[Youth Pastor]

Chris said a lot of tips there. Something I'd like to add is when you look at your syllabus for the semester see if there is something you can be working on during the semester like a paper. If there's a paper due around a holiday break, like Thanksgiving here in the USA, work on a page a week or a little bit at a time and eventually it will all start coming together. There are weeks when professors seem to get together and talk about when to load up homework/tests but it's just the timing of the semester. Helping yourself out early in the semester will help later on in the semester when you're busy. Good luck in college, it's your second childhood!