Sophomores who had a great first year in college typically came to the realization that when they got to college they had to think about how to spend their time.                                                             

                                         - Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds, Richard J. Light

24/7! That’s 168 hours a week. What do you do with your time?  Planning your time and to-do list will help you maximize your college experience, both socially and academically.

• Sleep? Check.
• Class reading, review, and assignments? Check.
• Personal wellness, exercising, eating? Check.
• Job? Check.
• Socializing? Yeah!

Planning how much time you will spend on each of these areas will give you a realistic idea of what needs to be done and when so that you can finish your homework in time for other things you want to do.

• Keep track of  everything by creating a daily schedule
• Set priorities using the A-B-C method:
          A = Must do today!
          B = Do today if time allows
          C = Doesn’t need to be done right now/Leave it for later
• Get rid of time-wasters

Stay on top of your schedule with time management tools. Go here for academic tips and online workshops including:

• Time management ideas
• Semester on a Page
• Daily To-Do List
• Weekly schedule
• Daily Planner
• Create a schedule with study time blocked out