WAYS TO MAINTAIN A BALANCE BETWEEN ACADEMIC AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AS A STUDENT.

Being a student means that one of the major things you would be involved with is academic activities, as well as other extracurricular engagements and it is not alien that in the course of all these, there might be an imbalance. This blog post seeks to proffer effective ways to maintain a healthy and practicable balance between academic and extracurricular activities, while on campus.

TIME MANAGEMENT

Time management is key when it comes to creating a stable balance between academic responsibilities and other extracurricular commitments. A practical example is by creating a personal timetable that would include time for classes, study periods and extracurricular activities. A timetable like this would help in allocating time effectively, setting priorities and prevent clashing.

SELF DISCIPLINE

Self-control and discipline would make it a lot easier to limit distractions, stay committed and achieve set goals. As a student, who is involved with many activities alongside academics, you have to discipline yourself to focus solely on extracurricular activities without academic distractions, in its time and immerse yourself in studying without any forms of distractions, when in its time.

SET CLEAR & ACHIEVABLE GOALS

Set achievable and specific goals like target grades, study hours and assignment deadlines in your academics as it would help bolster your focus and determination to tick them out. Conversely, establish goals like attaining leadership positions, community service, competitions etc. for your extracurricular activities as it would ensure that they are purposeful and beneficial.

 UTILIZE BREAKS

Your breaks, as a student, can come in very handy especially when it is properly planned and utilized effectively. Extracurricular activities can be scheduled to break times like weekends, holidays etc.

PRIORITIZE RELEVANCE

When selecting the extracurricular activities to engage in, choose activities that align with your personal interests and your academic goal. It is also important to focus on quality over quantity. In other words, it is better to be effective and fully involved in few relevant activities than to be redundant and useless in so many.

DEVELOP GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH PEERS

As a student with a lot of engagements, it would be smart to form study groups with classmates, for you to catch up on lost information and enhance understanding of your school work. By doing this, you also get to make social connections, which may become long term relationships.

CONSTANT APPRAISALS AND REGULAR ADJUSTMENT

Take time to conduct self-appraisals on how well you have been able to balance your academic and extracurricular activities, and how well your plans have been coming along. Also, be willing to make adjustments to your schedule as it is very important to know when to focus more on your academics and limit your extracurricular time.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion, maintaining a visibly healthy and measurable balance in your academic and extracurricular activities is very important as it would bolster productivity and development. Ultimately, the ability to maintain a balance with all these, would not only help the student in future challenges, but it would also lead to all round growth and development of the student.