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After running the gauntlet of various honors and advanced placement courses in high school and participating in after school activities and doing endless homework assignments nightly, some students find college to be dare I say a tad easier. This is generally true for students who graduated from a demanding high school that offered lots of Advanced Placement and other challenging college level courses. Many students find that they have more free time, in part because they don’t actually spend much time in class in college compared with high school.

Numerous studies raise questions about the critical thinking skills of college graduates which isn’t surprising given how most students spend their time in college and given what some schools and courses actually require of them. According to the Heritage Foundation, the average college student spends only about 2.8 hours per day on education-related activities. By contrast, college students are averaging 4.4 hours per day on leisure activities (e.g. playing video games, working out at the gym, perusing social media, etc.) which doesn’t include shopping, grooming, personal care, housework, cooking and eating.

Of course, different students have different schedules. Those college students who must work a fair number of hours to afford their college education are particularly busy. So too are those who have a demanding major and courses (e.g. pre-meds, engineering majors), participate in time intensive extras like a varsity sport, performing arts, etc.