 from the tutoring center, and today we're going to talk about time management, because time management is the best way to achieve success in college. It allows you to balance your work, class, and all your social activities by making sure that you get all the important things done. This is a quarterly calendar available at the tutoring center. It's great for writing down big assignments like tests and projects. At the start of each quarter, gather your syllabi and highlight the important tests and projects. Board them on your quarterly calendar. This helps you plan out for busy weeks, and it helps you not forget anything important. And this is the weekly calendar, also found in the tutoring center. And this allows you to plan out your weeks hour by hour. First, you want to put in the things that you cannot change, like your classes, work, if you're in sports, any practices that you have. So in this way you have all your concrete information down so later you can fill in your studying. Do you know what the golden rule of studying is? The golden rule of studying is that on average you should be studying two hours outside of class for every hour in class. This means that if you are taking 15 credits, you should be studying about 30 hours a week outside of class. But don't freak out, this is an approximation. It's a good basis for planning out your time. You may be wondering what constitutes a studying. So take a moment to pause and think about what studying is to you. Studying is any exposure to classroom material, so that can be making note cards, reviewing your notes, doing homework, working on your project, any reading assignments, just anything that is related to the class is study time. Now that you know how much time you should be studying per week, make sure to write it down in your weekly planner. But be reasonable, don't write down that you'll study at 7 a.m. if you're not actually going to do that. So now that you've planned all the things that you need to do, including your study time, don't forget to add your fun stuff. Once you set up your weekly schedule, try and stick to it. If something's not working, just make a change. But the most important part is that it works for you. Having good time management skills is really important in college. It helps you make sure that you get your studying done, but you can also have fun too. If you'd like to learn more about time management or any other study skills, stop by the Tutoring Center and you can make a successful appointment with one of the front desk workers. I'm Barb Quik, the Director of the Tutoring Center. Thanks for spending this time with us. Please stop by to visit us at Wilson Library 280 or visit our website at www.edu-slash-tutoring. Bye.