Balancing Life and School
Online Student Roadmap
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What I do is write each goal on a 3×5 index cards, then lay them out together on the table to see what patterns and strategies appear, what needs to be broken down […]
Setting Goals
What better source than a PhD candidate who has ‘been there, done that’ to help you through the fine points of goal setting? More than anyone wants to know about SMART and goal setting.
By now, it should have occurred to you that all these topics about college reading, writing, study skills and strategies are interrelated. […]
Flexible Scheduling
Along with making adjustments for your new priorities, enrolling in a degree program will necessarily mean some fairly broad changes to your daily/weekly schedule. Some of your current commitments are immutable; others will give you some flexibility. Since these tend to be primarily time spent with your family and friends, it’s probably a good idea […]
Establishing A Routine
The World’s Most Boring (but Successful!) Student
When I was an undergraduate attending college in a traditional institution, I’m convinced that the only reason I got anything done was because I had a pretty standard routine. I wasn’t the world’s most exciting college student, but I got good grades and kept from going insane as opposed […]
Quiet Time
Quiet time. It doesn’t happen often and it doesn’t last for long. How do you find it and what do you do with it when you DO find it? The key, to me, is to find things that are NOT going to add additional stress to my already hectic life. In this way, it is […]
