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Arguably the most challenging aspect of a college life is maintaining a proper balance between school, sleep, and a social life. Most students tend to lean towards one corner of the spectrum, however, that can lead to an unhealthy lifestyle. This blog will teach its readers how to maintain a healthy college balance.

This topic is extremely important to me as I suffered from an unhealthy college balance in previous semesters. At one point, I was tied up in 18 units, working 20-30 hours a week, sleeping four hours a night and struggling to stay in contact with friends. I wasn’t happy with my college experience, as I never had time to appreciate and enjoy USC, but I had to maintain my GPA. Even though it was a tough semester, I eventually found a way to maintain good grades and ultimately enjoy my college experience with a healthy lifestyle.

A common phrase amongst college students is that there are sometimes “not enough hours in one day.” This blog will work on time management and show how unproductive college students can really be with their social media, Netflix, etc. The goal is not to eliminate recreational activities, but rather relegate these recreational activities to a more fitting time.

Another important aspect to everyday life is exercise. Living in sunny Los Angeles, we are in the perfect conditions to maintain fitness but schoolwork can get in the way of our busy days.  Some people become Weekend Warriors and some students don’t even exercise. My blog will explain all the healthy benefits to exercising that can transcend the reader’s social, mental and physical well being.

Everyone has their own situation when it comes to college. Some students have to work, other students have to train if they are committed to a sport. Therefore it will be important to talk about common situations that all students face regardless of if they are an athlete, worker, nerd, or sleeper.  Great topics for this blog can be about eating habits, exercise optimization, proper sleep during busy week, studying, and finding time for your social life.

When it comes down to weeks of midterms or finals, students tend to crack down on studying to a point of dehumanization. They can become zombies pulling all-nighters, highly caffeinated with their brains scrambling to retain the lecture notes before the big exam. We are all guilty of this practice but is there really another way to study effectively without disassociating yourself from the world? Can you still hang out with your friends the weekend before the big exam?

These are just some of the few things I will explore over the next few weeks. The ultimate worst enemy to achieving this balance is procrastination. Procrastination is a student’s kryptonite and really strikes the source of the problem when it comes to school struggles. These will be interesting topics to cover in the coming weeks, as there is certainly a right formula for everyone to achieve a perfect college balance.