{"id":91,"date":"2026-03-02T19:22:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/lily\/?p=91"},"modified":"2026-03-02T19:22:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:22:55","slug":"how-i-am-resetting-my-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/lily\/2026\/03\/02\/how-i-am-resetting-my-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"How I am resetting my semester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Hawks, with us being almost 3 months into the second semester I have learned a lot, and here are some things I have learned that might help you when starting over into a new semester.<\/p>\n<p>One of the things I am doing is first asking myself what worked and what didn\u2019t work. One thing this semester that I am resetting is my sleep schedule. Last semester I wasn\u2019t going to bed until like 12 am and that really hindered my sleep and how my days went because I was always napping. With that being said, I am definitely fixing that this semester, and it has already gone better, and I have noticed myself being more productive. Which leads me into my next point.<\/p>\n<p>The next thing I am adjusting is when I study and how I study. I am definitely putting time aside this semester to study for each class. Not only this, but I am also making sure I start to study 2 weeks before my exams instead of waiting until the last minute. This has helped reduce stress and made me feel more confident going into tests.<\/p>\n<p>Another thing I have started doing is staying more organized and planning out my week ahead of time. Writing down assignments, exams, and important dates in a planner helps me see what is coming up so nothing sneaks up on me. It also helps me balance school, social life, and personal time without feeling overwhelmed.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, a new semester is a chance to reset and improve habits that may not have worked before. Small changes like fixing your sleep schedule, studying earlier, and staying organized can make a big difference over time. Remember that everyone is still figuring things out, so give yourself grace and focus on progress instead of perfection. You\u2019ve got this, Hawks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Hawks, with us being almost 3 months into the second semester I have learned a lot, and here are some things I have learned that might help you when starting over into a new semester. One of the things I am doing is first asking myself what worked and what didn\u2019t work. One thing this semester that I am resetting is my sleep schedule. Last semester I wasn\u2019t going to bed until like 12 &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":171,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/lily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/lily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/lily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/lily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/171"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/lily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/lily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/lily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91\/revisions\/92"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/lily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/lily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/lily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}