Time management
During your studies, you’ll need to balance the requirements of your degree alongside extracurricular activities, potentially a job, caring responsibilities, as well as other commitments in your personal life.
Therefore, time management skills are really important. They can help you to avoid procrastinating, help you plan ahead of deadlines and ensure you have enough time to work on different assessments.
You are more likely to avoid last minute rushes and be able to participate in a wider number of activities if you have developed a realistic overview of your commitments.
Secondly, if you approach a piece of work in a planned way you are more likely to carry out each stage efficiently and effectively, producing higher quality work.
Be conscious of whether you might need more time than other peers. For example, if you are a student writing in your second language, you’ll likely need more time than those who are writing in their first language.
It’s not just about writing either; consider the time you need to manage beforehand to undertake your research, to read relevant resources, and to plan how you’ll structure your assessment.