As a senior, my short-term academic goal is to do my best and pass all of my five AP exams. English is my second language, so I struggle with writing essays, but I have been practicing writing essays in order to achieve a score of four in my AP English Literature Exam. My short-term personal goal is to be better at time managing. I have always been punctual, but lack time managing skills. There are many sleepless days in my junior years due to my desire to finish the work on time, but I was always distracted by many unimportant details.…
Some of the things to improve of time management during day is to do my homework in between classes and stop procrastinates. I found out that procrastinate is very danger in college. When you do your homework as soon possible and stop waiting a day before the due date to do it is very nerve wracking. When I started to do homework as soon as possible I found out that I had more free time on the weekends…
Moreover, during the reading of the book Playbook for Progressive: 16 Qualities of the Successful Organizer by Eric Mann. The book gives certain examples of roles and qualities of activist and how they are impacted amongst society. Through the reading, I came across a certain type of activist that are known as “The Evangelist”, which Mann describes “ evangelist is to recruit and retain people in the movement by touching their deepest feelings and aspirations. (Page 11). Which means someone with this characteristic that experiences the situation of getting impacted by certain governments, policies, laws, etc.…
TMA 07: Critical Review AA100 The Arts Past and Present was my first module with the Open University which has been a massive learning curve both in studying and being disciplined with my time to study. Over the months of studying there have been modules which I assumed I would thoroughly enjoy and modules which I assumed I would dislike, however this thinking has turned out to be the complete opposite. Use of my study time is something that I have found challenging at times as the modules have progressed and increased in difficulty. I have also found that you need to be especially self-motived and disciplined when completing each module.…
Unfortunately, in college, many students struggle with these habits and are unprepared to start college. After reading “Making the Grade” by Kurt Wiesenfeld, I began to understand a lot…
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Managing your time is important, but for most students it is easier said than done. During college most students schedule become crammed up due to work, studying extracurricular activities and trying to balance a personal and social life also. Time management is a unique stressor that heavily depends on the individuals and their goals. However, like any other stressor, poor time management can lead to symptoms such as; trouble sleeping, increase anxiety, poor eating habits, failing classes and the gateway to other unhealthy habits and bad behavior. There are counseling and other resources available on campus for students dealing with depression and anxiety issues.…
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I am attending Palm Beach State College because I want to expand my knowledge about what the world must offer. I believe that coming into college will help me understand social and basic skills needed for life afar. Also, I am in college because I am the first generation in my family to do so. What excites me the most about being in college, is all the opportunities I have available to me after all my hard work. I feel that being in a new environment surrounded by people who want to achieve success, as I do, will take me to where I want to be.…
You've seen that one woman who never seems to have a stray hair out of place. She has a color-coded binder for organizing her life while you've forgotten where you left your keys. There's still hope that you can be that person who you admire. It's not magic or voodoo. There's a certain mindset that organized people have, and there's hope for you too.…
As I continue my journey down the road of education I have been able to identify the type of student I have progressed into. I could not be more pleased with the way I have been able to overcome obstacles in my past years of education and truly focus on the aspect of learning. The way I am able to handle assignments and time management to this day has been such an improvement from my late stages of my high school years. Having the ability to manage my time wisely attending Manchester Community College is one of my strong suits. Fabricating a schedule that fits accordingly to my daily life has been my best decision so far at MCC.…
After reading The Adult Learning Companion the two things that I have learned to be most valuable and effective for me going forward in my college career is time and studying. Time is important to me because, it can become challenging to find time to commit to doing school work after working 40 hours, taking kids to practice, going to sports game, cooking, cleaning and preparing for tomorrow’s work day. After all of this I just want to get in the bed to do it all again tomorrow therefore, time can definitely be a challenge. Going forwarded I will wake up an hour earlier to study before getting ready for work. The morning seems to be the best time for me to get some quiet and quality study time in plus I seem to be more focused.…
Those who crave it, must work hard. Many assignments and exams start to increase, eventually, becoming more than most can handle. When school work becomes overwhelming, it becomes difficult to balance a social life, or even a career. For me, I began using weekly and monthly calendars as tools to keep track of all important events and due dates. In this class I have learned a key factor to my success is time management.…
Poor Time Management Once you enter college you will realize that you have a lot of time on your hands. This is a good thing, as it gives you the opportunity to get a job, to be more social, and gives you more time on your hobby. However, if you don’t learn how to manage your time, it can be adverse. Poor time management can lead to bad habits such as procrastination or a bad sleeping schedule.…
Not inly time management, but organizational skills was a major technique to learn as I went through my first semester. I always wanted to learn to use a planner during schooling but I never actually did it until this semester. With all these new projects, assignments, and study sessions to keep in track the use of a planner became very vital. To solve this I downloaded a planner app onto my phone that alerted me through the week, and this way of organization helped me tremendously compared to if I wrote things in a planner.…