Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Top Questions

I wish I had known that the school was far from my home. The weather is als brutally cold and I did not anticipate that.

I wish that I had known how difficult it is to find weekend activities to do when you do not own a car. Indiana, PA is a small town and it is sometimes difficult to find non-alcohol related activities to participate in during the weekend (especially as a freshman or sophomore student).

Before going to IUP, I wish I knew more about the geography and culture of the area. I'm from outside of Philadelphia, so I didn't even give a second thought about going to a university outside of Pittsburgh. They're both PA cities right, how could it be that different? Well sometimes, it felt like a new world. Different social activies, slang, weather and ways of living and thinking were sometimes a shock. Though I wish I knew more about the area, it's been a terrific, eye-opening experience I wouldn't trade for the world.

I wish I would have known that while in college, you find yourself. You learn things about yourself that you didn't know before and that can affect your relationships to the people around you. It is not that big so once you've seen a person once, more than likely you'll see them again. Everyone seems to know each other in some type of way.

I wish I had known about the unpredictable weather and the distance of the stores and businesses from campus. If I had, I would have put more effort into getting a car before I went on campus.

Before I came to Indiana University of Pennsylvania I attended a community college closer to home. The two turned out to be very different and there was one main thing I wish I would have known before coming to Indiana University. I already knew how to manage my time and my studies; however, I never managed my money. I wish I could have known how quickly all my money would disappear, even on mostly basic necessities, so that I could have saved earlier.

I wish I knew how to save money on textbooks, tuition, etc. for my freshman and sophomore year. I could have used amazon.com to buy cheap textbooks and to resell my books, and I could have dug harder for scholarships.

Before I came to Indiana University of Pennsylvania I wish I would have know that it was a dry campus.

Before I came to Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus, I wish I knew my roommate as well as what living in a dorm was like because grasping such a enormous change at once is a challenge in itself, so without knowing what it was like on my own I struggled to find a happy medium.

I wish I was more aware of the party reputation that IUP has. Although the university is trying to crack down on alcohol use, especially underage drinking, they still cannot completely control the environment. If a student is coming to IUP they need to be aware of the party atmosphere and be able to separate that from their schooling, otherwise it ends in disaster. First semester I struggled because I went out to much and fell victim to the social scene. Whereas second semester as I shied away from it I did a lot better.