Grand Valley State University Top Questions

I wish I knew more about the gen ed courses I would/would not be required to take.

Theme classes that students have to take

How many general education classes there are because Grand Valley is a Liberal Arts schoo.

I wish I had more information about how to get scholarships after freshman year. I feel that I could have qualified for some, but I did not really know the steps to take.

How focused they were on writing and the amount of papers I would have to write in comparison to the amount of time I would spend doing hands on activities or learning information that I would actually use in my career. How much it would "really" cost to go to this school.

That it was so windy out here. I wish I knew it'd have been better to live on campus from the start, not commute. It is much easier to meet people and study and use the facilities if you live right on campus.

I wish I'd known it would be difficult to learn to live in a dorm with somebody else.

I wish I knew more about different programs to get into such as the Honors program for women with science and math majors.

When I was a freshman I never understood that you control your destiny at college. How ever much you want to be involved is up to you. If you want to be the party animal or the classroom stud you can be. At GVSU we have a campus that will allow you to get help whne you need it but you must not be to pridefull and ask for help.

I am glad I came in with only the knowledge I had; for as many complaints I have about the school and its largely unpleasant student body, I would not want anything to turn me off of attending school here because of all the fantastic colleagues and professers I have been able to share my time with within the department of music.

I wish I would have known that drama doesn't leave you past high school and that living with 4 girls in a two bedroom apartment just will not work. I wish I would have known how people were going to react to the fact that I'm a Catholic and have strong beliefs in my faith.

That you did not have to live in freshman housing, even if you were a freshman.

the medical programs are very competative

Before coming to the school, I wish that I would have spent some time talking to an advisor about scheduling classes. The advisors are readily available, and if not available in person they quickly respond to emails. I was very much wrapped up in everything else about college that I did not take the time to talk to an advisor, as recommended, before scheduling my classes. Although my classes were very interesting my first semester, I could have been much wiser in choosing a class schedule that better fits my degree requirements.

I wish I had known that I was going to change my major. The whole experience would have been a lot easier had I known that my first career choice and I weren't a good match. I wish I would known, and accepted, what I was truly passionate about and gone for that career, instead of allowing others to convince me it wasn't a good choice for me, because of the lack of availability in jobs.

I wish I had known that the main campus is in Allendale because the university made it sound like it was right downtown in Grand Rapids. There is a campus downtown, but it's not the main campus and I didn't know that until I came to visit.

About all the general education requirements! I wish someone, would have told me that even though this school is on the larger side(around 25,000 students) we still have the feel of a small campus with regards to class size.

I think I wish I wouldv've known the amount of activities available so I could have been a little more involved. I also think the resources available also get overlooked.

I wish I could have the known the amount of respec that the professors and the other students at GRand Valley have for you. They all encourage you to do wel and o have the best experience you can!

I wish I had known how easy using the bus transit system is. I was so afraid to use it for most of my first year, but it's so convenient and free! It's easy to take the Rapid bus system between the Allendale and downtown Grand Rapids campuses, and most of the buses are brand new hybrids and it makes me feel so good to be able to contribute to saving the environment. Nothing to be afraid of at all!