Columbia College Chicago Top Questions

I wish I would of known how great of a school it was 2 years before I decided to transfer there from Southern Illinois University- Carbondale.

Before I came to Columbia, I wish I had known that I would really need more general education classes for my major, so I would have taken more of them at community college. I also wish I had known the dangers of high cost off-campus housing, and good neighborhoods that would have cost less money.

Columbia's social atmosphere is different than other schools. Without a greek system or an open dorm (ie, typical dorm styles rather than columbia's apartment style) its difficult to meet new people. It takes an open mind and effort to make new friends and aquantinces. However the students here are very open and social which makes it easy to introduce yourself to new people.

I wish I had known I was going to change majors by my sophomore year! Other than that I was fully prepared for Columbia and was very excited to go there.

I wish I would have known that I wouldn't get any financial aid from outside sources.

I wish I had known how hard it would be to get scholarships and student aid. For as much money it costs to attend the school, I don't feel that enough scholarships are awarded through the school. With that in mind, I believe that the amount of jobs on campus is extremely low compared to the amount of people looking for a part-time position while they attend school. I have applied every semester for different jobs on campus, but have been limited to what jobs are available for freshman and sophomore students.

I wish I knew some of the conditions of journalism and media ethics. Media Ethics and Law was a class I went into unaware of any cases studied. I'm glad my teacher was both a journalist and a lawyer to teach us knowledge from her own experiences. I didn't know the faculty was that involved. It inspires me to become more involved. I also didn't know how expensive each semester turns out to be with course fees and tuition. I feel privledged to live in Chicago and Columbia College is in the heart of it all.

I wish I had known more scholarships along with the courses in this school, there are so many and not much time to take them all.

I wish I would have been more sure about what my goals were at this school.

I wish I knew that it was sucha great school