New Semester BasicsGet a time management system. Managing your time just may be your biggest challenge while in college. Find something that works for you and use it from day one.
Take a reasonable course load. Taking 20 units (or more!) this semester may sound great in theory, but it most likely will come back to haunt you in the long run. Sure, it may seem like a good way to improve your transcript, but the lower grades you might get because your course load is too heavy is a sure way to bring your transcriptdown,...