Well to be honest... just do the homework. My experience was that profs are lazy, and recycle a lot. So if you do the homework, you will know how to do the exam

Well to be honest... just do the homework. My experience was that profs are lazy, and recycle a lot. So if you do the homework, you will know how to do the exam. It sucks, some of it won't make sense for ages, I honestly didn't understand what the limit definition of a derivative actually meant until 2 years after I got an A in calc. Some really good advice, hang out with people you know are smarter than you. They will get off on flaunting their intellect, and you'll get taught by some truly brilliant people... everyone wins? Finally try and have fun. I found a strong positive correlation between having fun and my performance in my undergrad.