How can you indicate levels of priority on your To Do List?

I’m a little unclear on the details. Do you mean, ”why do you think a student… would think it is not necessary?” or, “What do you think of a student… who does not think it is necessary?”

The way I do mine is pretty informal but works for me. I write “high,” “medium,” and “low” on a sheet of paper and write the things I have to do underneath. I do all the high priority stuff first, and cross things off as I finish them. I add things to the list when I need to, until everything is so crossed out and scribbled on that I have to start a new list. I only start on “medium” once “high” is all done. If a new high priority task comes up, I add it to the list, finish it, cross it off, and then get back to medium priority.

I never kept a to-do list in college and I recommend you don’t either. Learn to type fast, and take a shorthand course if you can.

However, in the business world, to me the art of a to-do list is a profound life-long study – a martial art.

Mine has the following attributes:

1.) Categorize “must do” items separate from “want to do” items
2.) Each of those sections should be in “force rank order” of importance. Other kinds of ranking do not work for me.
3.) Manage severely what goes into your list. The list is not a catch-all of everything you think about, these are things you will do. If it doesn’t make the list – stop obsessively thing about it. The purpose of the list (and calendar) is to reduce brain noise – to place the item/idea “somewhere safe” so that you don’t have to think about it over and over in order to remember it.
4.) As much as possible schedule to-do’s in a calendar for a specific date with adequate time to complete. Once scheduled, it’s off the list.
5.) I have a third section that serves as a “tickler file”, for things that have no real time limit. Things like “Return book to Marla.” so that I do not forget.

If you need to get into Critical Path Method, or complex tasks with multiple participants, then various project planning tools can be used. Creation of those kinds of models are great fun/art as well!

As i progress in age, i find myself not relying on my total memory for the things i need to accomplish. this is normal in older adults. my To Do List for a day, starts sometimes with chores that are imperative to be first. sometimes my list is compiled by distance. i go first to the fartherest location and work myself back in toward my home. each person is different and you too will discover this, later in your life. good luck.

“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities” – Stephen Covey

I rate them A for high priority, B for medium and C for lower priority.
I add a number one through three (or more) after the letter to rate tasks within those categories.

A To-do-List can prove very helpful when you have lots of work pending you fail to find how can you complete them.

A list containing colorful signs can also be significant like ‘red’ for the high priority work, ‘green’ for medium priority work and ‘yellow’ for the low priority work.

To-do-List for a college student can be a right means to take into habit before starting his/her professional career where the deadline and task priorities play a vital role.