If you are going to live away from home for the first time and you are sharing a house you must have ground rules laid down in advance as to how the daily chores are shared. You cannot afford to have bitter rows brewing over paying bills, cooking meals or keeping the place habitable. Do not let yourself be distracted from your primary reason for being in college in the first place. If you are experiencing a difficulty with a subject early on, look for help. The tutor system in college is specifically designed to help.
Help is also available from the counselling and chaplaincy services.
When you finalise your daily programme look out for time gaps in your schedule. These are breaks that are meant to be used for further study arising out of the lectures and to prepare material for any upcoming essays and projects. You should have your own copy of the texts prescribed for your course. Take good care of them and you will always get at least a proportion of your outlay back when you sell them secondhand. Good note-taking is probably one of the most important skills you will require at college.