Study Timetables

[Emie]

Do you think it would be worthwhile establishing a study timetable? Not one that necessarily devotes time to specific subjects, but rather a general plan of when to fit in study/exercise/relaxation etc. What do you think?

[Art Vandelay]

it depends on the individual. For myself at least, I kinda just had a ratio, which helped me to allocate how much time i would spend on a certain activity, relative to something else.

[treystorm]

this was mine over the holidays.
i had half hour breaks b/w each period.
it was really intense and tiring

[vashappenin]

Although sometimes I dont completely stick to it, study times are extreeeeemely effective, well at least for me they are.. They're good as they give you some sort of idea of what you need to do and when. I tend to break down each activity into something specific, not just maths or english, but something like ' ex 15b qn 5-9' or 'read chapters 2-3 of the quiet american'. That way, I have more mini-goals that I can cross  off as I go rather than just the name of the subject. It also helps me to keep on track, and I feel motivated to keep working when I cross off the  tasks I've already completed haha! So yeah.. it doesnt have to be something super pretty or anyth ing, maybe just have a little whiteboard where you write what you need to complete before going to bed. Or maybe even use your school diary

[Shenz0r]

this was mine over the holidays.
i had half hour breaks b/w each period.
it was really intense and tiring

...That is more grueling than even my SWOTVAC (which was just me doing practise exams from like 10-6)...

I didn't really have a timetable, just a mental checklist of things I had to finish off by the end of the day. I'd normally get home at 5, have some afternoon tea, then do work until I finished (not to mention, I'd have dinner some time around 7).

So normally I'd finish study at around 8-9 and I would relax the rest of the night.

In holidays I didn't have set blocks of time to study - I didn't like the idea of forcing myself to study for a subject without knowing what things to do (do I answer NEAP questions? Do a prac exam? Finish off my English essay?). And I liked the idea of finishing one task on the day I start it, rather than stopping it halfway. So that's why I broke my day up to a list of tasks I wanted to finish, rather than setting out specific times to do specific subjects.

[watto_22]

I never had a study timetable

I just wrote down my homework for each night and then made sure (usually) that I did all that.
Often things took more or less time than expected, so I found that my system worked better than a precise timetable.

However, I do think that a timetable which notes the times when you are busy - eating, exercising, resting, chilling, partying, etc - could be handy. that will show you what time you actually have available for schoolwork

[walkec]

I find study timetables extremely effective. I don't know whether its because I'm heavily involved in extra curricular (3 music ensembles, debating, 2 sport teams) and I also have my part time job too, or whether I'm just an organised freak!

Nah but seriously I do find they help identifying free time for sleep/study/chill/eating. I also find it works best for me if I have a urgent homework session as soon as I get home (around 4) then eat something small, then divide everything into 30 minute blocks so I can do a bit of each subject each night.

In hindsight, it's probably a little sad I started using a study timetable full time in year 10! But it worked 

[Conic]

For me, doing homework/studying at the same time each day is enough. If you were to do work from 5-8 or whatever each day it becomes a habit and improves concentration.

[darklight]

I think it would be a personal decision. For me, a regular study timetable doesn't really work because I find the work that I need to do changing depending on the next day or next week. Rather, I try to keep a "to-do" list as others have said, and cross it off as I go along.