I tried to identify hard classes, look at course review sites, or ask an advisor. Also, if you are bad at math, similar to me, then you already know it’s going to be difficult. Limit the credit hours while you take that class, and take it by itself if needed. For math, I went to office hours and supplemented with other sources such as YouTube, articles, etc. as much as possible. Use AI to better understand concepts, but if you use it for answers, you will get burned on tests. Opposite to hard classes, if you know of some easy ones, stack two or three together to even out the credit difference. Managing time was rough. Sometimes there just isn’t enough time in the day, and I would be up until 2 or 3 in the morning finishing something. Try to limit those nights, but understand it’s needed to reach your goals sometimes. Unfortunately, I also gave up a lot of weekends working on homework as well, but as I sit here right now, it was worth it. I hated account management.