California State University-Northridge Top Questions

It is important to have an idea of your major before attending college because classes required in your major may also fullfill the mandatory General Education requirements that each student has to complete. Complete all of your developmental Math and English courses by registering for the ELM/EPT. Take Summer School classes if you don't pass these tests. Once you are enrolled in college, you can start out with 12 units, however, if you can manage more than 12 units, do not let anyone scare you into thinking otherwise. You will be the determinant of that.

I wish I had known that this is school is a commuter school where, most of the student commute to the school and typically most students are not very involved in schoo run activities because they are never there.

Some of the things I wished I knew before I started to attend CSUN would be the programs that are available to me. Another thing I wished I knew about CSUN would be the importance of having a way of transportation to get around the campus. Also I would of liked to know places I could of gotten hire to work.

I wish I had known about programs that help students get into college. Also to tour the school before you decide to go there because I thought going to college in LA would mean living in a busy city and things are easier to get.

One thing i wish i would have known about Cal State Northridge is the size of the campus. Coming in as a first time freshman i had no idea how big a college campus truley was. Unlike other studenteds, i never purchased a bicycle or a skateboard to transport so walking was very time consuming for me and tiring as well. Another thing i wish i would have known about the campus is that it is a commuter school. Not many students live on campus. All there are a few, most commute to school.

How difficult it was going to be to get into require classes.

I wish I would have known how to manage my money better. I have learned how to do so now, but in the beginning it was a real struggle and caused me to go into a lot of debt. Now thankfully I am almost out of debt, but it would have been fantastic to know what I could have done to prevent the financial struggles that I've had to go through.

I wish i was told which teachers to avoid .

What I wish I had known before coming to this school is whether this school had any extra curricular activities and if they liked having their students be involved.

I wish I would have known how bad parking was and that if you get there after 9:30am it is very difficult to find decent parking. It would have also been nice to know that college is not much different than high school. That the only real difference is setting your own schedual and making sure you do your work. I had college made out to be big and scary and sad and found out it was the exact opposite.

I wish I would have known how hard it was going to be, and i don't necessarily mean academically but mentally and intellectually. Since I live on-campus, I don't have parents around to tell me what to do, wake me up, make me food to eat, and stuff like that. I have to be responsible and do everything on my own and it's a challenge considering that I have lived with my parents for 18 years. I had to become more independent so be prepared for a challenge, especially if living on-campus.

I wish I knew that I needed to be more independent and self-motivated. It was not like high school. I had to learn to become my own adult and motivate myself to keep up on work or get assignments done.

I wish i had known what major i was going to declare before i started attending CSUN. If I had declared my major i would not be behind with my classes that are required for my major.

The best times to go for Parking are in the am. Also, you can park off campus relatively easy for free.

The amount of commuter students it had.

I wish I would have known about all of the talented alumni that have graduated from this school and the many resources available to students for help in furthering their long-term career goals.

That it would be very easy to fall off the wagon and fail a class if you do not focus.

I wish I would have know how quickly classes become closed and you dont have a chance to sign up for it.

No, I had already been aware of the academic programs CSUN had to offer.

Take as many units at the beginning as possible, you'll be glad you did at the end!