Kent State University at Kent Top Questions

I wish I had known when the scholarship deadlines were.

I wish I would have known how important it is to make friends and be social. Also, how important studying and staying focused is.

I wish I had known how small Kent, Ohio is and the fact that Kent State University makes up most of the town. I believe, if not for Kent University the town would be nothing. I wish I had also known about the cost of living near the University, which is far more than I expected considering the town and school I attended prior had much more lower rates. I wish I had also known that finding a job in Kent is very difficult because the amount of students living in Kent is far more than the jobs available.

How to get around campus a little better took me a little while to figure it out.

That life is uncertain and ever-changing and that you have to learn how to roll with the punches. That life is what you make it. It's all in your attitude and outlook and you should take every advantage of opportunities to explore and expand your thinking and knowledge base. Professors are a wealth of knowledge. Take advantage of their experiences and learn from them. In this day and age, in order to get a leg up on someone else, it's all about networking, so take advantage of doing so as well. Have fun while learning!

I wish I would have known more about other options for housing.

I wish I would have known that most of my programs first year was going to be people right out of high school. I am a transfer from a community college where there are all ages so coming to Kent, I expected to click with more girls my own age.

Nothing sticks out to me as something I wish I had known before attending Kent. I've always known that college was the place for me. Of course, I would like some information to prepare me for certain things, rather than walking in blind. But life is all about discovering the unknown. I believe that there was nothing I was supposed to know initially, and I think my grades reflect that.

How finacially secure I should be for all of this

Before coming to this University I wish that I had known how to study better. I got by well without studying in high school and was very unprepared for the workload that college brought. I was unsure on the most effective ways to study and had to take the time to figure out the strategy that was best for me, which would have been more effective if I had known beforehand.

I wish that I would have known that college is a lot like baking. You need the perfect amount of each ingredient to make it work. When you begin college, you think it is just about learning and having fun. Then you realize that you need to study (a lot!). Then throw in extracurriculars, work, and friends. When you figure out how to fit all of these ingredients together in a way that works, then you can bake up the perfect college experience.

How many parties there existed/

I wish I had known about how the classes were set up, especially for each individual major. For example I wish I had known that when I came to Kent I wouldn't really be given a choice about my classes. I just went in and was assigned to what classes fit my major (and ended up getting put over the limit for credit hours allowed for freshman) without really being given a choice of electives or anything. It was strictly business from the beginning.

Kent is very good about getting information to incoming students, and the staff is always willing to answer questions. There was a great deal of information they provided incoming freshman; however, I wish I knew a bit more about getting involed in psychology research.

That there is nothing around the school.

I wish I would have known some better studying skills and ways to manage my time. With that additional knowledge, my freshman year may not have been so hard and I could have recieved better grades (which would obviously have raised my current GPA).

Nothing.

I wish I had known about more scholarship oppurtunities to help me pay for school. I also wished I had known that joining a campus organization is worth it and that you make great connections, in friendships and resume building.

I wish I would have known how easy it was to make friends! That way, I would have worried so much less the summer before my freshman year!

I wish I had known that I wanted to major in Biology/Pre-Med. If I had known this in high school I would have taken more science and math classes to better my education for college.