Dear Respondent:

As part of our BC 11 Final Project, we are conducting a survey on Sleeping Habits of

Fourth Year Accountancy Students. In line with this, we would like to ask for your help by
spending few minutes in answering our interview questions below. Follow up questions
are based on your answer of our main questions which are numbered.
1. On average, do you sleep late (with 2-5 hours of sleep) or early (with 5-10 hours of
sleep)?
If late:
What are the factors that cause you to sleep late?
As an Accountancy student, you are burdened with so many responsibilities. You
need to balance studies, personal matters, and other related things that contribute to
the consumption of your free time. As you level up in Accountancy, your hours of sleep
will decrease. There is an inverse proportion between these two variables. This is so
because as you go up the ladder, you are given more majors and more burdensome
subjects to study. When you speak of factors, its a vague question since there is no
specification as to what set or kind of factors that hinder one from sleeping early. For me,
I have divided the factors into two, school-related and other factors:
School-related factors:
1. Exams and quizzes
- This is an obvious factor. Of course, who wouldnt sleep late because of
exams that cover so many topics (Im referring to Accy exams). This is
so specially when Accountancy exams happen in one day or a day after
another. You have to sleep late just so you could pass.
2. Being a member of academic organizations
- I am the current JPIA Secretary, Finance Head of Committee on Student
Organizations (ComSO), Secretariat Head of ComSO and a Finance
Officer of SUSG. The responsibilities of the positions I hold with these
organizations are the second topmost factors that cause me to sleep
late. There are many tasks to do and its very long to actually
enumerate all of them.
3. Group works and reports
- Whenever there will be group works especially group reporting, I tend
to sleep late at night since I am always delegated as the leader of the
group and I had to do most of the preparations of our group work.
Other factors:
1. Facebook
- Well, I access my facebook all the time even though Im at bed or in
class. Hahaha
2. Watching movies and animes
- I am very fond of movie marathons and most especially animes that
run for like more than 5o episodes. Although I limit myself, there are
times that I sleep late because Ive watched more than what I planned
to allot into watching animes and movies.
Does studying for your major subjects cause you to have few hours of sleep?
Yes, no doubt about it. You have to do your best in every quiz and exam because
the grading system of the Accountancy Program is very volatile one mistake could
sometimes mean a pass or a failure. For me, if one is enrolled into the Accountancy
program, he/she should not take the course for granted since it is one of the hardest and
it consumes a lot of time especially retaining what youve learned.
Do you spend the whole night doing school-related matters?

When you speak of spending the whole night? Does it refer to pulling out an allnighter? If so, I havent spent my entire night doing a school work. I always spare time,
maybe at least 1 hour, for me to sleep. I havent gone to school without a sleep or a
nap. But, most of my nights are spent doing school-related matters. Its not a question
since I am an Accountancy student and affiliated with several student organizations.
In a week, how often do you sleep late?
It depends. When you speak of sleeping late, my interpretation of that would be a
sleep of less than 8 hours or so. When we speak of a normal week (not a midterms week
nor a finals week), my best estimation would be half of the time. Half of the week is
spent sleeping late.
If early: (I will still answer the questions about being early since I also have
time to sleep early. Hahah. Its not on the average though but you might find
my questions helpful)
Considering your course, how do you manage to sleep early?
I manage to sleep early by doing all my school works and tasks earlier but then, it
depends. If there are a lot of work then I cannot finish it early and most probably, I will
still have to sleep late at night.
Do you make school-related matters ahead of time at school?
Yes. When I have free time and when the resources needed (like laptop, internet,
etc.) are available, I would do my best to do school-related matters.
Do you study in advance at school during your vacant time?
Yes. I study in advance especially when there are upcoming exams.
2. Does the fact that youre a graduating student cause you to have enough sleep or
less sleep?
Less sleep for most of us. Since we are almost at the finish line, this point of our
Accountancy life is the most critical one. This is a make or break situation. And, being a
fourth year does not mean that you have done enough, its still not yet enough and you
still have a lot of subjects to study and you still need to exert extraordinary effort to pass
the course and graduate with flying colors.
If less sleep:
Does being a fourth year accountancy student cause you to be stressed?
Yes. There is that fearor anything you might call itof failing. You are still not yet
assured of graduating because you are already a fourth year student. Being overly
confident because youve overcome a lot of obstacles in Accountancy might be the
cause of such failure. You still need to do your best even if your near the finish line. The
game is not over yet till its over as they say.
Does procrastination decrease your amount of sleep?
Yes, of course. There are times that I do things which I like and putting aside the
more important things and later on I will come to realize that I have spent so much of my
time doing the unnecessary things. But then, I try to lessen such procrastination as it is
not a good habit or character of an Accountancy student.
Do you take breaks to rest for a while from all worries in school? If yes, what do you do?
Yes. I hang out with my friends (eat out, watch movies, sing at WhatEver), eat my
favorite food, watch my favorite anime, or just sleep.
Have you tried experiencing health problems that are caused by staying up late?
Yes, oftentimes, especially fever. But I do take vitamins to back me up.

What are your pieces of advice for us freshmen students regarding the demands of
Accountancy?
Just focus on the things that you can do at the present. Dont mingle with what you
have not done and what you should have done in the past. You can do nothing about it.
Instead, focus on the present, prioritize the things you need to do and try your best to
organize yourself. Take a notebook or a planner and jot down all of your exam schedules
and frequently browse through the planner or notebook to remind you of the things you
need to do. Study with the best of your abilities but dont stress yourself out if you cant
study all of the topics. Remember that we are not made with limitless capacity, all of us
have limits and if youve done your best and youve only finished at that point, be proud
although youll get a low grade, because youve done your best and youve got nothing
to regret. Best advice, try your best to get enough rest and sleep. Youll very much need
it. Try not to stress out and mutter things which are not pleasant because youve got a
low grade, because your teacher is this and that, you will not go anywhere and youll just
waste your time on that. Youll waste your time thinking about negativities and all. Think
of things that are positive. Smile when you have the time. Destress if you are stressed.
Search for an inspiration and motivation. And one last thing, have a friend or group of
friends in Accountancy, they will be your support and they should influence you to study.
Dont maintain friends that will hinder you from studying. Accountancy is not about being
bright and intelligent, its about hard work, patience and perseverance. Just dont lose
focus. But, if its not meant for you, there are greener pastures out there. Accountancy is
not the only course you can take. Its a matter of choice and preference.
God bless!