<p>Perhaps you could arrange your schedule so that you have a break that gives you enough time to drop off one set of books at your dorm and pick up another set so that you don’t have to carry everything around during the day.</p>
<p>The availability of lockers near the classrooms can help too.</p>
<p>One thing my son has complained about is the logistics of college. You have to be in certain places at certain times and then work the rest of your life around those. You have to take care of food, laundry, cleaning, showering, studying, study groups, extracurriculars, etc. If you do a poor job of logistics, it can feel like you’re wasting a lot of time or missing opportunities. Planning your schedule in advance allows you some control over your schedule and the ability to make logistics work a bit more in your favor. I’ve explained to him that the real world is like this too. Only the distances are greater.</p>
<p>For his freshman year, his schedule didn’t have more than two classes in a row where he couldn’t stop off at his apartment in a comfortable amount of time. The fall is scheduled similarly. He generally has time for a lunch break or he can use that time to visit professors if he needs to talk about any class issues.</p>