Advice for International Student

What advice would you give your international student about succeeding here at USC?
In order to succeed in college here at USC there are a few specific things I would advise someone to do. The first is to be organized. This is one thing I'm not very good at and it has affected me this semester. It is a good idea to keep your take your syllabuses at the beginning of the semester and mark all the dates you have tests and quizzes on a calendar. I started doing this recently and it helps out a lot when it comes to staying organized and knowing when you have things due and when to study. Also, this reduces stress a lot because you do not worry about if you have anything due or not because it is all written down. Another piece of advice I would give my international student is to manage your time wisely. Although we have a lot of free time in college it is still necessary to manage your time well. I've learned the hard way that if you put things off you will have a few very stressful nights. It is much easier and less stressful to do assignments once you get them. This frees up your nights up a lot more and gives you more time to hang out with friends. In addition, managing your time well leads to getting more sleep because you are never up late trying to finish something at the last minute. There are many other things I could suggest to my international student to be successful but I think organization and time management are the most important.