California State University-Long Beach Top Questions

What's the one thing you wish someone had told you about freshman year?

JOANNA

I wish that I would have known that there was an Archery and Rugby class!

tiffany

how mostly all the biology teachers have bad accents.

Marcus

Before I came to this school I wish that I was more aware of different cultures and languages of people from different nationalities all over the world. Since this school is so diverse, I have come in contact with people from all different backgrounds. I really wish that I could have knew just a little bit more than I know now about all of these different cultures and things because I am a people person, and I am just delighted to see the look on people's faces when I know things about their culture that they thought nobody knew.

Daniel

How big the school raelly is.

Raquel

I wish I knew that the first year or two are very important in establishing your GPA. I would have tried harder in the beginning.

Brianna

Being the oldest in my family, I had no one to follow when it came to my academics. I was left to depend upon friends with older siblings and the aid of my high school counselors. Before I came to this school, I wish I had known more about the academic system that the college campus utilizes. It is very different from that of the high school systems. You are able to choose your own schedule but you have many more requirements to fulfill. It would've been helpful to be more informed about the system but you learn quickly.

Jeremy

It would take forever to graduate because even as a fifth year with senior status and already filed to graduate, you will still not be able to get into classes because there are way too many students here for the amount of courses offered.

SUSANA

MORE AVAILABLE HELP IN KNOWING WHAT MAJOR TO CHOOSE.

Jose

I wish I had known, specifically provided by my high school, information on which classes I needed to take to be at college level in math and english.

Kayla

Efficient study habits, and better socializing skills.

Paulina

I wish I had known that it is difficult to find parking sometimes and best if you carpool :)

Marina

There is nothing that I wish I would have known. I did plenty of research and knew all I needed to know about this school. Nothing would change me attending this school.

Jazmin

During the orientation, CSLB prepares you for almost everything you need to know as a freshman. I came to the school ready to start my higher learning and to indulge into college life. It is all a learning obstacle and it has been all worth everyday that I have been a student here. If I had not gone to the orientation I would have been lost along with my parents. If a person that is going to CSLB does not go to orientation, they should expect to be lost and wishing that they did attend it.

Merna

The Free Ride Bus on and off Campus

John

How high the cost of education was getting.

Mark

Since I never visited it, I was hoping that it was more downtown and more of a night life. It is hard to find housing close to campus because it is all family neighborhoods. The housing that is close are over priced, bad apartments. To get much cheaper, you have to go in more sketchy areas.

Katie

I wish I had known my music theory better because I'm struggling in that class right now. Plus, I wish I had known how the whole CSU system worked better so that I would have been able to map out my courses more efficiently.

Beatriz

That I had to apply to the program of my major. When I filed the application I declared my major, but I wasn't officially in it. Also, that the advisors should've told me what were the prerequisites for my major.