| Welcome to college life where you are responsible for | | | | each project, review for every quiz or study for each |
| scheduling your study, work and project deadlines. | | | | exam. Then enter those dates onto your calendar. |
| There is not going to be anyone around to hold you | | | | 3. Go back and ALWAYS add in a minimum of |
| accountable for getting your work done. | | | | 10-20% more time than you think it will take to get your |
| College semesters are fast and furious, and the time | | | | work done and re-schedule your time. Adding this |
| will seem like it is flying by. Having a visual calendar and | | | | extra time will help when 'life' gets in the way and it |
| using it, daily, will help you in focusing your time so you | | | | always does. |
| can balance study with social activities. Here are some | | | | Form Habits: |
| steps to help you schedule your time and tips to keep | | | | |
| you on your schedule. | | | | 1. Every morning, consult your calendar: Knowing |
| Before You Begin: | | | | where you are, what needs to be done, and what is |
| | | | coming next will help keep you on schedule AND help |
| 1. Allow about one hour of focused, uninterrupted time | | | | ease stress, because you know what is happening. |
| to do this scheduling. Investing in this time early in the | | | | 2. Re-Work Your Schedule: Be ready for something |
| semester, will save you time over the semester. | | | | new to pop up. Professors add projects, you get |
| 2. Gather all your syllabi and highlight ALL due dates | | | | behind or whatever happens, be prepared to makes |
| for ALL projects, exams, and papers.[Tip: if you | | | | adjustments and make them on your calendar. |
| encounter any questions ask your professor to clarify | | | | 3. Consider following a daily study plan: Schedule some |
| as soon as possible. Be proactive whenever you have | | | | days to study for certain class and other days to |
| questions.] | | | | work on long-term projects. You need to be consulting |
| 3. Get whatever calendar you use out and in front of | | | | your calendar/schedule, so you can tweak your |
| you. Paper calendar, PDA, or the calendar on your | | | | system to work for you. |
| computer, just choose the method you will be using. | | | | Other Tips: |
| 4. Remember color will give a visual boost when you | | | | |
| apply your due dates. You might want to give each of | | | | 1. Consider forming an 'accountability pack' with a |
| your classes a separate color code. | | | | friend, classmate, study group member or roommate. |
| How-to Schedule: | | | | Statistics show when we have someone holding us |
| | | | accountable, we are more likely to rise to occasion. |
| 1. Class-by-class, enter each and every due date on | | | | 2. Don't be tempted to party the weekend before a |
| your calendar. Be sure you get every quiz, exam, | | | | big paper is due. Stick to your schedule. |
| paper, project, and final no matter how small the | | | | 3. If you somehow have gotten off-schedule, because |
| assignment, get it onto your calendar. [Tip: If you are | | | | you got sick, opted not to study, whatever, do not |
| entering dates on a paper calendar, use a pencil first. | | | | worry and get back on schedule! That 10-20% extra |
| This will allow you to more easily change your dates]. | | | | time you budgeted into your schedule should help you |
| 2. From each due date, work backwards how ever | | | | get back on track. |
| much time you determine it will take you to complete | | | | |