So, think about long term, medium term and short term goals. If you haven t already done so, make it a long-term goal to get your degree. A medium term goal might be to work towards gaining all your credit points throughout the forthcoming year, to consolidate your academic progress. As a short term goal, you might want to make sure that you make an early start on your assignment work in first semester, so that you avoid a backlog of written work prior to your mid year exams. There are many other goals you might decide to make for yourself.
Goals don t have to relate exclusively to study, of course.
You could set yourself a goal to find out as much as you can about the university. Check out the Student Union, the Students Council and the clubs and societies on campus, and find out about the various services that the university provides to assist students. This will be useful information for the future. If you happen to feel a bit overawed by the whole uni scene to begin with, think about setting yourself a goal to talk with someone you don t know on campus each day. Be clear on your goals, short, medium and long term.