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How to deal with it all
If you’ve been following The Next Step Magazine, you’ll notice that the focus of many of my articles has been attitude. But while attitude is indeed everything, it doesn’t necessarily tell you how to address, for example, an onslaught of midterms, projects, and problem sets.
One of the most important aspects of maintaining your grasp on life is ensuring that nothing catches you by surprise. If you know what you have to do and plan ahead accordingly, you’re at least one step closer to avoiding a soda-fueled all-nighter.
When you receive your calculus syllabus, take the time to write the midterms in your Palm or notebook. (Write a reminder one week prior to the midterm so that you have time to review all of those missed lectures.) You shouldn’t be afraid to schedule everything that you can. While it might seem natural to schedule a midterm, it might seem strange or even rude to schedule in time for your friends. This should, of course, be approached with caution, try it. See if that four-hour block of time between two classes can be partitioned so that you spend some time studying instead of spending the entire time playing Ultimate Frisbee.
Aside from scheduling playtime, classes, midterms and club meetings, you might also try scheduling homework and study time. Admittedly, when I didn’t schedule time to do homework, it was much easier to forgo doing a physics problem set for an Xbox game.
A final note: When you’re registering for classes, only schedule what you’re sure you can handle. Trying to impress others with a 20-credit schedule freshman year won’t do you any good. Balancing not only means balancing work and play. Balancing also means maintaining a positive mentality so that you’re able to schedule and start early.
Mike Maturo is a sophomore at USC. Article provided by 
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