As the days begin to get you closer to the new academic session, it can be stressful thinking about how you will manage studying for tests, submitting assignments, and your social life all at the same time. Your parents may also have several back to school concerns for you such as buying clothes, supplies, and arranging commute. At the start of the school year, there are several things you can do to ensure that the entire academic year will go successfully. If you are interested in arranging this, here are the best back to school tips you can follow:
Adjust Your Sleeping Cycle
It is more than likely that vacations have led you to ruin your school day sleep pattern. This change in your circadian rhythm can be pretty disastrous for your productivity at school. This can also be a major factor contributing to increased stress levels, and can cause you to fall asleep during study sessions. Therefore, it is important to start adjusting your sleep cycle at least 7 days before your school is about to start. This will also help improve your overall health and happiness.
Start Reducing Your Screen Time
Screen time is something you get to enjoy in abundance during the summer. However, when back to school season arrives, it is important to start letting go of this bad habit. You need to start reducing your screen time gradually by increases of 30 minutes a day. This isn’t just limited to your Netflix time, but also the time you spend browsing memes, since all of this can get really addictive really fast. While that would definitely cause you to lose track of your study time and get more easily distracted, an increased screen time has also been reported with a general sense of sadness. You can be much happier by studying and hanging out with people in real life instead.
Ease into Your Routine
Starting your new school year with a sudden increase in workload isn’t going to benefit you at all. If you do plan to outperform your class from the first day of school, it is important to instead divert your focus on your preparation a few days before school starts to help you get accustomed to it. This also goes for going to school. It is a good idea to start early for the first few days of school to get an idea of what the ideal time for leaving home is. This also gives you enough time to get familiar with the location of all your classes and lockers in the school. This is an excellent step for even the most responsible students since everyone can benefit from a little bit of adjustment.
Gather Supplies
This part of getting ready for school can be therapeutic for some. You just need to make a list of all the supplies you wish to buy and go shopping with your parents or friends. Be sure to account for the supplies that you already have at home, and stuff that may just need restocking. While doing so, you can also clean out your desk to make sure that you don’t have any waste or clutter gathering up during the start of the school year. Also, make sure you have a backpack that can carry all your books at once as it will help you a lot on over-burdening days.
Check Your Wardrobe
If you have a school uniform, then make sure you have three sets of it and that it fits well. If you get to pick your own clothes for school, then it is important to make sure that you would be able to make it through each week with your outfits and that they stay clean. Be sure to accommodate for your parents’ laundry schedule as this will give you an idea of how far you can go through the week before running out of clean clothes.
Once the above are done, you are already set on a path to an incredibly successful school year.
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