Students are eager to do well, so having enough time to complete their work is essential. Some students find that they spend more time reading, writing and learning their material at home than they actually spend in class. The perfect conditions for doing homework are particular to each individual. Finding just the right time and place to study is crucial to each student. Discovering our niches for doing homework makes all the difference in how much and how well we accomplish it.
Different students prefer to do their work at different times of the day.
While we can force ourselves to do work at a time of day that feels uncomfortable, most of us know that we can think more clearly if we abide by our instincts. Brian Mahanna, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, discovered that there is a definite period of time during which he accomplishes the most. But I have to keep the radio on so that I don't fall asleep. Doing homework at night does have the advantage of freeing up one's day schedule. However, students who do work constantly at night can develop erratic sleeping schedules or become insomniacs.