The holiday season is a wonderful time of year to catch up with friends and family. From holiday parties to casual get togethers, opportunities to socialize are everywhere. What do you do if you set goals for yourself to make progress in your courses but are facing holiday distractions around every corner? Because Washington Technical Institute’s courses are 100% online and self-paced, we know how hard it can be to focus on your studies during the holiday season, and we’ve got 5 tips for students who want to stay on top of their classes during this exciting (but hectic) time of year.
Follow A Realistic Schedule
It can be tempting to tell yourself that you’re going to bust through chapter after chapter of classwork during the holidays, but if life gets busy, you might end up frustrated and feeling down on yourself for not accomplishing those ambitious goals. Set goals for yourself that take into account the living you need to do during the holiday season. That way, you can actually achieve them and celebrate your accomplishments, and if you exceed your goals, that’s great, too!
Visualize Your Goals
What’s your long-term goal deadline? Post that date at different places in your home to make sure you remember why you’re taking the time to get your work done. If you’re aiming for a new, better paying career, post some facts about your goal career on sticky notes around the house to keep you motivated. Keeping up with your classes during the holidays might take a little extra motivation, and remembering why you’re studying can help you hold onto the extra push you need to keep going.
Prioritize Studying
The holidays are busy, so making sure you study first thing will avoid the slippery slope of an “I’ll do it later” mentality. We all know that sometimes “later” never comes, and the only thing that is coming later is the bad feelings you end up with for not working on your classes. By getting it out of the way first thing, you can go about your day without classwork hanging over your head like a gloomy raincloud waiting to burst!
Eliminate Distractions
If you want to get the most bang for you buck during the holiday season, then turning off all devices during your study time will help you knock out your work a lot more quickly. And that brings us to the last tip.
Ask For Help
Along with turning off all devices, be sure your family and friends know that your holiday study schedule is important to you. They can help you by either leaving you alone during your focused study sessions, but you might also prefer that they jump in and help you study by quizzing you on the content or being otherwise supportive. When you’re taking classes, it never hurts to have other people pitching in on the responsibilities that usually land on your plate, so if your friends and family members are willing to help, let them!
Washington Technical Institute
Washington Technical Institute’s courses are perfect for today’s busy adults. They can be completed in a matter of months, with daily or bi-weekly start dates. Such flexible start dates make these programs unique and much more accessible for our students. Most of our certificates can be earned as a self-paced program, meaning that you can work at your own pace to complete your work, even finishing early if you have the time and motivation to do so. An additional benefit of WTI’s programs is that we offer affordable pricing and monthly payments to help our students leave school without debt.
Although our goal is to help our students graduate their programs with little to no debt, we also recognize that some students might need to utilize a loan for their educational investment. We are excited to announce our partnerships with Climb Credit or Ascent, student lending companies focused on financing career-building programs.
If you’re ready to enroll and start working on a plan for the personal and professional benefit of professional development, you can register for your program online through our website. Still have questions about our programs? Feel free to call us at 800-371-5581 or text us at 952-465-3702. Our admissions specialists will be happy to answer whatever questions you have.
