A new semester has started and you've made it through the first week. Congratulations! But, if you're still feeling a little frazzled, this long weekend is the perfect time to get organized so you can continue to succeed. Check out these tips below and best of luck with your semester!

Use your planner. You bought that lovely floral or black and white booklet at Staples for a reason. So please utilize it by writing down your assignments, classes, and other daily to-do's. You can even make it fun by color coding with pens or highlighting important notes.

Keep track of the time. You can still do this successfully even if you don't own a watch. Simply schedule in study time or chores with your phone using an alarm or the Reminders app. If you don't feel like doing that, at least take note of the time you start something and when it'll end (or when it does end). That way you can plan ahead if needed with certain courses that may take 30 minutes versus 2 hours of work.

Your phone can actually help you. I already mentioned the Reminders app, but there are other apps you can use to your advantage. Write little notes in the Notes app, or download some study helpers like Dictionary.com or Google Drive to keep up with words or other documents.

Prioritize, then plan from there. If you have ten thousand things to do, make a list and determine what is the most important or the item that needs to be done, like now. For example, that term paper that's due in a week can be second or third on your list as opposed to your math problems that are due tomorrow, you know? Continue to make lists as the assignments pile up, and you'll feel accomplished after checking items off that list.

Keep calm and remember to relax. If it becomes too much, just take a few deep breaths and do something relaxing, like watching an episode of Netflix or calling a friend. Whatever you need to, be sure to take care of yourself -- the work will take care of itself too, I promise.