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Why Everyone Should Utilize A Planner In College

Consider it your little organizer buddy!

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Why Everyone Should Utilize A Planner In College

In college, you will find yourself constantly on the move even during your ‘time off’. If you are one of the many students that feels this way, having a planner can truly help you out even if it seems like a throwback to high school. Depending on your schedule as well as your personality, you can choose from an array of styles for planners. No matter how fancy or simple your planner may be, here are just a few reasons as to why your planner can help you more than you think!

You have a place to schedule and plan - an alternative to your phone

Having a paper copy of your schedule that you are able to have with you allows you to have a layout of your schedule that is available in person and hands on. By having this, you are able to physically write down your schedule anywhere from tomorrow's plan to the next couple of months.

You have a tool that allows you to strategically plan your schedule out

In college you not only have class but usually a thousand other things going on at the same time. When writing your schedule out in your planner, you are able to look at the entirety of a day that could consist of a test, two meetings, a paper due, work in the afternoon, and a get together with friends. No matter what you have planned, your planner is like your little buddy that makes sure you not only have your stuff together but that you also have enough time to keep your sanity.

There are a ton of options for planners and you can customize your planner to your personality

In my own experience, high school forced us to think about planners as a chore or task that we had to do everyday in order to get points in class or not to get ridiculed by our teacher. In college, your planner is up to your own jurisdiction and can be used in whatever way you want. Today, there are so many options for planners - from Lilly Pulitzer, to Plum Paper, to The Happy Planner - you are truly able to customize your planner to your personality. For myself, I use my planner as a way to stay organized, but it is also a way to express myself believe it or not!


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