Time Management

Time Management

The hardest switch for me when switching lifestyles from living at home as a high school student to a collegiate student has been learning to manage my time. In the past it was I thought it was difficult at times but when in comparisons to here at WSU, there was no comparison.

In the last four years I played three school sports, had extracurricular activities, friends and a girlfriend. I did my best to try to do my best in all these by making time for all of them. All of this while trying to get good grades in advanced placement classes and keeping my social perspective high. At this time I thought life could never be busier, during finals or weeks before grades were turned in I spent all of my time trying to improve my grades. At this time I would be about ready to tear my hair out with stress. But I managed and survived all while my parents would tell me I needed to learn some time management.

Now that I am learning what it is to be in college I have a whole new view about my past busy times. In high school I would have about four weeks out of the whole school year of really busy time. Now at WSU I feel like it is every week. In high school I managed because really it was not too hard. Here I must spend much time in everything I do if I hope to do well. Unfortunately now is the time when it really matters. So lately I have been trying to keep my mind on my studies. Although 16 credits doesn’t seem like all to much school work, it adds up especially with weekly Architecture projects, multiple papers, and quizzes, tests, and speeches the week seems to be to short to have anytime for anything but school work.

So until I find a perfect way to manage my time I will just keep on doing what I can. I can always remind myself that this is the final stretch do good in college and do good in like. Or so my parents tell me.