The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
Always desire to learn something useful.
I can, therefore I am.
If you think you can do it, you can.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
The great thing about university is that they incline you to get up and do it, from the Classics to modern plays, to the humor that Monty Pythons made popular.