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Read the case study below and choose the best possible answer to the following questions.
Tina’s daily planner is filled in completely from 6:00 a.m. to 1:30 or 2:00 a.m. every day. This schedule is not an exaggeration. Tina commutes 75 minutes each way to attend classes. She is a single mother studying to become a pharmacist; her son and daughter are both in elementary school and are active in athletics, scouts, and church activities. Tina works full-time to support her family and pay for school. She is taking 15 credit hours, including a laboratory science. Tina is feeling so stressed out that she is afraid she will never make it to final exams.
1. Which of these strategies is the best option to help Tina to use her time more effectively?
Set more aggressive study goals in order to get more school work done
Cut back on the number of hours she works each week
Study while attending her daughter’s softball game
Listen to recorded notes while commuting to and from school
2. According to Tina’s schedule for next week, her study group is meeting on Tuesday evening to study for a Sociology exam in two weeks, she has a quiz in her History class on Tuesday, and she has a paper due for her Political Science class on Friday. There is also a pharmaceutical networking event on Monday evening that she would like to attend, with the hope of making some connections that might help her to get a job when she graduates in a few years. What should Tina’s highest priority be on Monday night?
Working on her political science paper
Attending the networking event
Studying for her history quiz
Preparing for her meeting with her sociology study group
3. Tina works at her job from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. What should Tina do when scheduling classes for the next term?
Try to schedule all of her classes for Tuesday and Thursday mornings and afternoons
Sign up for evening classes on Tuesday and Thursday and earlier classes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
Sign up for earlier classes on Tuesday and Thursday and evening classes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
Try to schedule all of her classes for Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings