Columbia College Chicago Top Questions

I wish I had been told of the availability of jobs on campus and the things I had to do to get one. I also wish I would have gone on a tour of the campus prior to attending. I went there based on the program instead of the college as a whole.

There isn't really anything that I didn't know before I came to school. Everything was laid out when I applied.

I wish I would have known more about the activities available for students, especially regarding sports. Columbia does not have intercollegiate sports, and that is something I was interested in. I do not play all sports, but I would have enjoyed going to games and supporting our school's teams.

I can honestly say "nothing." With every new experience in life one needs an equal balance of both surprise and a positive attitude. When coming to my school in the fall I literally sat back and obversed my new world that I'd become an expert at in four years. Of course small things took me by surprise such as being in the city and how terrible cold it becomes in the winter. But as far as my school is concerned I was strongly prepared entering as a freshman.

I wish I would have known how competitive Columbia College Chicago is before I began my freshman year. I was thrown straight into an intensely competitive environment without any chance to truly gather myself, take a deep breath, and really get myself ready to adopt the competitive attitude needed to succeed at Columbia.

"You cannot choose the time the hour or even the day," Father Stretch at Incarnation Parish. Recently grandpa Marshall past away and I forgot how much people in my family meant to me. As the grandpa's casket was lowered into the ground my throat was cloaked by the fear of emotion. Unable to breath all i could wish was that I had choosen a college closer to home in Dayton because Houston limits me from seeing the ones that pass before I can say goodbye.

That it would cost me so much money.

I wish i would of known to be more active. For example, get involved with student activities or attend campus events. That way you can meet lots of people and explore the beautiful city.

There's really nothing I can think of.

I wish I would have known how much I was going to be stretched in many ways.