Succeed In College: Time Management For College Students

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Akash Pratap Singh
Apr 06, 2019   •  5 views

Time management for college students is a fundamental goal to success, both academically and socially.

During college you will be extremely busy with attending classes, studying, socializing, extracurricular activities such as sports, politics, groups of all sorts, etc. If you thought to get into college was difficult, you'll realize once you're in the thick of it that getting in was the EASY part!

Doing well in college is often not about how smart you are, how well you scored on your college entrance exams or even about hard you study. It is about finding the time to do your studies in the extremely busy schedule, as well as finding time to interact and socializing with your fellows' students and make spent a great time with them.

Time management for college students is like learning to a skill like any other and can be learned through practice and perseverance. And make an attempt to complete your work before the given time and then enjoy your free time. I think it is the best way to complete your work.

Here are some tips on managing your time effectively
1) SET YOUR GOALS: You may want to set goals for each week, each semester, and each year. Once you will succeed to accomplish your goals then you will be habitual of success and then you get the drift to complete your goals within or before the given time. Write down your goals they are may be academic goals, your health goals, your financial goals, etc.

One of your academic goals may be to get maintain 8.5 CGPA or accepted into an honors programme. Some health goals may be to lose 10 kgs or to increase your muscle mass. You may want to find a girlfriend/boyfriend as one of your relationship goals or to spend more quality time with friends. write down what goals you would like to accomplish for the week, the month and the year.

2) PRIORITIZE: Once you have decided on the goals you want to accomplish, you need to prioritize the activities you need to do to achieve your goals. You should be more thoughtful about your dreams. You should need to what tasks need to do first, which is essential to the success of time management for college students.

Take a notebook and write down your most essential goals of the year. If your most important goals to get 8.5 CGPA for example, then that would be your first priority. Make a week, month and year plan in order to achieve 8.5 CGPA. It might look something like this.

3) USE EXTRA TIME WISELY: If you have done your work before time then also make a plan of your free time. For example, instead of making fun in class while waiting for the professor to arrive for class, write down topic ideas for the speech class you are taking or work on your budget.

Use any time you have constructively and you will find that 24 hours in a day is more than enough time to get done the things you need to get done. By doing this you'll not only be able to keep up with your studies but you'll also be able to spend more time socializing and relaxing.

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