Some educational institutions do offer courses in Arabic. One should not hesitate to take such courses and benefit from them. Most of them are extremely useful for beginners, as well as for those who already know some Arabic. The universities which do not offer such courses should be requested by as many students on their campuses as possible to put such courses in their curricula or place the appropriate material in their Language Laboratories. The modern techniques of teaching languages which are utilized can make these Arabic courses enjoyable and very helpful.
Modern life requires a degree of concern and respect for time.
It would be wise if one could arrange one's schedule so that one can have a day or a night off per week for oneself. This is certainly most practical. In this night one can meet fellow Muslims and benefit from their experiences and share one's findings with them. The Friday Prayer certainly must not be neglected. Those students who have an assistantship of one sort or another, and those employed can use their vacation rights as well.