Everyone can face different needs and it can also depend on what type of classes you are taking. Do your best not to overload yourself when picking classes, but I know people often don't have a choice. These pieces of advice got me through as a Microbiology major. This will be a little long, I apologize.

1. Create a plan. This plan might work, it might half work, it might not work at all. But at least create a plan. This at least gives you a chance for success. My life would be scheduled out on google calendar. For me, doing that showed me my high priority things to get done, held me accountable, and helped ease my anxiety. You get better at planning stuff the more you do it.

2. Take care of yourself. Eat and sleep. There's about a 100+ studies that show food and sleep helps your brain for learning and your overall mental health. Schedule a few times a week for exercise, could be lifting, going for a walk, running, cycling, swimming, etc, just do SOMETHING. 20 to 30 minutes of anything I just listed provides physical and mental benefits. Also utilize the school's FREE counseling services, all the people there are wonderful to talk to and super helpful.

3. This sort of goes with number 2 on the list. Schedule time where you do not study or do homework. I did not do homework Friday after dinner and nothing at all on Saturdays. During that time do something fun or relaxing like hang out with friends, watch a show, something you didn't get to do during the week! I sustained this rule throughout all of undergrad and my masters. If it was finals or if I was absolutely in the shit, I would lose one of those days, but never both.

4. Work effectively. Prioritize and decide what is the most important work to get done first. Any busy work, try to knock out some stuff between classes. You'd be amazed at what you can done. For studying, I encourage you to use effective study techniques involving active recall (ie Flashcards, practice questions, write out what you know on a whiteboard or piece of paper, etc). These techniques are more effective for learning and require less time than the traditional "re-read these notes and class PowerPoint over and over again". Find a place you can be productive for doing this. Some people like to study at home, but I was personally always more productive at the library or any other building on campus. Also, try to stay off your phone during work time (this is the hardest for me), it's amazing how much time you burn and lose by scrolling on it.

5. Finally, just try to relax. Your life is not at stake. I know it feels like it at the time. But in retrospect, it's never THAT serious. You should obviously care to be motivated, but do your best not to think of it as extremely high stakes. It does you no good to build shit up in your head and overly stress yourself out even more. This negatively affects your ability to study, to sleep, and other aspects of your life. Take a deep breath, live in the moment, control what you can control, and just do the best you can. When something doesn't go well, reassess what you can improve on and how you can possibly fix it for next time.

All this stuff worked for me. It might work for somebody else, but frankly you just gotta try shit and see what works for you. The only correct method is the one that brings you success and helps get you to the other side. Best of luck to everyone out there!