What is a short-term goal? A short-term goal is something you want to do in the near future. The near future can mean today, this week, this month, or even this year. A short-term goal is something you want to accomplish soon. A short-term goal I will like to accomplish will be to maintain a high G.P.A this fall of 2016. While, maintaining a high G.P.A isn’t necessary for some students in college, it is very necessary for me. Because, I’m a pre-nursing student here at Lawson State Community College seeking acceptance into the nursing program by summer of 2017. The steps I will need to take to achieve this goal are as followed: First, stay organized, Second, attend all class meetings regularly, and Last, not to cram myself …show more content…
Some ways I can stay organized is to get a planner. Use my smartphone for reminders. Make a to do list. Keep a notepad or sticky note around. Label all notebooks corresponding to each course. Prepare the night before and plan the week in advance. I can use a planner to write down each and every assignment that is announced in class or date any upcoming events, so that it will be easier for me to look back on and make sure that I have not missed any assignments or events. Next, I can use my smart phone for reminders so that I can reinforce myself on what is needing to be done and doing what time it should be completed by sounding off an alarm. Then, I can make a to do list so that I can write down things I need to accomplish in a day or a week because seeing it written out can help me to see exactly what I need to do. it will also help reassure me to cross things off on the list. I can keep a note pad or sticky note nearby, because it will help allow me to jot things down to remind me to add to my to-do list or planner later on. I can Label notebooks …show more content…
What I mean by not cramming myself with over scheduling. I’m talking about the courses I will need to take for each semester. It is important that I don’t cram myself by taking more than four to five classes each semester because, then it may be hard for me to study along with balancing life outside of school. Outside of school I’m a full time mom along with me being a part time employee at a rite aid store located here in Birmingham, Alabama. And, if I’m crammed with over scheduling I want have any time to either study, spend time with my four-year-old son JaCorey, or work my weekend shift as a cashier at Rite Aid. Some ways I can make sure that this obstacle don’t occur is by registering early in courses so that I will have a chance in getting the best timing that works with my outside life of school. Such as timing that will allow me to take my son to school and pick him up along with working on the weekends and having enough time to study in between all