If you don’t want to spend money on getting help, here are some free resources offered by the University to take advantage of. The important thing is to get help sooner rather than later.

1. Study with your friends
   As long as you don’t get easily distracted, studying with your friends can work wonders. You may understand things that your friends don’t and your friends may understand things you don’t. Also, when you explain a concept to someone else, it really reinforces your own understanding of it.
2. Attend one of the help sessions
   For most first year classes, there are weekly help sessions run by T.A.’s. From what my students have told me, these are a bit hit-and-miss. Sometimes you’ll find someone who likes to explain things in the hardest possible way and other times they can be really helpful there. In any event, it costs nothing to go. The times for the help sessions are usually announced on the course webpage or in class. If there are no help sessions offered during the year, there may be some offered around the exam periods.
3. Drop into the Student Development Center
   The Learning Skills Services offered by the Student Development Center can study and write your exams better. The feedback I’ve received from students about this service has been pretty positive.
4. Talk to your professor
   The profs are there to help you. Find out when their office hours are (usually posted on the course outline or the course webpage - if there is one) and meet with them. Or send them a quick email if it’s a short question.

If you’re in a Stats course, there’s also a free help center located on the second floor of the Western Science Center.