Balancing High-School and Part-time Occupations

Balancing High-School and a Part-Time occupation Part 5

Additional Tips

Although attending an academic institution and an occupation can be challenging, it can be a rewarding experience if you utilize foresight. These tips can assist you in the handling of the situation and your time:

·        Discuss plans with your family. Balancing the demands of school and your occupation can be alleviated to an extent with support.

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·        Start at a slow pace; do not commit a lot of occupation hours immediately.

·        Avoid time conflicts by planning you class and occupation schedules as far ahead of time as possible.

·        Utilize your time efficiently. You can use 10 minutes waiting in a line in order to read a chapter of your homework assignment. If your job allows for a lot of free time and your manager has no objections. You can utilize slow periods to do your homework.

·        If you commute to your occupation utilizing the public transportation system, bring your school work with you so you can work ahead.

·        Be flexible and willing to sacrifice. You may have to sacrifice some time that was going to be used in order to indulge in some of your favorite activities in order to complete you assignments.

·        If you are very preoccupied, then admit your preoccupation. Then sacrifice as much time in order to complete your commitments.

·        Schedule relaxation time. Everyone needs to implement some relaxation time in order to remain happy and healthy.

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10 Tipsfor Student Success From St. John's University

Ten Tips For Student Success St. Johns University

1.     Attend your classes. Remember the words of Woody Allen “Seventy percent of the success in your life is attributed toward Punctuality.”

2.     Associate yourself with the faculty members. Associate yourself with the faculty members discover their office hours and contact information.

3.     Make sure the faculty recognizes you. Position yourself in the front of the class so your instructor can recognize you. Participate in class discussions. Consult your teachers during their office hours.

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4.     Use a daily planner. Note the dates for exams, assignments, and term papers etc.

5.     Be organized. Prioritize your responsibilities. Manage your time. Remember everyone has the same 168 hours a week, only some of us manage their time in a better fashion.

6.     Know you camp resources. Visit your Academic’s Dean Office regularly. Familiarize yourself with the services and programs offered by the counseling center, the Freshmen center, the career center, the campus ministry office, and the student life office.

7.     Care for your health. Receive enough sleep. Nourish yourself properly. Exercise regularly. Make proper and mature decisions drugs and sexual interactions. Visit the health facilities of necessary.

8.     Work only if it is necessary. Try not to exceed 20 hours during the school week. If possible, work in the campus facilities. Apply for financial aid or loans if necessary. If you need them. Manage you finance wisely.

9.     Get involved in campus activities. Campus activities will provide you with valuable skills, expand your social network and enhance your self confidence. Seek opportunities to apply your career and what you have learned.

10.                        Keep your eyes on the prize. Clarify your goals. Recognize why you are in university or an institution of learning. Visualize you success everyday.

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Successful Students 10

            Successful students 10

10. Successful students are proper time managers. Successful students do not procrastinate. They have learned that time control is life control and have consciously chosen to control their life.

An elemental truth: You will either control life or be controlled by it! It is your choice: you can lead or be led, establish control or relinquish control, Create your own path or follow the path of other students. Failure to take control of their life is probably the no. 1 study problem many university students have. It ultimately causes many students to relinquish education. Procrastinators are proper excuse constructors. Do not induce difficulty upon yourself by procrastinating.

The 10 items listed on this paragraph are paraphrased from an article by Larry M. Ludewig called the Ten Commandments for effective study skills which appeared in The teaching professor, December, 1992  

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Successful Students 9

              Successful Students 9

9. ……..do not hastily study for exams. Successful students know that divided sessions of study are more effective than a hasty study session, They practice the method of proper study every day.

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If there is one thing that study specialists agree upon, it is that distributed study is much more adequate than hasty study sessions, late night, hasty, study sessions are known as “cramming.” You will learn more, remember more, and earn a higher grade by studying four, one hour a night sessions for Friday night’s exams than studying for four hours in Thursday night. Short, preparatory efforts are more efficient and rewarding, inattentive, last moment marathons. Yet, so many students fail to learn this lesson and resume the study method known as “cramming”, and therefore cramming becomes a wasteful habit.

When you “cram”, you are taking what Is known as a shortcut. “shortcuts” never provide proper results. Also when, this method is used, you will feel rotten and deceitful knowing that you could have done better if you had applied yourself. You cannot plant watermelon seeds and harvest fresh watermelons the next day. “cramming” for a test or project and expecting to garner a proper grade the next day, is as if you plant watermelon seeds

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 Expecting to harvest fresh watermelon the next day. “cramming” for a test or project does not help you academically, so what is the motive behind the method. Planning ahead, preparing ahead, accumulate plenty of time and distribute your time properly.

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Sarah's Academic Success Story part 2

       Sarah’s academic Success Story Part 2

My test study method: I have different strategies for different types of tests or subjects. For me, any type of math is exceptionally difficult so I have to spend extra time on my arithmetic problems. I would go back through homework problems or any additional study methods they could provide. If it was a class that required memorization or applying concepts I would create a sort of study guide for myself focusing on what were key focal points of the class. I would apply the terms and create an example

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Or create different questions on the concepts focused on throughout the semester.

My time management secret: I always carry a planner with me. I also carry different colored highlighters to categorize the vents on my planner. For example pink is for personal appointment, yellow is for school work or events, and green is for my sorority. Although I use white out frequently. I can see in bright yellow that I have a finance project due on Tuesday, I need to start working on  the project the previous Wednesday so I could complete the project. My friends are always amazed at how early I accomplish things but this is all I really do.

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