| i used to be in your situation in college the first year and half. you probably did quite well in high school that way. but you have to realize that college is different and most people spend more time on homeworks and studying than they'd like to admit.
I found the key to success is truly understanding the material. and to do that you should establish a routine for yourself, and follow it, over time it becomes a habit and it's easy. Once you slack off and not read/study for a day or two, it becomes harder to catch up and you will only fall behind more.
1. Set a wakeup time and sleep time. do this everyday, even on the weekends for a few weeks.you can relax this policy once u get into the flow and habit of doing this.
2. read the text before class, goto class, ask questions, be the dumb guy in the class, that's the way to become THE MAN on exams.
3. goto office hours, ask more questions, do homeworks ahead of time, again schedule a block of time each day.
4. spend more time reviewing before exams, if you study just a little bit more, it can mean the difference between an A and a B-.
If you do this, doesn't matter how difficult your curriculum is, you will do well. remember, even if you think you are studying a lot, there's someone out there studying more than you, you have to find a way to truly understand the concepts, and I concur with the above statement that making small calculation mistakes is not a big deal in physics/engineering. |