Preparing for college, many of us here about time management, we hear advice like
make checklists keep a schedule practice good study habits yada yada yawn.
Sure all the suggestions are helpful but they're just a piece of the
time management plan and they don't fit everyone. Manage your time at school and work will be easier?
It sounds good the reality it's been easy getting by without a plan, but
further we move in our education
the higher the stakes we are betting that we could meet our GPA goals without
healthy study habits. Classes get harder and you may find yourself drowning in
challenging coursework and you never bother learning how to swim.
How to form good study habits? First, stop comparing yourself to your friends,
think they get good grades without studying? Nope. You need to find out what works for you and
cramming like a hybernated chipmunk is not the solution.
So where to begin? Know thyself.
There is no magic bullet for finding the right routine. First thing you need to learn
is how you learn prioritization is key and it's an easy first step. Create a list of
activities that occupy your time and rank them from highest to lowest priority.
From there you can begin managing your time.
You are responsible for your success in college.
chances are your friends aren't looking out for you grades. If they want to hang out
you have to decide do you actually have time or do you have schoolwork start now
you may not have a perfect system and systems can change that's perfectly fine.
The more you learn now about how you learn the easy things will be.
Halfway through semester and unhappy with your grades? ouch.
Thats a tough time to change a game plan. Plan early and spirit itself the grief.
We've got good news, all around campus are people who can help you understand how you learn.
Literally, their resources all over campus designed to help you.
Office hours provide insight for tackling a class head on.
Learning centers help with all subjects and all course levels.
Scheduled meeting times with supportive pears.
It's a surefire way to ensure accountability.