Students that hand in work at the last minute get lower grades….

chartAccording to recent research you could drop your grades by as much as 5% by leaving things to the last minute and rushing to meet your deadlines.

See http://www.wbs.ac.uk/news/leaving-essays-to-the-last-minute-ruins-students-grades/

If this sounds like you – or that it could be you – start getting yourself better organised now – before you end up being that student in a last minute panic.

Come along to our workshops to get some strategies, advice and tips on getting yourself organised.

Time Management – Tuesday 30th September, 12:15 – 13:15 in the Anderson Room, Edinburgh Campus Library (repeated on Thursday 6th November – same time and place)

How to stop putting things of and feel motivated  – Tuesday 21st October, 12:15 – 13:15 in the Anderson Room, Edinburgh Campus Library

See http://www.hw.ac.uk/is/skills-development/power-hours/study-lifestyle-tips.htm for more information (and put them in your calendar so you don’t forget….)

Alternatively, if you can’t attend a workshop, take a look at the Time Management section in Skills for Success – see http://www.hw.ac.uk/is/skills-development/self-study-online-learning.htm

 

 

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