Sundays @ Lawrenceville

At Lawrenceville, where everyone has classes at least five days a week and many have athletic commitments on Saturdays, Sundays are the only day of rest. Whether they be sleeping in, chilling out, or having a productive day, Lawrentians do many things with this day of free time. 

On Sundays, day student Helen Chang ’26 typically wakes up anytime from 10 to 10:30 AM. She loves to sleep in, and does not set an alarm, so she can “wake up naturally” and start her day in peace. Chang says that she typically likes to “relax at home until lunchtime and go to downtown Princeton in the afternoon” with her mom or friends; she usually does not come to campus. She also tries to get most of her work done on Saturday so she “can have a free day on Sunday,” though if she has an assessment on Monday, she will “study on Sunday night as well to really cement the material.” Chang’s favorite Sunday activity is “spending time alone” to recharge her “social battery” and prepare for the upcoming week. 

Leila Campbell ’26, another day student, rises at around 8:30 AM on Sundays. Although she “would like to sleep in,” her body is adjusted to her  sleep schedule on school days, so she has trouble staying asleep past that time. She stays in bed watching shows and browsing online shops until around 11:30 AM, when she finally leaves her room. While many people are learning to drive a car, Campbell uses these Sundays to take flying lessons, which she does for around two hours. Occasionally, she will “also go into [her] art studio and continue whatever [she’s] working on.” Like Chang, Campbell does not come to campus on her day off. Campbell often “plan[s] on getting [her] work done on Saturday or Sunday morning, but realistically, [she usually] crams it on Sunday night.” 

Anne Clifford-Levy ’26 does not have a typical Sunday because her “schedule as an RCI really dictates what [she does].” If she has a full day at the Joshua L. Miner Ropes Course, she will get up by 7:30 AM, but she tends to sleep in as late as possible when she can. She will “usually lay in bed and watch TV all day,” but she loves to take the occasional trip to Trader Joe’s. Clifford-Levy “usually [doesn’t] get [her] work done before study hall because [she] prioritize[s] resting or [is] too busy at the Josh;” she also doesn’t think she has  ever finished her work on Saturday. Ordering from Tacoria and going to the Bunn Library to do work is Clifford-Levy’s favorite Sunday activity, along with spending time with friends.

Jack Rustum ’26 typically has a “laid-back” Sunday. He sleeps in “until around 10:00 to 11:00 AM, depending on how busy the previous week was.” After Rustum wakes up, he takes his time relaxing and eating brunch before he heads “out to play golf with [his] friends.” After a round of golf, Rustum likes “to relax [more] and play video games with some friends from back home.” He starts his homework at around 7 PM, which leaves him “enough time to finish by the end of study hall.”

Sunday routines are made up of a pleasant mixture of productivity and rest, which is essential to keeping up with the quick pace of Lawrentian life.