Keeping Stress Levels Down

The first week of college is always the roughest. Getting to know new people, trying to understand how each professor runs class. Making sure you and your roommate are going to get along and how each of you like to live. Are they reserved or the biggest partier on campus? All of which put tons of stress on you and can show through your attitude and in your class work if it is that bad. Keeping the stress away can be simple and can improve your social relationships and your student-professor relationship.
Making time each day for friends. That is my number one tip for those burdened by stress. Doesn't matter how busy you are or what you have to do. Taking half an hour to an hour out of your day to hangout and laugh can be the best way to relax and keep your mood up. In the process you can also make new friends adding to the list of ways to relax. Now taking six hours each day to chill with friends, doing nothing and still trying to keep up with classwork will be extremely difficult. You have to find your own balance. I have made it so I don't have to do homework on fridays or on saturday nights. And for all weekend homework it has been devoted to during the day on Saturday and all of sunday. I take it as a rest and work day. Get some laundry done while working is also a way that you can achieve more things in a very small amount of time. Just so long as you don't forget about the laundry because if you do it usually is not in the same place that you left it.
Another tip to relieving the stress has nothing to do with illegal things or being everyones best friend. Working out relieves so much extra energy and relaxes you for the night. Working out after class and before dinner can be the best way. Your muscles are stretched your brain is calm and then you can eat a nice dinner in the wonderful cafeterias. After which would be the best time to get things done. And at the end you always get to look forward to taking a hot shower and climbing into bed.