College advice?

I may be the worst person to answer this for you as i never made it through my first year of college, admittedly because i was going through a rough patch at home at the time, but still.
Anyway what you could do, is if you have a friend or an acquaintance that has been through college or is going to college already, talk to them about how it is. Ask what goes on, how's the curriculum, how's the work load etc
Here in England we have 'open days' where students who are going to college (or thinking about it) can witness a class in progress and even take part if you want to, walk around and get the feel of the geography of the grounds, talk to students and teachers etc. Write a letter to the school requesting last years curriculum and a students work-load (if allowed) to see how it's done and if you can cope.
but most of all, wing it. School life will always be tough, and some days you will feel swamped with work you think will never be finished. Don't forget your teachers are there to help you if needed and if you need extra time to complete work or catch up, or even if you don't think you'll finish on time anyway, your teachers will always allow you to stay behind at school, or use a few minutes of your breaks etc to help you through it.