{"id":435,"date":"2014-04-28T10:07:22","date_gmt":"2014-04-28T10:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/postgraduate\/?p=435"},"modified":"2014-04-28T10:07:22","modified_gmt":"2014-04-28T10:07:22","slug":"things-i-do-when-i-have-to-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/2014\/04\/28\/things-i-do-when-i-have-to-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Things I do when I have to study"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tI present to you, the truth. We\u2019re all guilty of doing this.<\/p>\n\"MGpic2\"<\/a>\n

First things first: inhale, exhale (now repeat this for the rest of your university career).<\/p>\n

Now that that\u2019s out of the way, let\u2019s get into the nitty gritty of organizing yourself and managing your time wisely (so you don\u2019t become that pie chart). As a PG student, think of university as full-time work. And treat your down time and actual paid job (if you choose to have one) as life. I know you\u2019ll question me about placing your paid job under the life category. But I need you to trust me when I say, this actually gives you a nice break from your university work. We\u2019ll call all of this your work-life balance. The aim: actually reaching a nice balance–because everyone deserves a break after a hard day\u2019s work–if you work hard, why not play hard.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s now time for the wisest piece of advice that I can give any university student (after my breathing exercise, of course):<\/p>\n

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  1. Print off a calendar for each semester<\/li>\n
  2. Write down every single due date on your beautiful, new calendar<\/li>\n
  3. Hang that calendar in a place where you will ALWAYS see it (i.e. on the wall and not under all that fancy paperwork on your desk for added decoration)<\/li>\n
  4. Stare at it until your heart\u2019s content\u2026or until you begin to come up with a game plan on how to tackle all that\u2019s due<\/li>\n
  5. With all that thinking of how you\u2019re going to tackle your university work, think of treating yourself to some breaks because you don\u2019t want to overwork yourself and burn yourself out\u2026it\u2019s not fun<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This process has worked for me since my undergrad days. And I swear by it. It\u2019s very different when you actually visualize your due dates. One day you\u2019ll thank me for this–you\u2019re welcome in advance. If you\u2019re adding a part-time job to the mix, you\u2019ll be able to see when you wont be as available to work.<\/p>\n

    More wise words: try finding a part-time job that is flexible with your schedule–your education comes first (I know, I sound like a parent right now, but it\u2019s the truth). Personally, I’ve been fortunate enough to work as a BU Student Ambassador. It\u2019s been an excellent opportunity for me, and I recommend applying for a Student Ambassador role. I\u2019m able to pick shifts that work around my schedule, and it works perfectly for me. Yes, it\u2019s even a nice little break for me.<\/p>\n

    I hope my words of wisdom help you just as much as they’ve helped me.<\/p>\n

    Happy studying (and remember to take breaks)!<\/p>\n

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    I present to you, the truth. We\u2019re all guilty of doing this. First things first: inhale, exhale (now repeat this for the rest of your university career). Now that that\u2019s out of the way, let\u2019s get into the nitty gritty of organizing yourself and managing your time wisely (so you don\u2019t become that pie chart)…. Read more » about Things I do when I have to study<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":273,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1658,1663],"tags":[115,1028],"class_list":["post-435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog-archive","category-postgraduate","tag-merna-ghabbour","tag-study"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/273"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}