Indiana University-Bloomington Top Questions

I wish I would have known how hard it is and how much you have to push yourself to get involved on campus. I also wish I would have known what a stress paying for school on your own is.

One thing that I wish I had known before was the amount of scholarship opportunities there are for incoming freshman. It is key to check early and often to ensure that scholarships offered by the university are utilized.

I wish I'd known more about the transportations services available.

I wish I knew more about the overwhelming Greek culture on the campus. I also wish I knew about more of the scholarship opportunities.

Nothing I love all the new things you learn each day at IU!

Professors rarely care for students. Working hard to prove to them that you deserve their time, attention, and help is one of the greater lessons one needs to learn. Instilling that tenacious work ethic makes the difference between being average in class and excelling.

I wish I knew study habits before I came to this school. I wish I knew how much the overall costs of schooling would be before I came to Indiana University.

I wish I knew how much my life would change after the experience of getting a college degree. I spent a lot of time focusing on coursework and studying, and an equal amount of time participating in extra curricular activities that helped me build a strong social and professional foundation. I would have spent more time engaging in everything that was available to me, and I would have spent less time worrying. I would have taken away the things that stressed me out, and made sure I was living every moment to the fullest.

I wish I had known more about the courses that are offered here. There are so many areas that interest me, but I transferred so many credits when I matriculated that I had very little room for electives. Had I put in more effort to research what courses were available to me, I might have been able to broaden my curriculum a bit more. By the same token, I could have made room for more electives if I had made myself more aware of crosslisted courses (i.e. courses which might apply to more than one area).

I wish I had known that the majority of the classes for my major were not on campus and that I would have to take city busses to get there. Also that there isn't a good direct bus or transit to bigger cities farther away.

I wish I had known more about the professors. I was not sure which classes were best for me to sign up for based on the professors teaching style and my learning style.

Nothing.

I wish I would have known more about all of the opportunities they have here. IU even has summer programs for high school students that I definately wish I could have been apart of. Other than that, it has been everything I ever thought it would be.

I wish I had known more about the wide selection of majors. I ended up changing my major three times before I found one the fit me best. If I had known more about the opportunities here I may have been able to get started on my coursework a lot earlier.

If I could travel back in time, I would tell my high school self that my teachers are there for my benefit. In college, upon attending office hours, I realized that educators want their students to succeed and are willing to put in extra time to help their students learn. I now know that my high school teachers would have been more than happy to help me understand material that I found confusing. I wish I had known this before I went to college so I would have utilized my teachers as a resource for extra help during high school.

The classes are tougher than you would expect.

I wish I had known to be more organized. I would have told myself to write down everything. Every little thing, from due dates of minor assignments to due dates for final projects. I would have also told myself to not procrastinate, because once you get behind in college classes, there's almost no chance of catching up. College is 90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} work and 10{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} play, and I would have reminded myself of that. College is a job, and you have to work harder at it than any other job out there. I wish I could tell myself all this.

I wish I had known about the incredible facilities and opportunities available to fine and performing arts students here. I am a student of both, and am overwhelmed by the possibilities and how relatively small my skill set is in comparison to all of the things I want to try. In the course of two semesters I was able to join the African American Dance company, edit an art and literary magazine, see some of my favorite musicians live (all in town!), and learn a wide variety of new artistic mediums. The out-of-classroom learning experiences are countless.

Taking 19 hours is a very heavy load!