Did you know that staying up all night can have some very bad effects on you? One student tells their story below.
By: Rosemary Yang (not their real name)
Edited: Sally Li
I am doing a Commerce course in Melbourne Uni. As you know Melbourne Uni's commerce courses are quite hard to do.
In China where I came from there used to a lot of high expectations on grades and things. I used to study very hard and got good grades. The classes were all in my language of Cantonese.
When I got to Australia things were very different. I had to learn a lot of English. I'm not very good with English, so I would spend all night studying and go to bed about 1am. Hence I had a relationship with the night owl. Also I lived in a country town which means getting up at 5am or 6am just to attend classes.
Studying until 1am in the morning had some very bad affects on me. Firstly I was so tired that I couldn't concentrate in class, hence I failed a lot of assesments. Also I put on weight from not getting a good nights sleep. When I don't get a great night's sleep I tend to eat a lot just to stay awake.Thirdly I was really irritable and used to yell at my classmates a lot.
In wintertime I got a flu and had to stay at home for a few days.
In the end I broke up my relationship with the night owl as I decided it was detrimental to my health and my grades. I was put "at risk" that semester for failing all of my courses.
To assist me with breaking up my relationship I moved closer to the city. Now I sleep about 7-8 hours a night and use the counselling service to my advantage.
I had decided to defer my studies to do an English Language course to better prepare me for next year.
By: Rosemary Yang (not their real name)
Edited: Sally Li
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| A student studying extra hard. Image courtesy of researchmatterss.asu.edu |
I am doing a Commerce course in Melbourne Uni. As you know Melbourne Uni's commerce courses are quite hard to do.
In China where I came from there used to a lot of high expectations on grades and things. I used to study very hard and got good grades. The classes were all in my language of Cantonese.
When I got to Australia things were very different. I had to learn a lot of English. I'm not very good with English, so I would spend all night studying and go to bed about 1am. Hence I had a relationship with the night owl. Also I lived in a country town which means getting up at 5am or 6am just to attend classes.
Studying until 1am in the morning had some very bad affects on me. Firstly I was so tired that I couldn't concentrate in class, hence I failed a lot of assesments. Also I put on weight from not getting a good nights sleep. When I don't get a great night's sleep I tend to eat a lot just to stay awake.Thirdly I was really irritable and used to yell at my classmates a lot.
In wintertime I got a flu and had to stay at home for a few days.
In the end I broke up my relationship with the night owl as I decided it was detrimental to my health and my grades. I was put "at risk" that semester for failing all of my courses.
To assist me with breaking up my relationship I moved closer to the city. Now I sleep about 7-8 hours a night and use the counselling service to my advantage.
I had decided to defer my studies to do an English Language course to better prepare me for next year.
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