Resources
Find resources to help you manage your academic work and help you get the most our of your experience at William & Mary.
Academic Wellbeing Overview
Please view our presentation for helpful tips and strategies to best utilize the resources available to you in Academic Wellbeing.
Final Exam Preparation Guide
Our Final Exam Preparation Guide is designed to help students stay organized and on top of upcoming exams, projects, and other various assignments. Having this information in one place also allows students to visualize what times during finals they may be busier than other. Please click here to view our Final Exam Preparation Guide and get started planning for finals.
Study Techniques
Having trouble finding an effective way of taking notes during your classes? Or do you want to try a different method for studying course content? The Office of Academic Wellbeing created “AW Study Techniques” to provide students with a list of commonly used study and note-taking methods. We recognize that every student learns differently, and therefore may need to think of different ways to master course material. You can download these tools as a PDF here.
Don’t see a strategy you like? Please reach out or stop by our office for additional resources on study skills and tips.
Semester Planning Guide
Our Semester Planning Guide is great for planning out larger assignments throughout the semester. It breaks the semester up by weeks so you can break your assignments up into manageable parts to complete one at a time. It helps you start larger assignments earlier to avoid stress later in the semester. You can download the worksheet here as a Microsoft Word Document.
Resources for Students with Anxiety
Do you find yourself getting overwhelmed or stressed out? Or do you feel anxious when preparing for and taking exams? Please know that you are not alone! Many students experience stress and anxiety related to school, test-taking, or just throughout their daily routine. The Office of Academic Wellbeing created a resource of strategies to help students reduce and manage their anxiety. In addition, this resource highlights and connects William & Mary students to Campus Mental Health Services. Please click HERE to download a PDF version of Academic Wellbeing’s “Resources for Anxiety”.
Interested in the coping calendar? Click on the links to access a pre-made and blank version of Academic Wellbeing’s coping calendar.
Weekly Time Management
Try out a weekly schedule and/or a weekly to-do list to plan your time. You can download these tools as a PDF here or as a Microsoft Word Document here.
- Weekly Schedule: Use this hourly template to create a weekly routine for yourself, or plan out individual busy weeks. Block out your classes, when you plan to study and do your homework, when you plan to attend your professors' office hours, when you have work, and when you have extra-curricular responsibilities. Be sure you also block out time to rest and relax! You can block out time for meals, for exercise, for spending time doing something that makes you happy, etc.
- Weekly To-Do List: Break down your responsibilities into categories to help you prioritize your work. You can break up assignments over multiple days so that your work is balanced across the week, or you can work more on certain days to give yourself more free time on others. It is up to you!
Looking for more suggestions on how to manage your time? The “Time Management Strategies” document was created to introduce students to commonly used time management strategies, as well as provide them with some advice on how to appropriately allocate their time and navigate a challenging schedule. Please click HERE to access the PDF.
Time Assessment
If you are trying to get organized and don't know where to begin, or if you feel like you don't have enough time, try our Time Assessment Worksheet. It will help you learn how you are currently spending your time, on a daily and weekly basis. Once you are aware of how you are using your time, you can identify what you want to change. You can download the worksheet as a PDF here.
Video: How to book a tutoring appointment or time management consultation
VIdeo: How to create a schedule
Video: How to use a time assessment tool
