My senior year in high school, I took four classes at Upstate; Biology, English 102, and US history 105 and 106. So during that time, I had only two classes each semester to prepare for and complete work for. I was extremely delusional coming into converse as a music major/athlete thinking that my experience here would be just as simple as it was at Upstate.
Daily, I struggle finding enough time to practice, study, go to classes, go to soccer, and even to sleep. I realize that I have a few things that I could sacrifice. My naptime during the day should probably be the first to go. I am required as an athlete to complete eight hours of study hall a week and trying to do that and nap and all of the other things I have to do just will not work anymore. Secondly, I could probably sacrifice a little more time with friends. During the weekend, instead of going to see friends and spending time with them, I could commit a few hours to practice time and to studying.
Being a college student is no easy task. Finding time to complete everything that I have to do is really difficult. If the day was composed of 30 hours it may be a little easier. And if I did not have to fight the urge to sleep I could get everything done with no problem! Time management will be my key to success this year, and as soon as I can figure out how to accomplish that, I will be golden.
Some ideas for you:
ReplyDeleteNaps are great, but they're no substitute for longer nighttime sleeping. Take a day where you don't nap at all to reset your sleep clock, and then try to stick to a regular night sleeping routine.
And yes, you do need to practice and study on the weekends, but perhaps you can do that when you wouldn't be hanging out with friends much anyway. My sophomore year I spent almost every Saturday morning doing my Spanish homework for the week, which freed up a bit of time for the week to come. And do make sure you have a regular practice schedule--that sort of learning isn't the kind you can cram. If you take a couple of days off, then you end up spending the next two days relearning all the things your muscles spent the last two days forgetting...