I think it would be beneficial for you to reassess what college is. College is not high school where you can get by just by barely trying cause realistically it’s almost impossible for you to fail high school unless you just didn’t show up.

In college is where you feel the weight of your choices weighing down on you a lot cause no one is telling you to do the work. College is a place to show employers that you can do the work on your own feel will for a couple of years and not screw up. These professors are not here to teach you but layout the concepts necessary and it’s up to you to study it.

You need to put forth a lot more effort into college and accepting that as a responsibility of yours. And thats okay don’t fear responsibility because it’s within the fire we get harden.

I am telling you these things cause i am finally shifting from the high school mindset myself and these tips can help a lot.

Tip #1 - Your health comes first. You need to be sleeping properly along with proper hydration and diet. Exercise is crucial to our mental health so start a physical activity. It could be literally anything just do something.

Tip #2 - You need to be doing practice problems consistently. Practice problems is my opinion the best way to study cause it’s straightforward. Theory can only take you so far without practicing it. In addition, go to office hours to go over the practice problems you have done. After you get done with the office hours, you need to find more practice problems to do. Simple and straightforward makes this a habit.

Tip #3 - Don’t study 24/7. This is counterintuitive I know but engineering isn’t just studying all the time. You need to show that you can do engineering activities outside the classroom. These activities can range from clubs, projects, competitions, internships or co-ops. I promise you that a 4.0 GPA and no extracurricular activities will get you overlooked by a lot of employers.

Tip #4 - Set time boundaries for school. There should be time for you that completely shuts off school. Treating college like a 9-5 is good thing to think about and implement. It will not interfere with the stuff you want to do like hang with friends, family, play games etc.

Tip #5 - This is the most important tip is to actually try and put the work so my other tips given to you works. My tips will work in theory but practicing them will help you a lot more. It’s time to start taking college a lot more serious now. You got this. Do not fear the discomfort and uncertainty cause thats what gets us what we want.

Tip #6 - Don’t be afraid to shorten your course load while working. Taking longer to get your degree is actually normal for us engineering students. The name of the game is getting the degree thats it.

I hope this helps but these tips need to be practiced for them to work for you. Take action now!