How to make the most of your time at University?

It is pretty obvious that by the time you enter the university, you are quite mature and are sure of what you are pursuing. The field is of your interest and you have an idea of the subject you are specializing in. But how to make the most of your time and get a ‘good’ degree? Well some people just know the right measures of how to make their degree different than other competitive fellows. Here are a few points how you can learn through this journey of life and develop your understanding in the most productive ways.

Good degrees are for them who aren’t afraid of doing hard work. You don’t have to just work hard, but work smart. You should be sure that each component of your studying is effective. You should monitor your learning and keep building the evidence of your achievements. Make sure you get the maximum out of these years.

– What does a good degree comprise of?

First of all you should be very clear with the idea of what a good degree is and why do you need one?! Now there can be a lot of different reasons which will vary from person to person; for e.g. some people may feel that they are worth a good degree, some might think that it will open more career choices and scope for betterment. Find your reason. Next it comes to how you make these years the most productive ones. Let’s just accept that these years of university are the most important years for your career. Get to know about your strengths and be good at receiving feedbacks. Also keep a control over your time. You should be well aware of all the practicalities involved in the course. And how you can build a better teaching-learning relationship so that you can make the most of your lectures delivered.

Attend all the seminars and tutorials, field work etc. Go for group discussions, one usually learns a lot when a lot of ideas come together.

– Getting the most out of your resources

Coming to the point that how can you fully optimize the resources in a systematic way. Starting with the human resources; this includes all the lecturers and teaching faculty and your classmates. Maintain a healthy scepticism. Recognize their role in your assignments and achievements. Value their expertise. Know how you can learn different skills from them outside the classrooms too. Observing and listening to your teachers is the key to success. Check back their instructions and ensure that they show you rather than do things for you. Use your fellow students as a resource too, share information, it will increase and help you to grow.

– Aim High

You should be very clear with your revision strategies and exam techniques. Know that if you are in this course, you deserve to know every bit of it. Keep your aims high, be steady with your approaches. Go step by step, first aim at clearing the exams with good score, then proceed further. Do not keep vague ideas of what you are doing. Master the skill and put your action plan into work!

– Look after yourself

It is true that in the end, its just you who will be there for yourself. Look after your lifestyle choices, manage your things well. Try to get involved with maximum things that will benefit you in the long terms, there are certain pleasures which appear to be fancy but are not long lived and leave you in regret. Learn to manage your paperwork, meetings etc. Take charge of your stress levels, never let it control you. Make good choices and a final action plan which you can rely upon.

We tend to confuse our desires with needs, but once you jot down the things you want in life and find the right path for it, nothing can stop you from achieving heights and reaching at the level you always dreamt of! Go and Conquer!