North Carolina State University at Raleigh Top Questions

Prior to coming to NCSU I wish that I had known how big the campus was. I understood this was a large campus, however it did not register to me until I was nearly running to my classes my first semster due to the distance between them. I quickly learned when planning out your classes, you should have an understanding of where all of the classrooms are. If you do not do this then you will be scrambling to get there on time... and professors do not have mercy on tardiness.

I wish i would've known how you have to watch the time and make sure you get where you need to be.

I wish I had better understood that even though a student can pass a class, the value that a student derives from coursework and how much a sudent learns is on the shoulders of the student. I have seen too many times that someone will complain about useless schoolwork or that their classes did not actually teach them anything. If I could change my experience in any way, it would be to have that made clearer to me sooner. Personal lessons aside, the accesibility of the faculty should be emphasized, and duly taken advantage of.

I wish I knew that it was hard to get access to things online. What I mean is, sites for clubs are usually completely out of date, the dining halls don't post which hours they serve which meals and never show a list of ingredients for the food. Flyers and spray paint or anything in person for that matter aren't effective in my case, whatever the circumstances, online works the best for me.

I wish I had known what major I wanted to go into. First year college is somehwat helpful but ultimately sets you back in comparison to other students in your future major.

Before coming to this school it would have been nice to know how to study. I flew through high school with flying colors. I excelled in the majority of my classes and was the top of my graduating class. I assumed that college would be just as easy. I was wrong. I had a lot of adjusting to do when it came to my study habits.

The number of clubs can be overwhelming, and I did not prioritize well. I wish I had known to just try out several clubs before committing my time to any of them. That way I would have a better idea of what I wanted for the longer term. I would suggest that first you look for the professional societies that match with your major. Then look for clubs that related to your major. Finally look for clubs that just seem interesting. Between these three criteria find some clubs that have overlap and those are the clubs that will be fulfilling.

I don't have anything in particular that someone had not already told me. I talked to a lot of people about college and I have cousins in college as well. So between all of them, I got a pretty good picture of what it was going to be like.

The best way to meet people is in clubs and orginzations if not in class

I wish I knew exactly what I wanted to study in college