Managing Life & Staying Sane: Daily Study Schedule Examples
Discover effective daily study schedules for managing life outside of studying, including prioritizing tasks, setting breaks, meal times, and family responsibilities. Stay organized and balanced during intense study periods.
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BOOTCAMP WINTER 2020 February 6, 2020
MANAGING LIFE & STAYING SANE What Does Life Look Like Outside of Studying? NO ONE will (or should) study for 24-hours in the day, for the next two (2) weeks. At some point, one must make time to accommodate non-exam related activities, events, or other random items. Write out a short list of priorities. For Example: Sleep/Eat Study (Obviously) Breaks (Yes, It s OK!) https://firstyear.mit.edu/tutoring-support/study-tips/tooling-and- studying/tooling-and-studying-effective-breaks Go to Work (Common for bar takers who still work) Partner/Child Facetime Create a DAILY hour-by-hour schedule All hours need to be accounted for in some fashion (BE DETAILED!) Should encompass your actual study schedule Leave wiggle room for the just in case events
MANAGING LIFE & STAYING SANE Daily Schedule Study Away From Home Example: 4:30 6:00AM: Wake up. Get ready for the day 6:15 7:15AM: Commute to pre-determined study location 7:15 7:30AM: But First, Coffee. Find a Spot. Setup. Get settled. 7:30 10:30AM: 100 MBE Questions (Mixed) 10:30 11:30AM: LUNCH BREAK (absolutely NO exam talk!*) 11:30 1:30PM: Review 100 MBE Questions AND Answers! 1:30 1:40PM: MOVEMENT BREAK! (Get up & MOVE) 1:40 2:10PM: Practice Essay (Topic - ) 2:10 2:40PM: Practice Essay (Topic - ) * https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110208131529.htm https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/changepower/201704/how-do-work-breaks-help-your-brain-5-surprising-answers
MANAGING LIFE & STAYING SANE Daily Schedule Example Cont d: 2:40 3:40PM: EAT A MEAL, NOT SNACKS. NO exam talk!! 3:40 4:25PM: Review Practice Essay #1 4:25 5:10PM: Review Practice Essay #2 5:15 6:45PM: MPT Practice 6:45 7:00PM: MOVEMENT BREAK. No more coffee! Healthy snacks only! 7:00PM 8:30PM: Review MPT. Take note of less strong sub-topics from today s practice. Review next day s schedule. Give yourself a high-five! 8:30 9:30PM: Commute home 9:30 10:15PM: Eat. Make calls. Pack lunch. RELAX. NO ELECTRONICS! 10:15PM SWEET DREAMS!!!!!
MANAGING LIFE & STAYING SANE Daily Schedule for Parents Who Study Away From Home Example: 5:00 7:00AM: Wake up. Get ready. Get kids together. Breakfast! 7:00 8:15AM: School drop-offs. Commute to study location. 8:15 8:30AM: But First, Coffee. Find a Spot. Setup. Get settled. 8:30 11:30AM: 100 MBE Questions (Mixed) 11:30 12:30AM: BREAK (absolutely NO exam talk!*) 12:30 2:30PM: Review 100 MBE Questions AND Answers! 2:35 3:05PM: Practice Essay (Topic - ) Review Later or at Home 3:05 3:35 PM: Practice Essay (Topic - ) Review Later or at Home BREAK TO PICK UP FROM SCHOOL or REGULAR BREAK
MANAGING LIFE & STAYING SANE Daily Schedule Cont d: 3:35 4:15PM: Snack. Check On Kids! 4:15 5:45PM: MPT Practice Review at home or 1stthing in the morning! Gauge flexibility. 30-45 min. 5:45 6:45PM: Pack Up and Head Home 6:45 9:00PM: Family Time. Dinner. Check HW. Baths. Prep for School. 9:00 9:45PM: Prep for YOUR Next Day Studying Materials, Meals, Snacks, Review Life Schedule etc. 9:45 11:00PM: UNWIND. RELAX. NO ELECTRONICS! 11:00PM: SWEET DREAMS!!!!
MANAGING LIFE & STAYING SANE Daily Schedule The Full-Time Employee Example: 5:30 7:00AM: Wake up. Get Ready for the Day. 7:00 8:00AM: Commute to Work (Car. CTA, Metra, Bike/Lyft) 8:15 5:00pm: Work Work Work Work Work Use lunch break to complete and review an essay! 5:00 6:00PM: Commute to Study Location and Get Settled. 6:00 7:30PM: MPT Practice 7:30 8:00PM: Review MPT 8:00 9:00PM: 2 Practice Essays (Topics - ) (Review during tomorrow s lunch) 9:00 9:45PM: Commute Home 10:00 11:00PM: Wind down. Relax. Eat. Prep for Tomorrow. Bed By 11:00PM!
MANAGING LIFE & STAYING SANE WHAT IS MY LEARNING STYLE? VARK Learning Preferences - https://vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/ V Visual (Charts/diagrams, fonts/colors to emphasize importance) A Aural (Discussion, spoken/heard information, listening) R Read/Write (Lists, handouts, text in all formats) K Kinesthetic (Practical exercises, trial and error, case studies) Multimodal (A combination of 2 or more) Discover your most preferred learning preference(s) and check out strategies to make it work for you!
