How to manage well my school work is always the most important issue since the day I entered college. Nevertheless, because I’m also working four to five days a week, how to arrange my schedule effectively to correspond my full time student status makes this task more difficult. I am a person who strongly believes getting good grades is crucial to students, therefore I think to full-time and working students, good time management is critical to academic success.
This semester I am taking four courses which absolutely require a considerable amount of time to study in order to get good grades. Since working occupied a huge portion of my time, besides the days I go to school (Mondays, Wednesdays, and the evenings of Tuesdays and Thursdays) I have to divide my time to small sections that can fit in my working schedule. And how to divide it efficiently becomes one of the most important tasks right now. Unfortunately, all my professors in this semester do not tell which parts of the material in the text books will be tested in the exams, which implies I’d better read everything in every single chapter in the syllabuses (which I think it is pretty unfair), it makes my time management more difficult .
What I’m doing right now to manage my time table is listed below:
1. Although there is no scientific evidence to prove, but it seems that I can memorize and remember more things and material in morning than other time. Therefore, I force myself get up early and try to study at least 2 hours. (Honesty, I’m really not a morning person, to accomplish this is pretty difficult for me. Still, I cannot promise to get up early every morning 3 hours before my first class or work starts, but I am getting better ) In addition, the main course that are reviewed or studied during morning time are history and management which I think there are lots of things to remember.
2. Utilizing small-scaled time period such as forty minutes subway riding and lunch break during my work days.
3. Sleeping before 1 am. I think to use time more sufficiently, only saving the time to study from a hectic schedule as much as possible is not good enough; to realize how to stop and take a break is also an essential factor to success. Since in late nights I cannot really focuse , instead of pushing myself keep my red eyes open and shove more thing into my head, I think the best way is to stop what I’ve been doing and go to bed. If I don’t do so, first I cannot really get my job done well, and I probably ruin my first plan which is to get up early.
Above are some of my plans. Nevertheless I’m not a workaholic or studyholic, and I can still arrange some leisure time to relax (although I admit it is much less than before). However, I think my leisure time will be more enjoyable if I know my proprieties (school and work) are managed well.
In conclusion, self-management is the key to this semester’s success for me.
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There is medical (scientific) evidents that indicates getting enough quality sleep and rest helps brain cell functioning and improve brain activity such as learning, thinking, balancing, retaining information, and recalling information.
First I would like to wish you good lucky and hope you can mange your time effectively. I guess you can handle it. Most students in Baruch College are doing the same thing as what you are doing now. Usually I take 5 classes each semester and plus work around 20 hours per week. I understand that we don’t have that much time for ourselves. The few points that you listed out are good for time-management and I agree with it too. However, I don’t think I could able to do it because sometime “it is always easier to say it then actually doing it.” So hopefully you can succeed you goal. So you can mange your work and your school at the same time.
Your 3 steps plan sounds nice. I have the same situation as you. I am currently taking 5 business courses and holding a 15 hrs part-time job. I am also plannig to find an internship this year. So time managment is a problem to me as well. Honestly, I am not a good planer and step by step person. I hope you can achieve your goal and get good great in the coming midterm. Maybe i need to make some short-term plans for myself too.
I totally understand your trouble managing time between school work, job and social.
I read your solution and I really admire you!!
You have a strong will.
I cant make my-self wake up early to study though i know i can get more things done if i do so.
as saying goes,
where there'a a will, there's a way
I'm sure you will be sucsesful this semester and through out your life!!
Well, I think most of us in MGT is in the same situation like you. I take 6 classes this spring and still, work 3 days a week. I 100% agree about your morning reading plan, and I think it's best to memorize things from 4:30 to 6:00 am. It's just kind of my own experience I found out beofroe a final year ago.
Seems like you have a good plan to try to maximize your time to accomplish what is needed. I hope you are able to keep it up.
I used to stay up late and study but then I realized it was really defeating the purpose as I was tired at work and at school and could not focus. Noe if I am not able to complete homework at night, rather than trying to force myself to stay awake and continue, I go to bed and wake up a little earlier and finish it before going to work.
Since I do not have a lot of time to study I try to come to each and every class and pay attention - it saves a lot of studytime at home.
Good luck with your studies!
There's one key point in there, with time management, that I overlooked until this last year. Sleep. It is necessary to get at least an adequate amount of sleep. I have figured that the time investment in sleep pays off in the long run.
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