Graduate Students' Time Management

After being admitted as a graduate student, people may face a situation very different from what they had experienced before. They may find that they have fewer courses to take during each semester, so some may think that they have more time to waste.

However, professors often ask graduate students for more while giving them less in the meantime. It means that there may be more responsibilities a graduate student should take. Some students may not get used to dealing with the situation, and maybe some even haven't noticed the difference between graduate and undergraduate studying, so they might have some problems. Maybe they can't understand what was taught in class because they did not read the materials given. Maybe they will miss the due-date of the project or term-paper.


In my opinion, I think it's very important for graduate students to have a "calendar." Having a study calendar may be helpful in keeping track of their long-term or short-term studying plan. And then, to make a to-do list might be helpful, too. A prioritized to-do list may help a graduate student to check if there is something forgotten, and to make sure what must be done first.

If a graduate student can make a good plan for their studies, and follow the plan day by day, I think he may perform better in there courses and enjoy the life more,