Creating a Study Schedule

Creating your Very First Study Schedule!!!By: The Quad 2 RAs!!!

First, decide how you want to record your

Study Schedule iCalender Google Calendar

Other poppin’ popular methods

Next, begin creating your schedule by first inserting in events and activities which are concrete, such as your classes.

Continue by inserting other concrete events and activities, in which it is mandatory that you

attend, including (but NLT):• Work (can’t miss, or you’ll lose a Holiday)• Mandatory Extracurriculars• If your on the E-Board• Sports or Club Teams

(practices)• Religious Observances

Continue to add other events and activities your schedule, including those

in which attendance is Non-Mandatory

• Volunteering (possibly)• Club Teams and Student Orgs

• Exercise

Don’t forget to schedule time for meals and sleep!!!

And finally… We can schedule all of our study

time!!!YES!!!

Some additional tips you should keep in mind…

The method you may use to record your study schedule may have

exclusive advantagesGoogle Calendars

sends reminders to your phone; Sticky-Note Calendars do

not

Often best to group certain events or

activities in a specific color to better

distinguish on a calendarEating = GreenClass = Yellow

Work = Red

Remember the 2:1 Rule when scheduling study time for classes:

For every 1 hour spent in class, 2 hours should be invested in studying / reviewing

If you already feel overextended, it isn’t too late to step down from an E-board position or stop attending a club

May hurt now, but will save your grades laterCan always try again next semester have a better grasp on time management

Other tips…Your Study Schedule shouldn’t be completely concrete. As exams approach, adjust accordingly based on:

Level of preparedness, Overall exam difficultyAmount / type of preparation necessary for each exam

Stick to your schedule!!!Create target goals prior to each study session

Monday: Outline and create flash cards for Ch. 3 & 4Tuesday: Outline and create flash cards for Ch. 5 & 6Wednesday: Review material covered Monday and TuesdayThursday: …

Congratulations! Now that you’ve created your very first Study

Schedule, you can finally avoid this…