly half the freshmen class.
EBI is also among the top dining halls disliked by freshmen.
Cava and Satay were noted as the two most popular off-campus dining locations.
When it comes to cooking in the dorm kitchens, very few people do it. More than half the class reports only eating “real meals” in the dining halls and eating ready-made snacks at home. Although, more than a third of freshmen make small meals for themselves in the dorm, myself included!
Clubs
By an overwhelming amount, our class either participates in clubs “All the time” or “Occasionally.” You can check the hundreds of clubs offered here!
Sleep
Yes, the medicine we all need, and deserve!
52.7% of the class reports an average of 5-7 hours per night. 32.7% of us are actually doing pretty well, with 7-8 hours. And then there are some of us functioning with an average of 3-5 hours, or less.
Some Final Stats
In their free time…
72.7% of freshmen watch movies and television
81.8% spend time with friends
21.8% read
38.2% nap
43.6% walk to random places
This question was based off of a checkbox system, where respondents could select more than one answer.
Read the Class of 27’s answer to the question, “I have just spent an extended period of time away from campus. I’ve returned, and have nothing to do for the entire day, including homework. What would I spend the day doing and why? by clicking below
Until next time… peace!