Helpful Hint from a Graduate 1: Never miss any tests
Helpful Hint from a Graduate 2: Never skip classes, unless you have a valid reason to (sick, other class' scheduled fieldtrip, family emergency, etc
Helpful Hint from a Graduate 3: Withdrawing isn't shameful, but you best do better in all your other classes because with fewer classes, fewer credit hours. And with fewer credit hours, each final grade is even MORE important due to lack of quantity.
Helpful Hint from a Graduate 4: If you don't think you can handle four or more classes, consider the option of being a part time student. Or, if you can manage it and it will fit your curriculum to graduate, take three 4-credit hour courses.
Helpful Hint from a Graduate 5: Procrastination leads to academic death.
Helpful Hint from a Graduate 6: Even God won't mind you skipping church, Bible Study, Christian club, or even reading the Bible for a week if you truly need to spend the time studying than on Him. He's God and you have
many more years left in your life. He's patient and He's intelligent enough to know exception from excuse
Helpful Hint from a Graduate 7: Never quit unless you know that you are heading into trouble. Then, withdraw and either try again or seek an alternative. Usually, there is more than just one option, and even if not, at least you'll be prepared for Round Two.
Helpful Hint from a Graduate 8: Feeling like a failure due to poor grades, especially Fs or Es, is natural but unnecessary. It can even be dangerous, both to your mental/emotional health and to your future academic success. Be studious about your failings; learn from them. Don't beat yourself up.
Helpful Hint from a Graduate 9: If you fail, go to the professor. Discuss the semester. Professors do not hate their students; they want them all to succeed in the end, and are more than happy to help you understand what you did wrong. Do not be afraid of them.
Helpful Hint from a Graduate 10: Graduate Schools take all final GPAs of all Undergrad Schools so long as you've taken a certain amount of credit hours from then and average it all out. The result is the GPA they will be thinking about. Fear not if you only got an average of a 2 from one college; if you do well in the other(s), it will not be so bad.