Advisers who work with first-years say to make a detailed schedule from the start: lectures, study sessions, assignment and test dates, and also rest and social time. At school someone else set your day; at university nobody will, so the plan has to be yours. Update it every Sunday.
Advice is one person's experience, not official guidance. Check the university's own rules for anything formal.
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