How to Manage Time
How to Manage Your Time in College
For all new college students, managing time wisely is a new challenge that many did not have to deal with in high school. However, with the right approach, anyone can be successful as a college student and still have a good time.
Steps
1. Don’t spend time laying around. Everyone’s first instinct after a long class might be to lie in their bed and wait until their next class. Don’t fall into this trap.
2. Have a set time to study for each class. Studying every day is important and if you know when you are going to study you can plan around these times. NEVER CRAM! If you make a schedule of how many days you have to study for an exam, you can study day by day for a short period of time without feeling that you have too much to study. Many people learn at different rates; some people can study in small amounts and get it; while others may have to study in larger amounts. It doesn’t matter how long you study or how you study as long as you get the material and feel confident enough to do well on the exams.
3. Take up a new activity. Although many might think this will make one’s day even more hectic, it will force you to be even more conscious as to how you are using your time.
4. Avoid AIM, Orkut, [[Defeat a Myspace Addiction|Myspace], Twitter and Facebook. Although these can be three of the most addictive activities on a computer, try not to pay attention to either of them until after homework is finished. They also tend to make you less involved in school activities and more connected with old/online friends.
5. Use a planner. Life in college can seem so much more organized whe everything one needs to do is written out and planned for in the future.
6. Don’t stress out. Instead of spending all day telling yourself that your life is too stressful, get to work so you’ll have more free time. 7. Find how you study and work best to make what time you have productive. Music and noise can
For all new college students, managing time wisely is a new challenge that many did not have to deal with in high school. However, with the right approach, anyone can be successful as a college student and still have a good time.
Steps
1. Don’t spend time laying around. Everyone’s first instinct after a long class might be to lie in their bed and wait until their next class. Don’t fall into this trap.
2. Have a set time to study for each class. Studying every day is important and if you know when you are going to study you can plan around these times. NEVER CRAM! If you make a schedule of how many days you have to study for an exam, you can study day by day for a short period of time without feeling that you have too much to study. Many people learn at different rates; some people can study in small amounts and get it; while others may have to study in larger amounts. It doesn’t matter how long you study or how you study as long as you get the material and feel confident enough to do well on the exams.
3. Take up a new activity. Although many might think this will make one’s day even more hectic, it will force you to be even more conscious as to how you are using your time.
4. Avoid AIM, Orkut, [[Defeat a Myspace Addiction|Myspace], Twitter and Facebook. Although these can be three of the most addictive activities on a computer, try not to pay attention to either of them until after homework is finished. They also tend to make you less involved in school activities and more connected with old/online friends.
5. Use a planner. Life in college can seem so much more organized whe everything one needs to do is written out and planned for in the future.
6. Don’t stress out. Instead of spending all day telling yourself that your life is too stressful, get to work so you’ll have more free time. 7. Find how you study and work best to make what time you have productive. Music and noise can