TIME SCHEDULING SUGGESTIONS
from Virginia tech Division of Student Affairs.

 Time scheduling will not make you a perfectly efficient person. Very few people
 can rigorously keep a detailed schedule day after day over a long period of time.
 In fact, many students who draw up a study schedule and find themselves
 unable to stick to it become impatient and often give up the scheduling idea
 completely.

 The following method of organizing time has been helpful to many students and
 does not take much time. It is more flexible than many methods and helps the
 student to establish long term, intermediate, and short term time goals.

 1. Long Term Schedule

 Construct a schedule of your fixed commitments only. These include only
 obligations you are required to meet every week, e.g., job hours, classes,
 church, organization meetings, etc.

 2. Intermediate Schedule - One per week

 Now make a short list of MAJOR EVENTS and AMOUNT OF WORK to be
 accomplished in each subject this week. This may include non-study activities.
 For example:

                     Quiz Wednesday
                     Paper Tuesday
                     Ball game Tuesday night
                     Finish 40 pages in English by Friday
                     Finish 150 pages in History by Friday

 These events will change from week to week and it is important to make a NEW
 LIST FOR EACH WEEK. Sunday night may be the most convenient time to do
 this.

 3. Short Term Schedule - One per day

 On a small notecard each evening before retiring or early in the morning make
 out a specific daily schedule. Write down specifically WHAT is to be
 accomplished. Such a schedule might include:

 Wednesday

               8:00 - 8:30 Review History
               9:30 - 10:30 Preview Math and prepare for Quiz
               4:45 Pick up cleaning on way home
               7:00 - 10:15 Chpt. 5, 6 (History)
               10:30 Phone calls

 CARRY THIS CARD WITH YOU and cross out each item as you accomplish it.
 Writing down things in this manner not only forces you to plan your time but in
 effect causes you to make a promise to yourself to do what you have written
 down.