"Don't take a tough class like math early in the morning if you are not a morning person. That'll just get you into trouble in the long run," she said.
Often students come to the counseling center complaining that they have too much work to do and have no time left to do it in, Reynolds said. By prioritizing activities and weighing their urgency students can grapple with all the activities competing for their time.
"Students who don't use time management skills can become so overwhelmed. It's almost paralyzing. They wind up not being able to accomplish anything," Reynolds said.
In order to prevent the negative effects of time management, the UCC offers free workshops that tackle subjects such as time management, procrastination, and study skills, on a drop-in basis.
Like time management, money management calls for lots of planning and college can be the first time for many that they have to manage their money, said Dan Small, director of the office of student financial assistance.
Before beginning college, students should talk to their parents, older siblings or friends to get an idea of what college life will be like financially. Learn from their experiences as prevention against taking the thorny, debt-lined paths that pop up throughout college, he said.
Students need to be prepared that at the beginning of the year they will be spending a large sum of money, especially on books that can cost up to $600, Small said. He also said if students plan on getting a job to pay for expenses they should realize that the first check will not come for a few weeks, so students should be prepared to get through the first month with money they bring with them.
Some expect to be able to continue the same type of activities they did when they were in high school, but living in Washington can get expensive. Small suggested instead of trying to do everything you want in the first semester, pick two top activities. Once you get into the swing of how much going out and eating out costs then you can steadily add more activities.
Often students come to the counseling center complaining that they have too much work to do and have no time left to do it in, Reynolds said. By prioritizing activities and weighing their urgency students can grapple with all the activities competing for their time.
"Students who don't use time management skills can become so overwhelmed. It's almost paralyzing. They wind up not being able to accomplish anything," Reynolds said.
In order to prevent the negative effects of time management, the UCC offers free workshops that tackle subjects such as time management, procrastination, and study skills, on a drop-in basis.
Like time management, money management calls for lots of planning and college can be the first time for many that they have to manage their money, said Dan Small, director of the office of student financial assistance.
Before beginning college, students should talk to their parents, older siblings or friends to get an idea of what college life will be like financially. Learn from their experiences as prevention against taking the thorny, debt-lined paths that pop up throughout college, he said.
Students need to be prepared that at the beginning of the year they will be spending a large sum of money, especially on books that can cost up to $600, Small said. He also said if students plan on getting a job to pay for expenses they should realize that the first check will not come for a few weeks, so students should be prepared to get through the first month with money they bring with them.
Some expect to be able to continue the same type of activities they did when they were in high school, but living in Washington can get expensive. Small suggested instead of trying to do everything you want in the first semester, pick two top activities. Once you get into the swing of how much going out and eating out costs then you can steadily add more activities.
