MLK day

[mike4cy]

6 days off in the fall
6 days off in the spring
4 weeks off for Christmas
12 weeks off in the summer

Man I miss college

And you had to pay thousands upon thousands of dollars to do it too. That said, I don't miss it YET. Then again, I REALLY hated homework at night. I am loving not having any now :)

[Iastfan112]

Wartburg was sweet. Start college around Sept 10th.. Outfly day, fall break, thanksgiving break, christmas break, spring break, tour week, and then May Term. We were never in school.

Although I wish our class periods would have been only 50 minutes like most schools. When you have 5 short classes a day thats 65 minutes x 5 = 325 min... compared to some schools 5 short classes a day at 50 minutes= 250 min.

But longer days were worth it for less days in class.

Then again despite the late starting date, for instance ISU started 2 1/2 weeks before us, Wartburg does go until May 22 with the May term so there is some give and take with that although we do have more than 6 days off. Spring break is 5 and then 3 days surrounding Easter and then there's tour week. There advantages and disadvantages. For me its not the 65 min classes on MWF that are bad its the 1 hr 40 min ones on T Th. Most of my profs thus far rarely used that whole span, until Psych 101 this semester, he uses every minute.

[tejasclone]

Then again despite the late starting date, for instance ISU started 2 1/2 weeks before us, Wartburg does go until May 22 with the May term so there is some give and take with that although we do have more than 6 days off. Spring break is 5 and then 3 days surrounding Easter and then there's tour week. There advantages and disadvantages. For me its not the 65 min classes on MWF that are bad its the 1 hr 40 min ones on T Th. Most of my profs thus far rarely used that whole span, until Psych 101 this semester, he uses every minute.

I had at least two or three semesters where I was done in the last week of April because I had no final exams, just projects and papers that were due during dead week. That was awesome!

I have to work MLK Day down here, but it is still much better than school. I actually make money instead of lose it, those breaks--though few and far between--are paid, and no evenings or weekends wasted doing homework or studying for exams. It is MUCH better.

[throwittoblythe]

I'm really looking forward to having free time with no homework. I know a lot of people say "you will miss college when you're done" and I'm sure I will miss parts of it. However, I'm really excited to have a more normal schedule. Get up, work from 7-4 or something, then head home and have all evening for whatever I want. That's the best thing about working, once you leave the office, the work stays at the office! As a student, you're on campus all day going to class, then you go home and have to do homework, suck!

[C.John]

That's the best thing about working, once you leave the office, the work stays at the office!

Are you 100% sure about that?

[throwittoblythe]

Are you 100% sure about that?

In my line of work (engineering) and the experience I've had, yes. I have had to stay late at the office to get work done (internships) but once you leave, you don't have to take the work home with you. So yes, I may have to work a longer day, but when I'm done, I'm done.