Time Management Strategies

(Image Information: Life To-Do List

Tom Ray (2010). Source: Flickr)

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  As a Senior, I look back at my college career and realize that high school never really prepared me for time management. It was a skill I had to learn, and continue to learn as each new semester poses new challenges. I thought high school was easy because I never really had to try, but once I got to college it became a whole lot more than I imagined. 

    In high school, I was always on top of things, and I passed so many AP exams to receive AP credit. I scored high on the ACT, and I thought to myself, "Wow, I'm gonna ace college, get a 4.0, and graduate early." Reality hit me really quickly, and I soon came to realize that in a pool of extraordinary people, I'm actually pretty average. I still haven't mastered the best way to master college, because if I had, I would've written my own "Sonali's College Survival Guide" post. Every new semester is a new challenge, and this next semester is not any different.

    This semester, besides being in this class, I am enrolled in 13 other hours and working an internship. I have decided to keep my involvement to a minimum this year, as I decide to take a break and really just work on myself both physically and mentally. Howdy Week just came to an end, and now I have the whole year to really give some self-care. I know that if I get into dental school, I will regret not taking some time off for myself because it's only going to get harder from here. I'm hoping to train for a half-marathon and really work on myself at the gym. I have let stress get in the way of working on myself time and time again. Now, I am seeing the effects of that. 

     I think some types of strategies I am going to administer this semester is planning a weekly "block schedule" and also making "to-do lists" everyday. I read some of those articles that discussed how even checking things off a to do list makes you accomplish more. I also read that people took breaks for themselves and went to the gym or participated in a favorite pass time activity. I really want to work on myself and being the best version of myself this semester!

     I am excited to see what this year holds for me, for my future, and the person I become by the end of it. 

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