It is that time of year again when prospective students emphatically stress about one single little decision that they must make – which institution to attend after secondary school. I suppose that I will grant them some sympathy, as I was quite befuddled myself last year when I went through the same thing. But I would like to offer my wisdom and give my advice to those considering Bishop’s – stop considering elsewhere! Bold? Perhaps, but similar to the Budweiser commercials, here is Reason 45 why choosing Bishop’s will give you an unparagoned undergraduate experience.
Reason 45: Time
There are 168 hours in a week, and a full course load at Bishop’s University entails only 15 hours of class. That brings us to 153 hours of down time a week. Those 15 hours of class can be quite tiring, so we shall be conservative and account for a nine-hour sleep every night, bringing us to 85 hours of downtime a week between classes and sleeping. Now, I know for high school graduating students it feels like there isn’t enough time to get anything done (with university applications, studying for first semester exams, planning March break trips, etc…), but if/once you come to BU, you will have more than plenty of time to partake in activities other than school work.
If the community of Bishop’s wasn’t tight and interactive enough due to the low number of students, then the low amount of class time definitely induces students to become more involved with one another. When you are only scheduled for 15 hours of school a week, there are an infinite number of possibilities of how one can pass the time. An incredibly high percent of Bishop’s students are jocks, and nearly all of the remaining non-jocks play intramurals. We have a Student Representative Council (SRC) to get involved in, and we have a school newspaper that needs students to do the writing. But, if school-organized extra-curricular activities aren’t your thing – no problem. Bishop’s has its own golf course to play on, though it isn’t very useful this time of year. OH, but there is another little attraction in proximity which is highly frequented by Gaiters this time of year, perhaps you’ve heard of it, Jay Peak? This mountain is less than an hour away, and gets more snow than Mount Sunshine out west! Or, if your not really the hustle and bustle type, that’s fine, this downtime obviously doesn’t have to be spent actively. Read a book, play NHL ’10, or watch some movies. Shamefully, I must confess that I have spent some of my time watching episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm on mornings after being out late at the Gait…
Yes, there are must do’s which take time. There’s a load of homework, which “has” to be completed
. Laundry must be done, as well as eating and cleansing of course (did you know that the average person will spend three years of their life going to the bathroom?). However, Bishop’s gives students the unique opportunity to maximize their involvement in extra-curricular activities, which is just another reason why Bishop’s University is one of the greatest choices anyone can make.