hi sujin,

use free time and sleep as a motivator! the more organized you are, the more time you’ll have to rest and hang out with your friends (or binge-watch netflix shows…) make a real effort to keep your binders organized from the beginning, and then check in on saturdays to make sure that everything is in the right spot. if you’re stuffing things in your locker and keeping them there for more than a week, that’s a sure sign that you need to take five minutes to clean things out, throw away what you don’t need (old snacks, irrelevant assignments), and put everything else in its proper location.

the best way to keep up with the material in all your classes at the same time is to review a little bit every day. that way, by the time finals rolls around, you haven’t forgotten what you learned the first month of the semester. keep a stack of relevant flashcards with you at all times, so you can study a little bit wherever you are. you’ll be so happy you did when final exams roll around, and your flashcard stack is already made.

good luck!!
rita