Setting and working toward goals can help you stay on track in an academic environment.
Actively maintaining a list of goals might improve your grade point average and allow you to lead a more organized and less stressful life.
Research from the University of Pennsylvania suggests that those who set highly focused goals and do not deviate from them are more likely to succeed in a difficult academic environment.
One method of goal setting involves keeping track of monthly and weekly goals. At the start of each week, review your monthly goals and make a list of tasks to accomplish each day to help you move toward achievement.