Students often fall behind because of the lack of knowledge of utilizing time wisely. As a result, it causes low grades, repetition of class, an extension in time until graduation, and relationship issues. It’s hard to manage time for classes, especially when an individual is working. Time management is very crucial for college students as it will help improve their quality of life. To use time wisely, a person should make a personalized schedule, turn off notification on tablets or phones when studying, keep a time log and for homework or project, and decide when you’re going to start working etc.

            Every student should know how to manage their time because time is a special resource that you cannot store or save for later use. Most of the student in college have problems with time management; students in college have lots of work, but they procrastinate and wait until the last moment to do their assignment.  As a result, they have difficulty completing their assignment on time. If students make a personalized daily schedule, they can have enough time to finish work on time and have extra spare time. “Worldwide, students that practiced both planning and positive time attitudes found that they had much more time to complete their tasks because they control their time spent”( Alsalem) Studies show that a student, who follow a routine, have a higher GPA. “Hence, time management have been proven to be one of the top indicators toward achieving a high level of academic success and performance so it doesn’t serve only one purpose but participating in events and being engaged in other outside-class work” (Alsalem). Having a schedule is very most important in students life because its help you to become more creative and productive, and enables you to do the right thing at the right time. It will teach us to balance time.

            Phones and tablets have become a major distraction for this generation. While studying or doing assignments, students should switch off their phone or science them. Another option would be to turn off all notification on your cell phone and tablets. This will help set up your priorities. Usage of cell phone during school time can cause students to “overestimate their ability to multitask which could eventually lead to academic underperformance” (DOS, Bulent 79). As a result, individuals perform poorly in classes and get lower grades.

          Time management is most important for first-year college students because you have to spend most of your time doing homework. First years college students also having difficulty in managing time since they just graduated and start thinking about college as high school. “Recent surveys suggest that college students are spending time on vocational and employment pursuits at the expense of academic pursuits”(Thibodeaux et. Al 5-6). Many college students become overwhelmed with the feelings of not having adequate time to complete all their work adequately and it is true for those students who work part-time and attend school full time. The student who spends most of the time in college use time management because they want to graduate on time. Working is great but college should be the top priority for students. “Students who report spending most of their time away from campus pursuing work typically have lower GPAs than students who spend most of their time on campus (Brint & Cantwell, 2010), and the former report having lower expectations about academic success(Nonis et al., 2006)” (Thibodeaux et. Al 6). Students should devote their time in prioritizing their school over work. Planning to do your homework before it is due is extremely crucial. Students, who learn to wisely use time, will perform better in class.

            Working part-time is good but full time is not so good because you will not have time for school and end up working late. “Poor time management behaviors, such as not allocating time properly or last minute cramming for exams, have been frequently discussed as a source of stress and poor academic performance(Gall, 1988; Longman & Atkinson, 1988; Walter & Siebert, 1981)” (Macan et al. 762). If you can manage time then it will make it easier to finish work on time and you will know about your plan. “Using university student samples, they found that those who reported more purpose and structure to their time also reported psychological well-being, optimism about the future, more efficient study habits, fewer physical symptoms, and less depression and hopelessness, among other positive tendencies”( Macan et al. 760). The quote indicates the student who spends more time studying and makes a schedule for themselves are more optimistic about their future or career and have study habits; they don’t have less worry. 

Citation

Alsalem, Wasan Siddiq Yahya, et al. “The Effect of Time Management on Academic Performance among Students of Jazan University.” Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, vol. 69, no. 8, Nov. 2017, pp. 3042–3049. EBSCOhost, doi:10.12816/0042853

DOS, Bulent1, bdos@gantep.edu. t. “Cell Phone Usage and Metacognitive Awareness.” ELearning & Software for Education, vol. 1, Jan. 2018, pp. 79–85. EBSCOhost, doi:10.12753/2066-026X-18-010.

Thibodeaux, Jordan, et al. “First-Year College Students’ Time Use: Relations With Self-Regulation and GPA.” Journal of Advanced Academics, vol. 28, no. 1, Feb. 2017, pp. 5–27. EBSCOhost, ezproxy.gsu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ1125280&site=eds-live&scope=site.