You need to develop good time management and effective study skills. For students who haven’t developed that skill in high school they only struggle more in college when the workload gets heavier and more complex. It’s about setting your priorities, self discipline, and staying focused on what you are trying to achieve. In college no one is there to babysit you. When you find yourself lost or getting behind you take steps to get the help you need so that you can be successful. You have to have a love of learning and have the motivation to do whatever it takes to pass your classes and make sure you have mastered the material that is covered. The ownership is on the student.