When is the best time to have a prep?

As schedules are finalized, many students have voiced their personal preferences in regards to what time is best for a prep period. As someone with a fourth period prep, I can confirm that beginning-or end-of-day preps are the best. Not only do these prep periods offer the same benefits that midday preps offer, but beginning- or end-of-day preps are beneficial to students because they allow them to...

Prep periods are an integral part of academic life at Gunn. Having a prep can reduce academic pressure by allowing students to catch up on homework during the school day or relax. Some students argue that beginning- or end-of-day prep periods are superior because they allow students to leave home from school early or arrive at school later. However, middle-of-the-day prep periods are especially helpful...