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Jenny Haward

'Social jet lag' could ruin your grades — here are 5 things to help you sleep better this semester

Woman waking up, pulling an eye mask up to let light in.

You're back at school and juggling a busy schedule of classes and study during the week, and getting less sleep as a result. Then, at weekends you're snoozing for longer to try and make up for the lack of school day ZZZs.

Sound familiar? You may be a student who's experiencing social jet lag. It's a term that was coined in 2006 by researchers and refers to what happens to our internal body clock when there is a difference in weekday and weekend sleep patterns.

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