First week in and already stressed!

So today has been the ending to my first week of university and let me tell you its been overload! I've been in 4 days this week and have 6 assignments! I knew they would be a lot of work before i started and i knew it was going to be hard but i am one of those people that excel in anything practical but written essays or reports i find so difficult! I am really going to have to knuckle down and get my work done because i will not fail! Has anyone reading this been to Uni and know any good coping mechanisms?! Or even if you haven't but have any good tips?! Lucky for me i am at a University college so its a lot smaller than a normal University and they said I'd get extra help.  Fingers crossed.