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01. Welcome - You’ve walked across the stage, collected your diploma and spent a summer dreaming of the freedom you’ll enjoy in college!  Congratulations!  You’re embarking on a journey sure to be filled with fun, new friends, new experiences, and knowledge beyond your dreams.

02. Setting Goals - What are your goals? Really, what are your goals? Do you want to lose 10 pounds, have shinier hair, land that cute guy in your Algebra class, or get an “A” in basket weaving?  Goals are important for everyone and identifying them up front helps you keep your eye on the prize.

03. Tracking - It will help you manage your time well if you know where your time actually gets spent. One very helpful way of determining your actual usage of time is to track your time. The process here is like making a schedule, but it works in reverse. Instead of writing things in that you are planning to do, time logging is a process of writing down the things that you have already done. Doing this is sort of a get-to-know-yourself exercise because this procedure will highlight many of your habits that you might selectively ignore currently.

04. Daily Planner) - When you are organized, that will help you achieve your goals in a timely manner. You need to organize your tasks so you will know what needs to be accomplished and when they need to be accomplished. No student should be without a daily planner.

05. Management - The time you spend on task has some relationship to the quality of work you end up producing. A good gauge to follow is to perform 2-3 hours of schoolwork outside class for every hour of class time. Yes, this means for a full-time student with 15-hours of class per week load the recommendation is to do between 30 and 45 hours of homework each week.

06. Organization - Generally, college students aren’t fully prepared to organize the “stuff” in their lives. Dorm rooms can quickly get over-run with clothes, books, computers, CD’s, DVD’s, television sets, completed papers, half-completed papers, and the other effects of the college student’s life.

07. Procrastinating - Procrastination is a schedule buster. It’s easy to put things off until later, especially when you dread the task such as writing a term paper. But in college, this is a real problem. If you put off your assignments or studying for tests, you are only hurting yourself. Procrastinating leads to stress and anxiety not to mention poor performance. You CAN stop procrastination from affecting your schoolwork.

08. Stress - College life is full of new experiences and anxieties. It can be the best of times and the worst of times. Meeting new people, learning, and being on your own are the best. Falling behind in class, pulling "all-nighters and final exams can be the worst.

09. Study Tips - Many college students don’t dedicate the right amount of time toward maximizing their studying. As we mentioned before, cramming and pulling “all-nighters” is still a fact of life on most college campuses. These types of sessions increase stress levels and don’t always lead to the best performances.

10. Working - For many college students, having to hold down a part-time or even full-time job is one that is a harsh reality. Not all of us have parents with an endless supply of cash and some of us just choose to earn our own money instead of depending on others. So how do you balance your job with everything else?

11. Money - Money certainly makes the world go ‘round, and we all need to be mindful of how much we have and where it’s going. This is especially true for college students. College expenses can be high with tuition, books, room and board, rent, gas, beer money, movie rentals, etc. Effective money management is made easier with these tips.

12. Party - Parties and socializing is a huge part of college life. You should never deny yourself the right to enjoy the non-academic side of the university. You need to keep in mind, however, that partying is only a small part of the college experience. It has its pitfalls, and you need to be careful that you don’t overdo it so that it becomes the MOST important part.

13. Non-traditional - More and more mature adults are going back to college to complete degrees already started, to fulfill a lifelong ambition, or to train for a new career path. Time management for non-traditional students is especially crucial as the issue of children and family contributes to the already hectic life of a full-time college student. Some non-traditional students also juggle full-time jobs along with their studies. Finding time to study, take care of a home, work an outside job, and have a personal life seems out of reach. However, time management skills make it not only possible, but also realistic.

14. You Can Do It - Whether you’re embarking on your college career just out of high school or later in life, time management and all that goes with it is a very important aspect of a successful college experience. If you control your time, you control your stress, and you perform to the best of your abilities.

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