| College years cannot be forgotten easily. | | | | also be challenging. |
| Why? Because it is one of the hardest and the | | | | |
| toughest stage in a person's life. It entails | | | | - Try to combine several activities. Trying |
| lots of preparations and adjustments. | | | | to combine many several activities in one |
| | | | sitting. Example of these are the |
| College life is full of challenges. College | | | | following:when watching a sit-com, try to |
| students are faced of mountainous | | | | compute your bills in between commercials; |
| confrontations and obstacles that must be | | | | when taking a shower, list in your mind the |
| faced. These students must work hard to prove | | | | things that are needed to be done; while you |
| not only to themselves but to other people | | | | are commuting on the way to school, listen to |
| that they are worthy of getting into college | | | | taped notes. These things can save you some |
| and finishing successfully. | | | | of your time that could have been set aside |
| | | | for other things. |
| To do and accomplish all the challenges and | | | | |
| dares that are facing the college students, | | | | - Survey your personal time. Making personal |
| proper time management is necessary. College | | | | time survey help in estimating how much time |
| student should know how to manage time | | | | is consumed and spent in many typical |
| properly and how to consume time for worthy | | | | activities. This is very important if you are |
| things. | | | | wanting to manage your time properly. Do |
| | | | these by tracking the time you spent for a |
| The ability to manage and schedule time | | | | day or a week. This gives you an idea on how |
| wisely makes college life easier. Missing | | | | much time you are consuming in different |
| important deadlines and appointments may | | | | activities and things. This will also allow |
| cause difficulty and complications to both | | | | you to realize and identify the time wasters. |
| the academic and social life of the student. | | | | |
| These things can also result to guilt, | | | | - Make a daily schedule to be followed. There |
| anxiety, stress, frustrations and other | | | | are many different styles of time schedules |
| negative feelings. | | | | that you can use. Try to make use of the time |
| | | | schedule that can fit into your personality. |
| The following are some of the tips for | | | | The common styles of time scheduling are |
| college students on how to manage time their | | | | through engagement books, cards, a piece of |
| time successfully. | | | | poster board tacked to a wall and many other |
| | | | styles. Once you are know what style to use, |
| - Learn how to prioritize. Prioritization is | | | | construct it soon. Put in the time schedule |
| one of the most important aspects of time | | | | all the things that are necessary, including |
| management. Proper prioritization of | | | | your personal needs. |
| engagements and responsibilities is very | | | | |
| necessary. There are too many college | | | | - Take some notes and review them before the |
| students that are ignorant and do not know | | | | end of the day. This will help identify the |
| how to set prioritization. This can often | | | | things that you have done properly and the |
| lead to procrastinations. | | | | things that you have failed to do. This can |
| | | | help you develop proper time management |
| - Make use of 'to do list'. This does not | | | | skills. |
| necessarily mean making a schedule. This is | | | | |
| only listing the things that are important to | | | | - You should learn how to say no. There is |
| be done. List things according to their | | | | nothing wrong in saying no in some instances |
| importance. | | | | and cases. For example, somebody invited you |
| | | | to watch a movie at a time when you have got |
| - Stop being a perfectionist. Nothing is | | | | something to do. Leave out the movie and |
| perfect. God created no perfect things and | | | | prioritize your task. You can do that later |
| individuals. When you try to be perfect, you | | | | on. |
| are only setting your self up for defeat. | | | | |
| Many difficult and hard tasks lead to | | | | Learning proper time management for college |
| avoidance and procrastinations. | | | | students is very important. Learning these |
| | | | things early on will prepare them for the |
| - Set goals. Setting goal is good in managing | | | | life that lay ahead of them. These will be |
| the time of college students. You should set | | | | their tool in achieving the life they are |
| goals that are not only attainable but should | | | | dreaming of. |