Boise State University Top Questions

Money, money, money...I wish I would have been told a bit about this factor of school! Wowza, it's ridiculous how much college actually costs, I mean, yes, we've been told out entire life about the expenses, but as soon as you get there it's even more stupid than it sounded when you weren't there. Apply for scholarships EARLY. DO NOT wait and rely on FAFSA because you WILL NOT get enough money, I promise.

A lot of professors teach opinion, not fact. A lot of classes are also this way. Also wish I knew I didn't like chemistry and started my college career aimed at computer science.

Before going to Boise State I was nervous, as I imagine and know many of the other students were too. The one thing that I wish I would have known before is that nobody else knew what they were doing either. That same awkward embarrassment students (including myself) often think everyone else knows what is going a lot more than them, creating a social anxiety. If I would have been able to see at that point in time that none of that matters, and that it was al high school junk filtering out entirely, BSU would have been even better.

That even though you'll enjoy it, you'll end up loosing almost everything.

I wish that I would have known more about the professors at this University before I registered.

It would of been great to have known how high school preparation differs from that, that is expected from you in a University level. The classes were highly surprising, yet more easy going than expected. An English class taught in high school had no similarities to that, that was taught at Boise State.

One thing I wish I would of know is how big Boise State and just Boise in general really is. I have found that it is not what I thought it would be. I also wish I would of done more research about the dorm that I live in. They are loud and it is hard to get things done living there.

How awesome it would be.

The option to enroll in summer school immediately after high school graduation.

I wish I knew school wasn't going to be as hard and big and scary as I always thought. It's definitely much more work, but not necessarily hard. I wish I'd saved more money and tried to work more hours the summer before my freshman year so my savings account wouldn't have ran dry so quickly after books and tuition. If I'd known how easy it was to make friends I wouldn't have been so worried about it before I got to college.

I really wish I had recognized the importance of out-of-class study time. I never had to study in high school, and I did just fine, but college is a completely different ballgame. Boise State has a great, friendly campus. If you jump in, you'll make friends quickly, and there will always be things to do.

I wish I would have been better prepared with study techniques and test taking skills. I stuggled immensely my first year because of lack of preparation in these areas.

I wish that I knew more people that came to this school because I would be more social but just being the shy person I am, it's really difficult for me to meet new people. I wouldn't always be stuck in my room doing nothing all day, especially on the weekends because it's really boring and lonely. Furthermore, if I knew more people before I came up to Boise, I would be able to go snowboarding, shopping and raodtrips without it being any awkward. I got off to a slow start, LAME!

The programs and majors they offer, the qualities of their proffesors.

The unnecessary stress that many people talk about and say your going to have one you get into college. Such as the stress of exams or study habits that you "Should" have.

I wish I had known more about time management before I atteneded college.

I wish I had known how to study for the exams. My first exams were real tough just because I did not know the difference between studying for my finals in high school and the finals at BSU. Besides the studying aspect, the rest was quite close to what the website informed me of. The population was not too large and the spirit was huge. The dorm life was as it said, and the Honors college was very helpful with the rest.

That there are other schools that I could attend instead of bsu. I am thinking of attending stevens henager college. they have a great associate of occupational studies

I wish I would have known how much my life would change for the better. College, for me, is a liberation factor in my life and if I would have known how much I was going to love this independence I would have moved even farther away from my home town. Being a brand new person in a world that is what you make it would have inspired me so much more during highschool. Now I know that this time of my life is truly the best.

I wish I had known that high school really is not as dramatic and challenging as I thought it was at the time. I wish I had not taken myself so seriously, and just learned to laugh at the silly insignificant things. I wish I had known how many decisions about my future were going to hit me all at once, so that I could have properly prepared to make those decisions. It can be extremely overwhelming worrying about finances.