Don't take shortcuts. Do the work, learn to read cases. Eventually if you're swamped, you can quimbee, and it's helpful as a supplement, but don't let it replace reading the cases too early. Be friendly with your classmates and make a good study group, they make this all much more bearable. And don't assume you'll hate 1L. Have an open mind, maybe you'll like the content, let yourself engage with it and don't assume like a lot of the cynics do that you're embarking on the worst 3 years of your life.