Shaquasia
Time management is everything.
shakinah
your GPA is your life.
Luke
I wish I had known how prevalent binge-drinking was. Despite having the reputation, it was hard to know how intense it was until I had actually arrived there. It is a pervaise part of Penn State culture.
Briana
I wish I had known more about all of the organizations that you can be invovled in.
Miranda
Racial tenisions get high on campus.
Gregory
There's nothing I've wished to know before entering school. Growing up in New York, I already knew by attending Penn State I would be in the middle of rural Pennsylvania where racial stigma is present, but there enough social support to get past it. I view attending college as an adventure, something you have to experience for yourself. So I enjoy discovering new things instead of being informed beforehand. As it took me a year and a half to become acustomed with campus and all of the hangouts, hotspots, low key areas, study tools, people (communication) etc.
jasmine
I wished that I had known what to bring on move in day. I also wished that I had known how nice people would have been in the first couple of weeks.
Michael
Some of the things I wish I had known before I came to this school is how to balance my scheldule with work, socializing, and academics. I also wish I've known ways on how to save money on college tuition. I believe that learning how to balance things in college is imporatant from transitioning from high school becuase the more organized your are, the less stress to worry about. In addiotn, saving money is something high school doesn't teach you and it's important to learn how so you won't be in debt when your older.
Alexandra
Before attending the Pennsylvania State University, I wish I knew how willing professors were to help you suceed. My first semester I struggled a lot with my coursework because I was not sufficiently prepared for the tremendous amount of work that college required. I wish I believed previous students when they suggested that I should attendoffice hours. When told this, I was very overwhelmed by the thought of contronted my professor with questions. However, his one on one interaction with professors during office hours really does reinforce the material presented during class and solidify it in your mind.
Folahan
That it is so awesome