New Student Orientation Resource Book

1. Record all fixed time commitments throughout the week - classes, labs, working hours, etc.

2. Schedule other routine daily activities - eating, sleeping, dressing, etc.

3.  Schedule your study times in twenty to fifty minute blocks followed by 5- to 10-minute breaks. Schedule specific subjects for specific times.

4. Schedule times for recreational and social activities following your periods of study.

5. Avoid too much detail and overplanning.

6. Allow adequate time for sleep, well-balanced meals and exercise.

7. Adjust your schedule when necessary.BE FLEXIBLE. Your schedule is meant to allow you to control your own time, not to let time control you.

8. If you deviate from your schedule or if you don’t follow it for several weeks, DON’T BE DISCOURAGED! Get back to your schedule or revise it if it is unrealistic.

HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU STUDY?

There is no hard rule.The old maxim of two hours of study for each hour of classtime may be unrealistic and even unnecessary for most students. Experiment in order to find the amount of study time appropriate to meet your needs. REMEMBER the more you study, the faster you will be prepared to take the GED test or meet the academic goals you have set for yourself.

MAKE A DAILY LIST OF "THINGS TO DO TODAY"

Arrange priorities on your list.

TIME MANAGEMENT TIPS

1. Learn to say "NO!" to those who would interrupt your study periods.

2. Use waiting time to study notes, read your test, etc.

3. Beware of perfectionism.

4. If you have been putting something off, decide to work on it for five minutes at a time.

5. Don’t blow off the weekends!!

6. Make notes on easily portable cards or cassette tapes. 

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