Colorado State University-Fort Collins Top Questions

Honestly, their is nothing that I wish I hadn't known before coming to CSU. Everything I find out that is new to me is a good suprise.

Don't be afraid to use what's available on campus! I never stepped foot in our school gym my freshman year and always wished I had! But seriously, everything from the health center to the library - everything is there for YOU to USE! So use it!!!

One thing I wish someone would have told me about freshman year is that advanced placement courses in high school make freshman year a cake walk. While my classes this year were still intellectually stimulating and time consuming, they were nothing to worry about coming in. The summer after my senior year in high school, I worried that things were going to get harder right away. I feared that I wasn't prepared for the challenge of college. When I got here and started classes I realized that all the hard work I had put into high school with honors and advanced placement courses significantly paid off. Most of the topics we covered in my classes this year, I had already learned my junior and senior year of high school, which made the classes a whole lot easier.

I wish I knew the typical year-round weather conditions. It can get extremely cold or extremely windy some days.

I wish I had known a little more about the athletics here at CSU. I wish I had the knowledge of the team as well as who the top players were. I also wish I knew that taking AP classes in high school would actually pay off in college! I took two AP classes and that knocked out two classes I don't have to take because I already have credit for them! I wish I would have taken more so I could make college cheaper on myself by taking less credits.

I wish I would have known to be more open and get involved in much more, there are so many great opportunities and if there was anyhting that I could have known, it would have been to know to get involved with as much as possible without stretching myself too thin.

How hard it is to be a commuter student there as a freshmen, especially adjusting to the lack of convenient parking.

Before coming to Colorado State University I wish I would've known all the academic resources and help centers available to me. Coming into such an enormous college as a lonely freshman, I was scared, overwhelmed, and sometimes frustrated. My year became much easier when I discovered all the free resources on campus that are specially designed to help students with whatever issues they may be facing. Anything from free student counseling to free tutoring, Colorado State University has pretty much anything a student needs to help them get through the tough times of college.

Make friends from all areas; dorms, clubs, and class.

The only thing I can think of that I wish I had known is in regards to the college composition exam for admittance. I didn't realize that they would give you the topic for which you had to write about. I did my own research and basically memorized my essay only to find out that they give you the topic. I still passed, but there was a moment of extreme panic!

How hard the sciences are! I love science and love my school, but CSU is very difficult. I'm happy with 3.6 GPA in college though compared to my 3.0 in high school.

How my financial aid worked. I did not really understand the system until junior year, when I realized how much money I was racking up.

I wish I would of known how much time I was going to have to devote to my studies outside of class. coming from high school and then a junior college I didn't really have to study all that much, but at CSU studying outside of class is a big part of you success.

Before I came to CSU I wish I knew what the dorm I was going to be living in looked like. I live in Edwards and if I knew about the bathrooms and how it looks like a dungeon I would have picked to like elsewhere.

Job opportunities for the first year.

That it is a lot harder than I thought it would be, but worth it. To try hard and not give up, but also not to worry too much.

I wish that I would have known about the Greek life at Colorado State University before I came to school. Although Greek life on the campus is relatively small compared to schools in the south, it is still a strong organization. The sororities are small enough that you can really get to know your sisters as well as most of the other Greeks, which makes events more fun. We can all get together on campus for a guest speaker and all get along and have fun together without the ?sibling? rivalry.

Before I came to Colorado State Universtiy I would have probably liked to know just how energetic and lively the campus and the whole Fort Collins area was. Instead I was in a new place expecting a whole different situation and wasn't expecting to be able to adapt as well as I have. If I would have known how great the community here was I probably would have been more calm and prepared to start classes, meet new people, and find really cool places to hang out at and study with friends.

Coming to college one has the chance for a fresh start and a chance to reinvent oneself. I wish I had known how important it is to stay true to yourself and what you believe. I wish I had known how important a good nights sleep is and the folly of procrastination. Mostly, I wish I had memorized the dining hall open hours.

I wish I had known all of the different majors offered at CSU, as I changed majors sophomore year to better suit my goals. If I had known that a Family and Consumer Sciences Education concentration major was offerend at the time that I applied to CSU, I would have saved thousands of dollars. Take some time to look at each different college within Colorado State, and at each major offered within that college - it could save thousands.