I'm studying electrical engineering at UIUC. I went from being 4.0 overachieving high schooler to a miserable college freshman with a 2.18 GPA who got a D- in physics and chemistry and a C- in calc 3.
In physics, I was unable to manage time and had absolutely no proper study habits and didn't know how to study since I never had to do so in high school. (Also I've just always struggled with mechanics.)
In chemistry, I thought I was doing okay and cut myself some slack and tried focusing on physics and ECE, but I didn't realize that I had cut myself too much slack.
In calc 3, I thought I would be okay since I practically self-studied calc 1 and 2 and did pretty good; I also got a very bad lecturer and was unable to attend other lectures since they clashed with my classes. Unfortunately I didn't realize how different calc 3 was from 1 and 2 and failed to study properly for the earlier chapters, which put me behind for the rest of the year and I was unable to ever catch up.
How can I better prepare myself for next semester, especially since I have much harder classes?
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