Sure, we all love our homes. At home, we can relax. But there comes a time when it’s just not possible to sit at home any longer. Sitting in an armchair in front of the TV, surrounded by 5.1 channels of sound, and we’re supposed to crack open a textbook? Or write that paper? When all the comforts of home provide a thousand excuses to not study or do schoolwork, what can we do? The answer is simple. Get out of the house.
Where should we go? Many students say Starbucks, others Panera Bread. It will be Starbucks vs. McDonalds vs. Panera Bread in a showdown of studying environments.
There are many attributes that create a great study environment. Factors that should be considered besides the obvious comparisons of price and coffee taste are: WiFi access, noise, seating, service, and what I like to call “attitude”. Lets get this contest brewing!
First, the coffee’s taste itself is compared. Starbucks wins. They have a way to make regular coffee taste great. It was also the cheapest. Second place goes to Panera Bread. The quality was just so-so, and it was the most expensive, but was better than third-place McDonalds’ watered down, stale excuse for coffee. According to Panera’s Bread’s website, they write the time each pot was brewed, useful if you crave the fresh stuff.
-By Kevin Kramer
