Returning to school after a long gap (graduated during COVID) - tips for grinding GPA?

I’m starting community college soon after being out of school for a few years. I graduated high school during the COVID era, and honestly… it didn’t exactly set me up with great academic habits.

Since then I’ve been working full-time, so it’s been a long stretch since I’ve had to function as a “good student.” I’m excited to go back, but also a bit uneasy about readjusting to classes, studying, deadlines, etc.

As for my goals: I want to get my basics done at Tarrant County Community College (in case anybody reading this went there and can give me a little more detail,) transfer to a University, and then transfer to a law school. I know they're super competitive and one of the most important things is having a high GPA, so if anybody has some advice they'd like to share, I'm all ears.

Thank you for reading!