How to Have It All

Making 24 Hours Count

Overcommitment to Clubs

At the Activities Fair, you found a number of new clubs that you want to join. You want to stay involved with clubs from freshmen year, but you don’t have enough time to do everything. How do you choose?

Overcommitment to Clubs● Prioritize your clubs: which ones to keep or which

ones to dropo academic connectiono sporto leadership positionso continuityo personal preference

● If you need to step back from a club, let the exec board know.

Bringing Up Your Grade in a Class

You’re taking a more advanced class in your major, or taking a class outside of your comfort zone. You received a low grade on your first exam or essay. What can you do to recover and get a good grade in the class?

Bringing Up Your Grade in a Class

- Go to the Professor’s office hours and have a conversation with him/her

- Go to the Filene Center to find the tutor’s hours

- Schedule a time each day to dedicate to working on that class

Athletics Conflict with Classes

You’re scheduling your classes for next semester, but your varsity practice and game schedule prevents you from taking a class you need for your major. How do you make sure you complete your major on time?

Athletics Conflict with Classes

-Talking to your Dean about how to schedule classes around games and practice. Sophomore Dean Denyse Wilhelm: wilhelm_denyse@wheatoncollege.edu-Talking to your major’s department head.

Social vs. Academic

It’s Friday. You have an exam on Monday. You’re friends want you to come to a social event on campus. Should you stay in and study all weekend,or go out with your friends?

Social vs. Academic

- Your social life is important and under-prioritizing it can make you less productive academically.

- Decide on when you will work on academics and when you will let yourself relax.

- Leave yourself some time for leisure when you schedule out your timetable for the week/month.

When the unexpected happens...

Process for dropping a class● Deadline: Fall: October week 3● Spring: April week 3

Requesting an Incomplete● Meet with your instructor

People that appear to “run like clockwork”

➔ set schedule or periods of time➔ prefer calendar in time slo

Time Oriented

Have you ever tried to “beat the clock”?

Why might someone be time oriented? ➔ Time is

finite

Task Oriented

Focus on the things they hope to accomplish.

Have concrete goals and detailed lists➔ Daily/Weekly worksheets

➔ Break things down (to-do’s)

➔ Efficiency➔ Productivit

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Parental expectations

● What happens when your interests are different from your parents?

● Make sure to acknowledge their opinion but realize that yours are ultimately the priority.