Make a time schedule

Graduate students have more time to do things other than attending classes, especially in engineering field. They can spent 4 days a week doing research on their own computer without going to school. But with the fact of far away from parents' concern, they can also spend time at any thing they are interested in. There are always parties, games, and other activities that needs a lot of time. The problem is, many graduate students still lack the capability in balancing study and playing. Some of them just hang up online or go shopping all days until before the deadline of the assignments. They finish the task in a hurry with low quality. The reason is that they often feel there is much time left so there is no problem if they do something less important first. But when they realize that they should spend some time on study, the day has passed. And they think, "Well, I can do it tomorrow." But situation continues the next day. One way to help is to set up a time schedule and follow it every day. When there is no class, do homework first and place activities in evening, shopping only on weekends, and so on. One benefit of such a time schedule is that it will ensure students to study and finish homework on time with higher quality. By following it, there will be no need to worry about tomorrow's deadline when hanging out with friends.