It may seem a little intimidating starting the year later than everyone else. Here at the Backpage, we’ve come up with some tips to help ease the transition.

Get to know your section.  There’s a good chance that a lot of people in your section are weird. The sooner you find this out, the sooner you will branch out and meet new, cooler people.

Go to class.  But if you’re not in the mood to learn, don’t go. This happens to everyone. If you skip every class at least once for no reason, that’s okay.

Meet with your professors. It’s never too soon to start sucking up for good letters of recommendation.

Find your balance. Sometimes it’s hard to find time to party all weekend and get your homework done. Just start planning on doing no homework during the weekend and plan accordingly. Example of a typical Saturday: brunch, 3-4 hour nap, dinner, get ready, go out . . . absolutely no time for school work. Maybe make Wednesdays homework days.

Get involved. This can give you an opportunity to meet people with similar interests to you, academic and nonacademic.

Attempt to get good grades. That way you will get decent grades. It is highly unlikely you will get an A, but if you try to, you may get a B-, maybe even a B.

Be responsible. Always stay with your friends, that way if you get too drunk you have someone to take care of you. Also, don’t talk to townies.

Stay healthy. If you eat healthily during the day, it can balance out the alcohol and drunchies you consume at night.

You may occasionally feel overwhelmed. School is tough, so whenever you feel like you have too much on your plate, don’t be afraid to just stay in bed, watch Netflix, smoke a bowl and eat some cookie dough.