Since starting university, there have been many occasions where I felt like things are being thrown at me all at once and out of the blue. I do feel that staying organised, planning your weeks and just getting things done makes student life just that tiny bit easier. I've come up with a few tips on how to get organized and if it helps at least one person I'll be a very happy girl.
Get An Academic Diary/Notebook
Writing down what you are doing during the week and then planning around it really helps. So if you want to go out Saturday night but you have an assignment to do, you plan your week around making sure you have it done before Saturday.
Budgeting - Get A Small Academic Diary
Before starting university I thought I was amazing at saving money and budgeting.. I thought wrong! In my first and second term I found myself pretty poor after a month and half ( I learnt from my mistakes, and I have done really well in the third term). So unless you have a money tree I'd advise that you get budgeting
Use Your Phone
If you've got a smart phone; calenders, to do lists and planning apps are a great way of keeping organised. Although I do feel that having everything written is much better.
Have A Separate Folder For Each Module
When I first started university I bought a big folder for all my modules and after a couple of weeks I realized that it just wasn't going to work. So I bought a smaller folder for each of my modules, this way I could actually fit the folder in my bag (TIP: Now the year is over I have taken all the work out of my small module folders and put them into my big folder. This way I have all my first year work in one place and I can use the small folders for modules in second year)
Spend A Couple Of Minutes At The Beginning Of The Week To Plan Your Week
This ties in with my very first point but whenever you think its appropriate to plan your week, whether it be every week or every day
Plan Your Outfit The Day Before
Now, In the morning if you take longer picking out your outfit than you do actually getting ready then this definitely applies to you.
Prepare Your Bag The Night Before
Rushing out of your house, getting to uni and then finding out that you've forgotten something is very annoying!
Actually STICK TO IT!
Now there is no point planning your week if your not actually going to stick to the plan is there ?!
