 Hello everybody, Andrea Trosky here with Dental Tutoring. So a lot of you have been sending messages asking about time management. So whether you are a new student or you've been in school for a while, you will quickly start to realize that time management is very difficult. So you have to figure out how to study, how to find time to eat, how to find time to work, how to find time to be with your family, how to find time to just sort of be you and have a little bit of a life. But more importantly, you might have seven tests one week, two tests the next week, homework assignments, projects, group presentations, everything that you have to prepare for. And your teachers don't care how many tests or assignments or quizzes you have for other classes. They are only concerned with their own. When I was a student, I remember thinking, don't the teachers ever talk to each other to just sort of say, well, they have a test on Monday. So don't give them a test on Monday. Give them a test on Tuesday instead. But typically they don't talk to one another. They don't really care, I guess, as horrible as that sounds, but they don't really care what the other teacher has planned. So time management is a huge thing. And if you don't have it down pat, it can mean the difference between a pass and a fail. And you might have come to realize that already. And I'm not saying this to scare you, but I'm saying this so you can start to prepare yourself. So the best thing that you guys can do is to either buy a calendar, buy an agenda, buy a planner, anything, find something that works for you so that you are able to see per week and then per month how many tests, assignments you have, projects, presentations that you have to prepare for quizzes, all of that. You might have to prepare for a clinic. You might have to prepare a little bit more for your labs, but make note of everything. So then I would suggest, say the Sunday, the week before, look at the week that you have coming up and then make some choices and make some decisions of when you are going to study for what topic, when you are going to have some free time, things like that. When I was a student, I pretty much planned hour per hour. So I did have to work after school, not every day. I don't really remember to be honest now, but some weeks it was every day, but then other weeks it was maybe four times a week, three times a week. I worked mainly on the weekends, though, too. But as you can imagine, me trying to study after school was impossible if I had to work. But I would always study after work and just before I went to sleep. Because after work, you're pretty hyped up, right? So you can't sleep right away anyway. So I would study for at least an hour after that. And that would make me tired. But then at least I knew that I was able to get at least an hour of studying in every single day. And I say this because it's a good idea to get at least two hours in every day, if you can, and up to six hours of studying a day at the most. So let's say you have a test Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. So let's say that you have a test every single day. Start to study for those tests a couple weeks, at least a week before. But I suggest at least a couple weeks. That way, if you're only able to study, let's say, an hour every single day, then start two weeks beforehand. So then by the time your test comes up, you'll feel pretty confident, right? But let's say you don't have to work. Then you might not necessarily have to study two weeks beforehand because you will have at least, let's say, four hours a day to study. So that's a lot easier for you. See how if you have, let's say, four hours a day to study, you can get a lot more done than if you only have an hour a day. So look at what your schedule is. If you have prior commitments, say you have an extra curricular activity after school every day, or you watch your niece every Saturday, I don't know, something like that. But if you have prior commitments, that's OK, but try to work around them. Because in school, you need to make sure to pass, right? And you will come with a lot. Like, you will have to do a lot, and it does become overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. The best thing to do is to stay organized. So that's where a planner comes in. So then at least you can see what you have to do per week and then per month. And then plan out per day sort of what you're doing in the morning, the afternoon, evening. And then also, though, make sure to give yourself some time away from all of that. So go shopping, see a movie, watch a bunch of TV shows on Netflix, something, anything. Because you should not have to study all day every day, because that will not help either. You might feel like you have to, because you have so many tests, assignments, and projects, but that's not helping you either. So there is such a thing as studying too much. So does that make sense so for everybody? So the best thing to do for time management is to write everything down and then plan per week. And no waste of time. If you're planning to study four hours a day, but you are also checking your cell phone, checking social media, then that's not full-on studying. So when you are studying or working on projects, put the cell phone away, do not go on the computer, just sort of do that for a good four hours, and then that's it. So does that make sense? So good luck, everybody. If you're a new student, you will soon see how it can be very overwhelming, but it is possible if you stay organized. So good luck. And if you guys need any help, just let me know.