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Keeping Appointments

by jennifer
July 13, 2012

Rarely a day will go by in college when you don’t have an appointment. It could be with one of your teachers, your advisor, a study group, a residence hall meeting, or many others. Missing an appointment could have dire consequences.

The most vital resource available to you for your appointment is in the palm of your hand.  You carry it with you wherever you go, and get withdrawal symptoms when it’s not in hand.  Yes…your cellphone — your window to the rest of the society, and the ultimate time management tool.  Your phone has a clock with alarms, a calendar with reminders, agenda and to-do lists.

Also make sure you plan ahead.  Leaving 10 minutes before a meeting that requires a 20 minute drive is no good.  You can also use your phone to plan the route and determine how long your travel time will be.

Here’s a strategy for keeping appointments.

Step One: Record the appointment time and place it in your cell phone as an alert the night before. That way you’ll be able to prepare yourself for the next day’s meeting
Step Two: Set an alert for the appointment one hour before the time of the appointment. This is so you don’t get distracted and forget.
Step Three: Record the actual time and place of the appointment in your cell phone.

You may not think you need three reminders, but college students are noted for missing appointments..

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  • I have changed and adopted some things.  First is my time management.  I learned how to manage my time by using simple things like the what-to-do list.  I never thought about using time between classes to do useful things.  I used to either go back to my apartment if the break was long or just using my phone to text.  However, I now realize how I can use that time.  I usually spend my time in the engineering lab, even if I have everything done, I just go and figure out what to do because it's better than going back to the apartment.  Additionally, I learned a very useful thing like the cheat sheet.  I think even if it's not permitted to be used in some classes, it benefits me in reviewing before a test or quiz since most of what is going to be covered is on there.  What I like here is that everything we learn can be used in real situations or study cases.  For instance, I learn some tips for studying, such as the flash cards, and when I try it, it works perfectly..

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