Purdue University-Main Campus Top Questions

That the professors here for the most part are very nice, but the T.A.'s are all really strict and have ego-trips all the time.

When coming to Purdue, I was not sure what to expect. Before I came here, I wish I would have known how difficult the nursing program is. I would have prepared more in high school and studied more often in order to be ready for the challenges ahead. This advice can be applied to any major at Purdue. There are a lot of challenges, and professors are always willing to help, however, you have to do your part and study hard in order to succeed in your academic endeavors.

I should've known more about what kind of classes they offer and accpet for transfer credits.

Take computer programming classes.

Nothing. I was raised in the town of the school I attend and my family has a history of attending it. I knew quite a bit.

How difficult it was going to be.

I wish I had known to try and do more "fun" things as apposed to just focusing on school and applying to pharmacy school.

Get a lot of scholarship. I'm an out of state student therefore, I wanted to get many scholarship

I wish I would have known how much more homework I was going to be given during the week. It was a big difference coming from high school since classes were easy for me in high school. In college, I actually had to work to get my good grades.

While Purdue is a great school and I absolutely love it I wish that I had known that it can be very hard to get financial aid. The financial aid office is very kind and friendly for the most part but at times they are not very efficient. Many of the other offices at Purdue are not very efficient either. Often, it takes many phonecalls or e-mails to make sure the offices have all the information they need from you.