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I wish i knew that the school was not very diverse.

I wish I had known that people care more about the beach than they do about getting a decent education.

What I wish I would've known before I came to FAU is that this school is actually challenging. In the neighborhood that I grew up in FAU was always thw school noone wanted to attend. Primarily since it was so close to home. But since being at FAU i learned that college is nothing to play with. That I was no gping to be spoon fed the entire time. It was a major adjustment seeing that a lot of friends went to community college first. It was a trying experience but a good one nonetheless. I wouldn't stop.

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I wish I had known how different college is from high school and how important it is to save money. I want nothing more to become a nurse and therefore am taking very challenging courses. My GPA is not flattering and I hope to improve it as well as save money because I do not receive an allowance and just lost financial aid. I will not quit in pursuing my goal to be a nurse however, money is just tight.

There's a lot of things I wish I had known. I wish I knew which classes I needed to take for an AA degree. I wish I knew how expensive it would be. I wish I knew how to get financial aid. I wish I knew how much beauracracy and red tape I'd have to deal with. Frankly, I'm still learning a lot of these things even now.

I wish I had a better understanding of the entire higher education system through graduate school so that I could plan a bit better for my graduate school career.

I wish I was more aware of Scholarships that FAU had to offer. When you decide you're going to college to pursue a career you know that the cost will be high. Therefore, I would have appreciated if I were more informed. Many times students come into a university somewhat lost and not knowing what to expect. If students were guided and instructed on what steps to take to alleviate the high cost of classes, I'm sure the number of prospective students and graduation rates would increase.

I wish I knew that the summer term was on me to pay.

I wish I would have realized how expensive it was so I could save up. I would have also liked to have known that the majority of classroom sizes are rather large but the professors are always great when speaking to them with a problem.

Personally, I wish I would have known how friendly the crowd is here. It so easy it is to make friends and get study groups together. We have a mix of commuter and on-campus students and most of them are very friendly. Personally, I always had difficulties making and having good friends but here, thats not the case. I have met plenty of amazing people. Plus, from and academic stand point, the crowd is very friendly here and all interested in helping each other out, so we pull together very organized and helpful study groups when exams come around.

I wish i had known more about housing and sorority life on campus.

I did not really need to know anything about this school before I came here. The FAU did a great job educating me on the ins and outs of the school.

The college atmosphere is something completely different than any of us have ever experienced. Living with strangers, making our own decisions of when to study, when to enjoy ourselves and even when and how to eat. I wish I had known what I was going into when I purchased a meal plan. Yes, it was very convenient to not have to cook or clean for myself but the times of the meals never matched my class schedule. I personally would not have spent $2000 dollars on a meal plan. I ate poorly and gained a lot of weight.

I wish I would have known that college will be all that you make of it. I wish I would have took the weeks of welcome more seriously and that girls will be girls. You have to learn how to ignore them and not let them hinder your college experience.

Before I came into this School I wish I had known the importance of scholarships.

You need alot of scholarships, or loans and out of pocket money are a must.

I wish I had known the price of housing and that you HAVE to have a meal plan if you live on campus.

I wish I knew more about the school itself as well as more about its background. I also wish I had done more research on the majors Florida Atlantic University offers and which of those majors the university specializes in.

Before coming to FAU I wish I would of been more prepared finanical wise. I would of loved to come to this school and be able to jump right into my program of interest. I have alot on my plate and have to support myself independently, I wish that I could of been more prepared with money saved up.