<p>Is the adage true that you can only very successfully juggle two of the three (at Columbia, that is)?</p>
<p>That adage is stupid. What’s “very successfully juggle” with respect to sleep? Getting 10 hours of sleep a day and taking a nap in the afternoons? Some people like to get 8-9 hours of sleep. Others are happy sleeping 5-6 hours.</p>
<p>And what’s a successful social life? Going to a fancy nightclub every night? Hanging out with your friends on the weekends?</p>
<p>I think that most Columbia students are able to maintain balance in their lives and do reasonably well in school, have a good time, and maintain their health.</p>
<p>They’re manageable, depending on your expectations, as columbia2002 said. Your sleep schedule will probably be very different from that in high school, though. Most people prefer later scheduled classes for that reason.</p>