Speaking of taking responsibility for your own learning, another thing to be ready for is that you do not necessarily have to attend all your lectures. If you are working hard but finding a particular course very frustrating, and you think you might learn more if you just downloaded the notes and studied them independently, then maybe you should consider trying that for a week. You should do so with great caution and planning, however, and you should only consider this if you know you are a disciplined person who will do the work. There’s more on why in the next section.
