So, if you've taken physics, would you mind sharing how you managed?
How much did you study?

A lot. It was my major.

How did you study?

How? Mostly by myself, in the evenings, in my dorm room.

How did you come to understand the concepts presented?

Only by applying the concepts to working out particular problems; you know, "the rest is left as an exercise for the student". It was the only way to really get to understand the meaning of the theories.

How did you manage your unrelenting hatred of the subject?

I loved it, not hated it. But instructors can vary greatly in how they present the subject; they can make it easy or hard for you.