Exams

The worst part of taking college classes are possibly the exams. The ones that your grade depends on the ones that take the most time to study for and the most effort into taking. Sometimes there isn't a study guide, sometimes they count for half your grade in the class. And since classes here are in semesters that counts for a lot. If the stress of exams becomes overwhelming just take a much needed break from the tension. Go to a sporting event on campus, go to the cafe or hang out with friends for a bit. And then devote the rest of the night to studying, focusing on one thing at a time. Don't got over everything all at once, take it in small groups. Going over a section at a time and making sure you understand that one before moving onto the next one.
If you don't study however then you deserve the grade you got. If you pass that is great, you must really know your stuff. But if you expect to not study, take the exam and pass it with a high grade, you are delusional. Everyone has to study, even if it's a little bit. Anything could help in making sure the grade is higher than an F. However cheating is definately not the answer. If you cheat there is no satisfaction in the grade. None of it was your work, you stole it from someone else, no matter if they let you or they were not aware of it, it's still stealing. And thatgrade should count for nothing. Unfortunately a lot of college students do it, and get away with it. Just study and make the effort for your grade. If you think you did better than the grade you got, most professors will not be insulted if you come to them and ask specific questions about why that grade was given. As long as you don't accuse them of giving you a bad grade because that will not help in getting the grade raised.