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I wish I would have know about all the career opportunities I had with the university. There are a lot more organizations that help you find the perfect job. I wish I could have joined even more organizations and clubs.

I would tell my self not to stress over making friends; real ones come naturally, and the ones that you have to try hard for won't last a year, let alone to the next semester. Get into an organization you truely love (greek life, clubs, sports). It really makes the college smaller and seeing the same people often is comforting. It also gives you something to do as a freshman. Actually read the assignments in the syllabus, and don't skip class. Lastly, take advantage of opportunities like trips, study abroud, internships, you'll get more out of college.

I wish I had known that my dormitory would not be located at the opposite corner of campus in relation to the majority of my classes.

How expensive it was and how much financial aid I would have to come up to pay for the difference.

When I was accepted to my school I had known mostly everything I wanted to know about it. The large campus, fraternity life, strong academics and the incredible opportunity for growth both academically and socially was the reason I chose Penn State. I have no regrets and that is possibly why there is nothing I have come across that has made me wish I had known before I accepted entrance into this school..

Before I came to school I wish I had known how important going to class, and doing well in class, actually is. My freshman year was all about meeting new people, finding out what I wanted to major in, and really just getting adjusted to the huge change that I was living. However, I did not realize until my Sophomore year that going to class makes a world of difference. I started doing better in my classes, which boosted my GPA - and now that I am applying for internships I am glad that I realized the importance of class.

That when I stated in Abingtion it was completley geared around the commuters and they really care about out of town kids.

My biggest "I wish I'd known" moment was when I realized that there's a group for every person here at Penn State; it's just a matter of finding it. Clubs are the quickest and most fool-proof way I know to find that special clique. So if you want it to be a party school, it can be, just as easily as it can become an academic challenge. As a side note, lecture classes are only as big as the number of people in font of you, so sit in the first row to impress your professor!

How to study, because I didnt have to in high school at all, so coming to college like that was not a good idea.

I wish I knew that there was a lot of drinking and partying at this school. It was named the "#1 Party School in the US" after I had already handed in my application and gotten accepted. I wish I knew that there are not a lot of clubs or organizations that allow students to express their religion with others. Instead, there are more fraternities trying ro recruit than any other type of club.

I wish I would have know how diverse college is socially. I go back and forth between classes ranging from twenty-five people to five hunded fifty people. Everyone is unique in their own ways and I know as I'm sitting at my ant-like desk in a world-like room, that I'm just as diverse as all the other students. It truely impresses me to see how other students and I adapt to the diversity of the college as a whole. I never knew the human race could adapt to something strange so easily.

I wih I would have known how little diversity there was at the school. It was a big culture shock going from a place like California where the people around you are used to different cultures and traditions to a school where some students see having one or two non whites in the class as being diverse.

Campus is big, but it isn't that big. I was so nervous my first week of classes, but after two days, I already knew my way around campus. Don't freak out, because all the other freshmen are in the same boat as you. Just carry a map in your backpack, plan to get there early incase you get lost, and you will be fine.

Better time management needed. Ways to save myself money.

Before I actually attended my very first semester of college, I wish I had known that my interests as a young adolescent were in fact the very makings of what my career path and goal would turn out to be! As a young boy, I had interests in math, efficiency, and understanding how things worked, both technically and socially. It turns out that a path towards a career in Environmental Psychology has all of that! So I am attending PSU as an Applied Psychology major. I was so indecisive as a Freshman.

I wish I knew more about the cost of Penn State and the activities available to get involved with. Currently, I'm feeling a little overwhelmed about my finical situation so I wish I would have tried harder in high school to win scholarships. I would have also liked to know more about some of the clubs and events at Penn State so I could have been more involved from the start and have an easier transition from high school to being away from home at college.

I wish I was told to be more out going and get more involved in campus life and activities.

Penn State is huge with an enormous amount of people and just as many things to get involved with. Don't wait to start getting involved and meeting new people. Your time at college will be tremendously better if you stop caring whether or not you look cool and just put yourself out there. Try new things and talk to everyone.

I wish i had known that it would be difficult to travel home on random weekends without a car, and that taking the bus really adds up.

I wish I had known more about the classes, exams, and grading. Coming in as a Freshmen I was thrown into hard sciences, like Biology and Chemistry. I didn't know what to expect on the exams and feel as if I could have done better and had a higher GPA if I was more familiar and comfortable with the grading criteria.