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Time Management Tips

Get organized

• Prioritize what needs to be done both short and long term.

• Buy a good academic planner. Choose one that is separated into months and days or use an electronic calendar.

• Plan your study time by multiplying your total credit hours by two. This will give you an estimate of how much time you should allocate towards studying each week.

• Keep your calendar handy so you can schedule new appointments and avoid being overbooked.

• Enter all your deadlines on your monthly calendar.

• Use different colored pens or markers to distinguish different classes.

Study time tips

• Split study times up into smaller chunks.

• Take a 10 minute break every 45 minutes or so.

• Avoid studying in areas with interruptions.

• Try to study during daylight hours. Natural light is more conducive to learning.

• Use shorter periods of time to study. Note cards are great for 10-15 minute study sessions. 

Studying Tips

• Memorize from general to specific.

• Spread out your studying. Cramming does not work.

• Keys to remembering
  • Be interested.  
  • Consciously choose to remember.
  • Visualize. Picture in your mind what you wish to remember.
  • Relate. Relate and form associations between the new ideas and information you wish to remember.
  • Repeat. Even though something is initially learned, it will more than likely be forgotten if it is not over-learned.

• Memory tips
  • Fill in blanks. Make your own flash cards by writing “fill in the blank” statements on the front of the index cards and answers on the back.
  • Seven is the magic number. Repeat difficult information seven times a day for seven days.
  • Reveal. During review, cover up the text below headings and try to remember what’s next.
  • Key ideas. Highlight the key ideas in your textbooks and outlines.