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College is a time of freedom and new experiences, but many new college students find that their biggest challenge is how to manage their time.  Simply keeping some pointers in mind can help out a great deal. 

The first and most simple thing for a college student to get is a useful calendar.  It doesn’t matter if it is a paper calendar or something digital such as an application in their cell phone so long as it is used.  Use this calendar to write everything down, including time to do the laundry, time to study and time to hang out with friends.  Some students will want to have more than one calendar, but that is often a mistake because multiple places to store information can often be more overwhelming than not having a calendar at all.  At the end of semester finals, many college students even schedule time for sleeping! 

Tests and term papers should be entered into the calendar as soon as you know about them, preferably at the beginning of the semester.  This will allow you to figure out the amount of time it will take to finish or study for the project and count backwards to schedule in a starting time.  Many college students try to do things at the last minute and find themselves either short of time to finish the project or finish their project poorly. 

Many college students must have a part-time job to help pay for college.  If you are one of these college students, ask for the work schedule as far in advance as possible so you can plan the rest of your life and projects around that.  Very often, if you tell your employer when you are free to work, it is possible to work during that time. 

Some students make the mistake of scheduling every minute of their calendar for work or study.  Everyone needs some time just to hang out and relax, or time to schedule in changes that happen during the day.  Having some free time allotted in your day will allow you to shift things around should something change or happen at the last minute.  Scheduled free time is also good for students to keep from going crazy when their studies begin to wear on them. 

The skill of time management is the most critical, but most often overlooked part of a college student’s life.  The difference between a good student and a struggling student is often their time management skills. 

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