The most important thing you can do is to commit to doing your work! Don’t distract yourself with other ‘stuff.’ You will waste a lot of time. So save your ‘facebooking’ as a reward for finishing a chunk of your school work.

Avoid procrastinating at all costs! Early in the week look at what needs to be done that week and look ahead to the next week as well. Break the work up into manageable chunks and plan time to get them done. This can be mental planning but I benefit more from physically writing things down. Or you can set up reminders on your phone so you don’t forget!

I cannot stress enough how important balance is in life. Make sure you make time for school work but don’t totally neglect other aspects of your life. Enough sleep, exercise, family time(for those of you with kids especially), and healthy meals are all important factors for success. One of my favorite ways to prepare for a test  is to do some yoga and then practice my side kicks in Hapkido class (a Korean martial art). It really gets out the stress of an upcoming test and fuels my brain. Just don’t forget to have a snack afterwards!