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Crunch time...
I'm in my first year of a new program in university. I was in a different program last year, and since the switch I've been doing a lot better.
However, it's crunch time now. For the first time this year, I'm feeling totally overwhelmed by the amount of work I have to do. Here's a breakdown...
Monday: Nothing due.
Tuesday: Accounting quiz, 4 chapters of reading covered.
Wednesday: Programming lab due, Chemistry assignment due.
Thursday: Another programming lab due, Math test.
Friday: 2 Physics assignments and a physics lab due.
I know to break it down into little bits to get it all done, but I keep looking at my schedule and I'm totally overwhelmed. Keep in mind that I'm at school from 8 am until about 5 pm every day, and I can't miss class because I have something due in almost all of them. I also can't really do much work between classes, because I don't have access to a laptop.
My programming labs are giving me a lot of trouble, and my prof isn't any use... she keeps telling me I know what I'm doing when I have no idea. She won't answer any more of my questions!
Any advice on how to get through this hell week?
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Sounds kind of like what I'm going through right now. What you need to do is take a deep breath and calm down. You'll get it done or you won't. It's not the end of the world if you turn something in a little late. Lots of professors are willing to give extensions and sometimes handing it in a day late is worth the ten points or so off that you would get. Sometimes you just can't do everything. We're only human! Making a perfect grade isn't always realistic. Worrying isn't going to get you anywhere except stressed. For now, take it an hour at a time. Make a very detailed schedule of what you are going to do and when. Plan out every hour of every day this week. Make sure you put some time in there for relaxing, at least an hour a day, or you will probably go over the edge. Make sure you're eating enough and snack a little too. That will give you the energy you need to get through this. Try to follow your plan as best you can, but remember that you can't always know how long something is going to take to do. Don't get discouraged if what you actually do is quite different from your plan. Having the plan keeps things structured and organized and that's what you need. Think about next week. Next week it will be all over and no matter how you did, your life goes on and you'll be fine. You'll be relieved and happy. The calmer and more carefree you are now, the easier everything will be to do. I wish you the best of luck and I know that you can get through this. You always do, right? :)
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