Good Time Management: Going Back To School As An Adult Student

As a new freshman at the University of Evansville, time management stands as a recurring challenge of mine. Between taking 15 credit hour classes, which consist of three honors courses, working and studying, my time to live is pretty much gone. Since being in DISC 110 Student Success Strategies, which I found crazy at first to even be in, I have learned strategies to successfully manage my time management challenges to ensure I stay on track each semester and for the rest of my academic career.

Mark Rowh, the author of the article “Beat the Clock: Students share time-management strategies that can work for you,” talks about the struggle that students have when it comes to time management. Rowh introduces us to the topic of his article by mentioning a high school senior and her daily life. He goes into detail about how her day passes by, and how she struggles to find time devoted to her well-being. He did a good job when he provided us with an example that we can all relate to. “Life is a balance of both busy moments and time for yourself,” says Rowh (2006, p. 24). I totally agree with him on that statement and I always try to make time for myself after I complete my responsibilities. The author collected five strategies from busy

In order for me to be successful in my graduate studies at GCU, I need to take time management into serious consideration. This time monitoring worksheet exercise and the time management webinar has given me more insight into how to wisely manage my time on a daily basis in order to be more productive with my school work.

Time-management is one of my core academic and employability skills I possess. This skill allows me to prioritise effectively, which includes planning workloads, alongside arriving in a timely manner to places such as work or university. Planning my time for university workloads ' is a strength I have, as I am able to organise and prepare myself, to meet coursework deadlines within the time period

Time management was one of my biggest struggles throughout high school, because I wasn’t able to finish some of my homework by the deadline, finish projects by the due date, and make my grades my first priority. I talked to Mr. Barker about my problem and he was able to help me with managing school work and sports. He gave me great advice. I began scheduling my time throughout the day, and planning around school work, putting school first. I put sports and non-school activities second. I am thankful for Mr. Barkers help and how he has helped me throughout high school and how he helped me manage my time very wisely. I believe that time management will help me in

The fall months can be a stressful, but rewarding time for me. Being a member of the dance team and marching band often takes up a majority of my time outside of school. Many days of the week, difficult homework assignments were a part of my daily workload; these nights often became tiring and stressful. At times, all these activities imparted a large amount of stress for me, and posed challenged me to be successfully in all activities. In order to succeed through this difficult period, my time management skills were necessary. I learned to prioritize different assignments and projects in order to complete them in a timely fashion by setting long and short term goals. Through my time management skills, I learned that all obstacles, big or small,

Time is a critical factor which influence student’s entire lives. To be successful in college depends on how students organize and prioritize things. According to the University of Wisconsin “Green Bay: Managing Time for Success in College” tutoring services tells, “Time is one of our resources. Effective time management is a skill most people need to make the most out of their personal and professional live. To college students, it can make the difference between a mediocre and superior performance.” Many students experience troubles coordinating tasks with their time; consequently, they have poor academic performance. However, students need to realize time, they have to learn this skill, so they will be able to improve their grades, having more time to do their homework, prepare for their next classes and they can deal everyday with different tasks. Gutierrez, claims, “Time management is the perfect solution to help students stay focus, so the earlier students manage their time the easier school gets... but most importantly, what time management does is allow to get their work done in a fashionable time.” All students that take advantage of these tutoring programs learn how to create a schedule plan for all activities they have, including personal. Students achievement also depend on how dedicated and disciplined they are, colleges offer support for all students who need to improve their

For example, students who appropriately manage their time is allowing them to stay engaged in the classroom. Students in college for the first time and they are working on their studies diligently, stay ahead on the work give they can engage in class discussions. The other option is to cram the night before and not have

When using time management it is very important to use your time wisely especially when you have a busy life/ time schedule. For example when you are taking notes from a lecture/ professor it’s very important to write down what this means to you, the reason why is because it will help you when it comes to studying. When you are writing down everything he says you are wasting time. I have learned that this strategy is very useful and can save you a ton of time. When the studying time comes set yourself a time limit. The reason why is so that you don’t get burned out and you keep your mind focused at all times. This way when you’re studying you will know exactly what you’re studying because you will be focused the whole time.

Time management techniques are essential to living your life more efficiently. Many people spend their days in a frenzy of activity but achieve very little because they are not concentrating on the right things. By using time management skills, you can learn to determine which of the things you do are important, which can be dropped, use your time in the most effective way possible, break down the roadblocks that waste it, and increase the effectiveness.

Similar to the study by (Author 2), a study by (Author 3) looked at time use and academic outcomes. Good use of time can be related to motivation, while academic outcomes can be seen as a students GPA. The study found that the number of hours studying was

I have poor attitudes towards managing time, such as managing time to study. Developing effective study habits is important as they will help me to use my study time more productively and will also help to handle stress. Therefore, learning some effective memory techniques, developing a good support network and working with other class members will enhance our study habits (Anthony, 2012). So it is important for me to make an action plan about time

Macan et al. (1990) [1] done a study on 165 students to find out the effects of time management on students’ stress, self perception of performance and Grade Point Average (GPA). Their study revealed major findings. One of the most predictive independent factors of Time Management Behaviour scale was perceived control of time [1]. Students reported significantly higher evaluations of their performance, much work and life satisfaction, least role ambiguity, least role overload and fewer job caused tensions, who perceived control of their time [1].

I write this clear and concise reflection to identify and evaluate an academic problem that I feel is negatively impacting my studies which is time management; otherwise, I find lot of difficulty to manage my time.

How I manage time is a reflection of what I value. Managing my time corresponds to how successful I will be in college and throughout life. Knowing and setting priorities to meet goals, carrying out plans, taking control of time, and staying focused are some events that are involved with time management. For many of us, balancing school with work and family is the greatest challenge involved with prioritizing. Good advance planning will help in meeting these challenges. Staying focused is usually difficult, especially for first-year students. Staying focused entails remembering and dedicating to the most important purpose for being in college. Sacrificing unnecessary commitments and keeping my