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My main advice is to remember your 'real-life experiences'. One, it seems it will push you to stay focused and on track. Two, they can contribute to learning. Professors love to hear and read about what a student learned in the 'real world.' Other students do, also. Your experiences actually give you a leg up on the traditional student.
Be confident. Keep a calendar/assignment notebook. Use the services on campus. Don't hand in a paper without giving it to someone else first to read it over. Take it to the campus writing center, if your school offers one.
There are ways of studying best for each class. Taking notes and reading the assignments is going to be important for Philosophy. Go over your Philosophy notes and clear them up after wards. Don't just leave them there until the night before the exam to cram.
For math, I have no advice other than there is usually a math center on campus if you need help, and don't be afraid to go there regularly.
For composition, again, take your papers to the writing center or have a good student read them first. Hell, send them to me and I will proof read them if there are no other options.
Obviously, you are going to be busier this semester. 9 hours plus 40 hours of work is decent, because you should give yourself 2-3 hours of study per credit. That's 18-27. Let's go with the higher number. That's 9+40+27 = 76. But remember, you have 168. You have over 90 hours a week in which you are not studying, not working, not going to class. So keep that in mind. A lot of students think their lives are so hectic and they have no time for anything. It's simply not usually the case at all.
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