Like mentioned before its your civic duty. Trying to get out of it isn't easy. Let me state that I am against skipping the jury duty but for Students who attend courses at the University and hold permanent residence in a different county or state are exempt as long as they provide a driver's license showing their permanent address.
There are different ways to skip it but I wouldn't want to post them. You can ask for a change of date if its not comfortable say you have exams or stuff.