Even though I’d prefer not to go to class at all, being in class on Wednesday is great. Why? Because I don’t have class on Friday!

There was talk about switching to a class schedule where classes were Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. That was one of the dumbest things I’ve heard here, and believe me, I hear plenty of stupid things. Why would anyone want to have Wednesday off and then have class on a Friday??!

From what I’ve heard, most students think it’s retarded. Professors probably do to. So why does Babson want to go through with it?

Supposedly a free day mid-week will enhance the community by providing a time when students can get together for fun activities. Please… don’t we already have “What’s Up Wednesdays?” And you know how popular those are…

No one will do anything special. They’ll probably just be in the library for the day or stay in bed due to more drinking than usual on a Tuesday night. Then the weekend, when students can actually do things, will be cut short. Overall, students will be even less happy than they are now!

How did Babson even come up with this idea? I don’t know of any other top schools that run on this schedule. I challenge them to provide benchmark data from even one peer institution that shows this is a good idea. If you have any proof of how this will increase productivity, happiness, satisfaction, or anything else, please post it here.

And last but certainly not least, there is no way the faculty are loving this. They need the long weekends too. See, the faculty have some things to do besides teach. Most importantly, they do scholarly research projects for the school. I’m sure the school values these projects more than they value our learning. But when do professors do their research? It would be idiotic to do bits and pieces here and there. They need 3-day weekends to sit down and spend some quality time on these things.

If you are really self-centered and don’t care about the faculty’s needs, think about this. Having quality faculty makes a big difference in the reputation of the school. Having nationally-recognized professors will greatly enhance the power of your degree. Judging by some of the new profs I’ve had these past two years, Babson really needs to do something to attract top talent. Cutting down the weekend is NOT the way to attract these people.

So Babson, please do us all a favor and forget about Friday classes (and overhaul OCL while you’re at it.)

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