If you keep your whole schedule organized, it will be easier for you to schedule time to study for each of your exams. Here are some tips for time management...............
1] Keep a Detailed Calendar: You need a system to keep track of all your deadlines and obligations-- desk calendar or weekly planner. As soon as you become aware of a deadline, record it in the calendar, and be sure to look at upcoming dates in the calendar frequently. Be sure to record all other obligations as well, including your work schedule.
2] Plan Out Your Time Well: It's not a good idea to pick up your books and start working until you're finished-- because you may not have enough time to accomplish all your tasks. Figure out how much time you have for each assignment, and plot this out in your calendar. Try to give yourself some extra time for each assignment in case one takes longer than you expected.
3] Prioritize: If you have a long list of tasks to complete, you may need to prioritize and spend more time with some tasks than others. If that chemistry lab is simply more important than that history paper, allot more time to the lab-- although be sure to leave yourself a reasonable amount of time for the paper as well. You'll also need to prioritize activities, work, and any other obligations.
4] Avoid Procrastinations and Distractions: Scheduled study breaks are a good thing. Procrastination is not. It's difficult and perhaps impossible to avoid all procrastination, but if you're going to manage your time effectively, you need to learn how to keep it to a minimum. A detailed schedule is one good way to help you keep on track and avoid wasting time.
5] How much time should you devote to studying?: Rule of thumb says apart from the school hours you must give at least 25 hrs per week to your educational studies. You may decide how you spread this 25 hrs over the week. Suppose you decide to study Sunday through Thursday evenings, taking Fridays and Saturdays off (from studying, that is). Dividing that 25 hours by those 5 days gives you 5 hours of studying per night. If you think that's too much, then plan on studying in the afternoons, too, or some of Saturday.
6] You may follow the following time table during preparatory leaves or may modify according to your scenario:
- 7:00-8:00 Wake up (1 hour: shower, eat, psych up, etc...)
- 8:00-9:30 Study (1.5 hours) *
- 9:30-10:00 BREAK (0.5 hours)
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- 10:00-Noon Study (2 hours) *
- Noon-12:30 LUNCH & BREAK (0.5 hours)
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- 12:30-2:30 Study (2 hours) *
- 2:30-3:00 BREAK (0.5 hours)
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- 3:00-5:00 Study (2 hours) *
- 5:00-6:00 DINNER & BREAK (1 hour)
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- 6:00-7:30 Study (1.5 hours) *
- 7:30-8:00 BREAK (0.5 hours)
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- 8:00-9:30 Study (1.5 hours) *
- 9:30-10:00 BREAK (0.5 hours)
