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  • Use your planner.

  • Recognize how much time you need to spend on classwork, activities, work, etc.

  • Recognize how much time you have to do certain things. What do you do with your 24 hours?

    so much busier in college

  • Is your "free time" really free?
    • Use free time to catch up on class work.
    • Look ahead to see what reading assignments/homework is due at the end of the week.

  • Don't let your homework time become free time (i.e., watching TV, surfing the web, socializing, etc.)

  • Plan your free time wisely.

  • Recognize your daily college schedule is different than your daily high school schedule.

  • Leave time during the day for yourself.

  • Weekends--don't let them get away from you.
    • Plan to do some school work.
    • If you've got most of the day on Friday free, use it to get caught up with class work. You always have Friday night to socialize.
    • 6:00 pm on a Sunday night is not a good time to start your homework.

  • Make a list of To Dos--either daily, weekly, or both

  • Procrastination--don't do it! It is easier to get ahead than to catch up!

  • Be Flexible--don't fall apart if you don't get everything done or your schedule changes.

  • Take a mental inventory of your day when you get up.
    • What do you have to do?
    • Plan accordingly
    • Pack your backpack/bag the night before.

  • Set weekly goals and reward yourself when you reach them.

  • Use an alarm clock.

 
 
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