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How do you maintain your time when you are taking 19 credits and have leadership rolls in 3 different organizations?

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I am taking class from 5 am-1pm straight and have another class from 6:30 pm next semester. Also I was elected to be a representative of my college in Student Government Association. Top of that, I have a leadership roll in my sorority and I am a treasurer in another organization. I don't know how to maintain my GPA and use my time efficiently.

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Sabitha’s Answer

Hello Urara, I would also ask myself if there were things I was doing were all essential. Sometimes we take on things because someone asked us to do it and we did not know how to say no or because we thought it was important at that time. I have always found it necessary when I am facing a time crunch to ask what is it that I can defer or delegate to someone else.

In your case, while having 3 leadership positions maybe important, you should think about the reasons why. Maybe you will figure out one of them is not or there is someone better to take it on. Start by listing out your priorities in order of importance. An example would be prioritize your mental and physical well being over one or all of your other activities. Then draw a line under the line item that you can get to realistically and then re-prioritize if needed. There is only so much any one person can do well at a given point in time.

Take care of yourself!!!
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Jared’s Answer

Hi Urara, great question. In order to manage your time efficiently and effectively, you'll need to stay organized, and have a place (calendar, notebook, dry erase board, etc) where you can track all of the things you need to do so A) you don't forget, and B) you know when and where you need to be and what you need to do. All of that is important, but personally, the thing that helps me the most is spending a few minutes each day (even if it feels like you don't have time) to gather yourself and think about all you have to do and plan it out. This always calms me down and makes me feel less stressed - and helps me stay focused on one thing at a time when I can. This won't magically create more time (nothing will) but it will keep your stress lower, which is important.

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Keith’s Answer

Urara. When faced with this type of challenge, I have always found it helpful to make everything I need to get done visible... then I can define when it needs to be done and if necessary either prioritize or bring others in to help me. I typically keep it very simple and use pads of post it notes and blue painter's tape to create a "board of work to do" on my wall at home. Recommend you do a little research to see if this approach for time management will be helpful.

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