If you are presented with new material in a class and you don’t understand it, do everything possible to learn it. Talk to the professor, or get a fellow class mate to help you out. You don’t want to find yourself in a class where everything after the lesson you don’t understand is built upon that one lesson.

During midterms and finals remember to eat and sleep properly (falling asleep in the middle of the test is not good). Also, stay calm. If you have paid attention in class and have absorbed the material then there is no need to panic or cram for the tests. If you have attended the classes, and turned in all the assignments, then all you should need is to look over your notes to refresh your memory the night before.

Want a good way to know if you are falling behind in the class? Ask yourself this; if I was presented a test on all the material covered thus far would I be able to pass it? If the answer is no, you need to get some kind of help to catch yourself up to the rest of the class.

When applying for colleges, apply for more than one! Make sure you decide on the primary school you want to go to and a backup just in case you aren't accepted.

Make sure you get your books ahead of time before classes start. There are several online bookstores that can often get you used books for cheaper than your school bookstore.

Getting up for an 8am class is often the toughest thing to do. Make sure you are a morning person and can wake up early enough to get to class before you sign up for it.

Remember that despite the freedoms that college may allow you, there are responsibilities along with those freedoms. You may have heard stories about students skipping entire semesters of classes and managing to ace their exams anyway. This probably is not true. Also, remember that some professors do indeed require attendance and participation as part of their classes!