How do you get the most out of university?

**How to get most out of**
university?

**Time management**

“Time Management: Beat Work Overload. Be More Effective. Achieve More.” *Skills and Training from MindTools.com*, www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN\_HTE.htm.

https://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN\_HTE.htm

This website defines time management and lists ten common mistakes that one
makes when managing his or her time. The author pinpoints the common mistakes the
majority of people make when they try to improve their time management skills, and
then suggests useful self assessment tests to supply with solutions. The self-assessment
tests are very effective in highlighting the particular problems in the reader’s
time management skills. Instead of listing the effective time management skills
that appeals to the majority of the people, the results of this test shows the
specific skills one should make according to the results of the test. In
addition to these test, the author also highlights the main points of that
particular page under key points. This feature wraps the content in the page
smoothly and leaves the reader with a clear point of what the author is trying
to say.

**Budgeting**

Shin, Laura. “How To Budget: A Simple, Flexible Method For Everyone.” *Forbes*, www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2016/02/29/how-to-budget-a-simple-flexible-method-for-everyone/#58e3fc6e7c0b.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2016/02/29/how-to-budget-a-simple-flexible-method-for-everyone/#58e3fc6e7c0b

This website page describes
the 50/20/30 method in terms of managing one’s money effectively. The author
notes the simplified method to divide up one’s money in an efficient way that can
be flexible for anyone who is having difficulty budgeting according to one’s
needs and wants. This page is useful for anyone, but especially to first year university
students who are mostly experiencing their first time becoming independent from
their parents, and to budget their own money without their parent’s guidance. The
author’s thorough explanation also provides additional information for how the
reader should plan out their budget efficiently. Even though the method listed
on this page is not specific to university students, this is an effective
strategy to keep in mind and refer to when allocating and noticing how much
money should be spent in everyday life especially for first year university
students who are trying to figure out a way to budget efficiently.

**Looking Forward to Medical School**

“OMSAS - Application Guide - Ontario Universities' Application Centre.” *Ontario Universities' Application Centre*, www.ouac.on.ca/guide/omsas-app-guide/.

https://www.ouac.on.ca/guide/omsas-app-guide/

This is the application website
for applying to medical schools in Ontario. The pages in the website explain the skills required
for students aiming to apply to medical school, in addition to useful links and
requirements particular to each medical school, and application information. This
website is unlike other websites that note the strategies and information to
get into medical school because this is the official website to apply to
medical school. Therefore, the links and the information they provide
especially regarding the skills that are being seen in the application are
accurate and reliable. Although this website is made generally for all students
applying to Ontario medical school and therefore may not provide much more
specific information such as the characteristics of each school, the effectiveness in its way to explain the basic process and requirement, and the reliability overcomes this limitation. In general, the website is
very useful in figuring out not only the application process, and also
demonstrating what skills that students should acquiring before they apply.