Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Top Questions

What's the one thing you wish someone had told you about freshman year?

Cassandra

How big it actually is and how many people are there! Parking is an adventure.

Sara

That i needed more support financially.

Caleb

I wish that I had known that the college books would be so expensive.

Richard

I wish I would not have believed that my parents experience would be identical to my own. That way i would not have tried to live in their shadow but blaze my own legacy.

Dede

I wish I would have known exactly what major I wanted to pursue. I should have done more research on the fields that sparked an interest with me instead of just choosing something off the top of my head. I wish I would have known exactly how expensive college was going to cost, too because college is probably the most expensive investment that anyone will ever make.

Kelsey

I wish I would have known a few more people before I here. I knew one friend from high school before I came here and if it weren't for her I would have been very lonely for the first semester. I am a very shy person so it is somewhat difficult for me to just go out and make friends.

Brittany

If I would have known ten years ago that friends and gossip were not going to make like as easy as possible, I would have been a college graduate already. I've learned in the last ten years that math is not hard when I apply myself, and having an education will make it a lot easier to support my children. I have also learned that learning is an enjoyable experience, and that I pick up on concepts very quickly. I also explain these concepts well, which would make me an excellent teacher in the future.

Drew

I wish that I would of known more about how to get scholarships. When I went to school at ITT in Newburgh, IN everything was done for us. ITT took care of gathering the loans that we needed to pay for their outrageous tuition. While here at IUPUI they play on you getting what you need. Which is really nice if you just know where to look.

Cody

College is so much diferent than High School. It's great. It's up to me to succeed.

Samantha

Better study habits