Horrible first year GPA...really need advice and study tips

Gutair132 and bodangles couldn’t be more right. Office hours are not only accessible but absolutely essential.

For example, my son taking Linear Algebra (217), went to office hours almost every day (you don’t have to be limited to only your profs office hours) until he absolutely had it down and achieved a high grade. He does this with every challenging class.

Again - office hours are essential.