Schedules (blog 4)

Schedules! (blog 4)

I think in order to be a successful college student you have to have balance. You need to balance your time effectively and accordingly. When I first started college I was really all over the place. Time was flying by and I hadn’t done anything productive. I was so used to my parents planning everything that I was happy to not have a plan but that didn’t work. I realized that I need a schedule for myself. I started to schedule when I would do my homework and when I could make time to hangout with friends because let's be honest we all need a social life even if we do have to work and go to school.

I also schedule one day out of the week where I don’t have to work, go to school or do any homework. That day is specifically for me to hang out with my friends, catch up on my shows and whatever else I want to do as long as I don’t do homework. This helps me clear my mind.

One thing that I have to do at least 3 times a week and I can’t miss is working out. Wither I go to the gym or go on a hike. I have to be active. I always thought that people who went to the gym or worked out on a weekly bases did it to have a nice body and that is part of the reason but there’s more to it. It is also a huge stress reliever. It helps me clear my mind and focus on what’s important. I used to kick this off my schedule if I ran out of time but I realized that was making me more stressed out. Working out makes me feel better about the way I look and it clears my mind.

Manage your time accordingly. Know yourself. If you can’t sit down and do homework for 5 hours at a time don’t make your schedule like that. Maybe wake up, do homework, go to the gym, come back do more homework, eat and them do more homework. Break it up. You make your schedule to fit how you learn. If you schedule 5 hours of homework time in a row and you know you can’t sit still for that long. Most likely you will end up wasting most of your time.

Make sure you look at all your class schedules weeks an advance so if you have a 5 page paper you can start 3 weeks before its due. You start it instead of waiting till the week before when it’s on the syllabus. Stay organized and study for every class everyday, so the information is stored in your long term memory. If you keep information in your short term memory, sure you will do good on the test but won’t be able to use it in the future.

Make yourself a schedule and you will be a more successful college student. Schedules aren’t normally followed to a T but at least you will have a guideline.