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DAYS TILL UBC: 2!!!

Okay, when I got accepted into UBC, I was aware about the responsibility of checking my emails and the deadline fees. But you know, I got kinda busy and things were distracting me that I started to forget my errands for UBC.

I’m an organized person, well most of the time. I’ve already paid my meal plan, but I’ve still got my tuition fees to pay. As we speak, I still have 1 more textbook to buy (Buying used ENGL books for specific classes can be difficult to find)). But the good news is that I bought most of my textbooks for first term. Mind you, I finally got to order my CHEM 121 resources online for pickup. Make sure to keep write down your errands the night earlier. This is what I did last night, best shown in Allie’s Hyperbole and a Half:

don’t go to bed so late, kids

So here’s what I learned to keep myself organized and not look like a crazy distressed person scrambling around the campus.

• Make a check-list: Like shopping for grocery or when you’re too lazy to make mental notes in your head, do this.
• Buy a schedule notebook:  I bought one, eco-friendly and big enough to write lots of things in. I will probably be clutching this book like a kid with a candy bar.
• Sticky Notes: They’re great reminders for temporary chores or tasks. I have a tendency to form shapes of a butterfly with them (CREATIVITY!!) Or use the ones on your laptop too, if you have them.
• Get a Calender/Schedule App on your Smartphone: It works like magic. I have an Android phone and I use Color Note & My Schedule app, and it’s cool because there’s a checklist and text option, and the choice of picking colors! There’s tons of cool organizing apps out there.
• Whiteboards/Boards: I used to post my doodles all over them until I actually used them for task-keeping. Just put your checklists up there or anything that helps you get yourself organized.