<p>@preamble: I commuted to Northeastern from Chelsea. Freshman year I had 8 AM classes Monday-Friday for two quarters. I was only late once. And no, I did not get any studying done on the T. My commute involved a walk to a bus stop. T bus to the Blue Line and transfer to the Green Line at Government Center and another transfer to the E branch at Park Street because back then the E terminated at Park. Back then such a commute was not unusual for NU students. We survived. </p>