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A successful student manages time effectively. Balancing school, family, friends and work requires common sense planning. You must have a specific goal, you must make a plan of action and you must take the action necessary to accomplish your goal.
Why should you have a schedule?
A schedule helps you:
- Focus your attention on tasks at hand
- Prevent avoidance of unpleasant or difficult tasks
- Eliminate the rush of working on assignments or studying for a test at the last minute
- Regulate your study breaks
- Engage in cumulative review
- Make time for friends and family
- Maintain a healthy lifestyle
How to Manage Your Time:
Getting the BIG PICTURE
- Obtain a large monthly calendar
- Designate dates of exams, due dates for papers and projects and dates of family, friends and work obligations.
Focusing on Weekly Activities
- Create a weekly schedule planning for classes, studying and daily living activities
- Include time for family and friends
Making Daily To-Do Lists
- Focus attention and prioritize your time for important daily activities
- Learn the importance of saying, "no"
General Principles for Planning A Schedule
- Study most subjects as soon after class as possible
- Study for oral presentations classes shortly before the class
- Study after each lecture class
- Study for short daily periods of time: 50 minutes of studying and 10 minute break
- Study hardest subjects first
- Use unscheduled hours and odd moments constructively
- Revise schedules periodically
- Be realistic about your schedule
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