how i stay organized as a graduate student: google calendar, reading schedule, tips and tricks

hello! i thought i’d make a video about how i stay organized as well as some tips and tricks that have been useful to me as a grad student! although i’m getting my master’s in social work, this video outlines tools that are beneficial to anybody in school right now! (not just graduate school). hope you enjoy and stick around :)

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a b o u t m e :
i’m carolyn, 22 years old, and currently living in the rgv (956)! i post videos about grad life, productivity, and my travel adventures. i’m a graduate student studying master’s in social work with a concentration in admin and community practice. i hope to become a licensed clinical social worker in the future and work in a medical setting. i graduate from my program in december 2022! my passions include collecting horror movies, working out, i love all genres of rock, and spending time with my family and friends.

f a q :
-where are you from? brownsville, tx
-how old are you? 22
-where did you go for school? texas state university
-what did you study in undergrad? B.S. in human development and family sciences
-what are you studying? M.S. in social work
-what camera do you use? canon powershot sx740 hs

sub count: 123

[Allejjandrra.l]

I was just accepted into an MSW program and start this August. I am super excited to begin, but I’m also overwhelmed with the unknown of grad school. After watching this video I feel a lot better. You provided such great advice and resources, so thank you! 🙏🏼 I will definitely be following and checking out more of your videos! 🤩

[AnnaBea]

love seeing this!! our Google cals are really similar but I’ve never tried that tip for readings before. that’s awesome!!

[nush.a]

This video is so helpful! I like the reading schedule at 4:27, for that I think I am going to use Microsoft One Note as it has tabs and pages function that works very similar to a physical planner.

[DaysiFranco]

Thank you! You are so bright! I'm glad I stumbled on your video first, I'm going into my Masters and I definitely want to make some changes from undergrad with my study habits/school work/mapping time.

[joannaking]

Girl, no school school work after 8pm. I'm a mom of 3 kiddos with a full time job. I do my school work right after 8pm when kids are asleep lol. But I love and am jealous of your routine. Enjoy it without responsibilities of little humans. ❤❤❤

[cmh]

Congrats on being on your last year! Loved your tips. I'm also graduating in Dec. 2022. :)

[Vinegarissweet]

Love the ideas. I love google calendar. I like to use it for personal appointments. My work and school work will be on a paper calendar this year.

[hulady]

This was informative, concise and outstanding! Great tips. I look forward to seeing more productivity videos.

[katlynperugini]

Hi! Loved this video. But for each week assignments are you putting these in as tasks, reminders or goals into the google Cal?

[yb]

Do you have a template to share for your readings and assignments?

[lmamii]

Hey! Would you be willing to share what one of your syllabus looks like?