Getting into the grind:

1. As suggested by one of our readers: Start crafting your “Professor I don’t want to fail, please help me” email now, so it’s all ready to send in week 11, free of typos and with the appropriate sign off and greeting.

2. Start to use your planner. Like, seriously, it’s weirdly satisfying to color-coordinate everything and cross stuff off. Or maybe that’s just me?

3. To our dismay, the first round of midterms is upon us, and quizzes and papers are beginning to pop up. Start trying to decipher your notes now, so you have time to create a cheat code for future quizzes.