San Diego State University Top Questions

How much actual time and dedication i was going to have to sacrifice.

San Diego State has a great social atmosphere, but it's important to discipline yourself to not get too carried away and to remember to balance your social life with your academic studies.

Aside from the dorm thing, overall this school is pretty fun. The greek system is really big here, and most of the members of the greek system are either completely vacant or seem like their still in high school. If your a girl you will have a lot of fun here, but if your a guy and want to party here the only real way to do it in your freshman year is to join a greek orginization.

There is nothing that I wish I had known

I wish I would have known more about which meal plan would be ideal for a student instead of having to guess which one would best suit me. I also wish I would have known a little more about the clubs and organizations that they offer here. I also would have like to known how it works if you want to take a class through the aquaplex such as a surfing class. I also would have found it a little more helpful if I knew how far things were from the school, seeing as you need a car.

I wish I had known more about the different types of housing. I lived in the Cuicacalli suites, which were not very social compared to the other living choices. Had I known this, I might have chosen to live in the regular dorms like Zura.

Even though it seems like everyone is in a sorority/fraternity, it is completely possible to have fun when not being in one. You just have to try hard to get involved with other groups, such as the surfing club.

Before I arrived to San Diego State University I wish I would have known the rigorous schedule, teachers, and time limit. I wish I would have known that in college no one reminds you when to do your homework or even when it?s due. I wish I would have known that one must keep track of their own classes by being neat and organized. College reminded me of my AP English class I took in High School; this is why it wasn?t all that tough to get used to.

Before I attended San Diego State University I wish I had known how to use ratemyprofessor.com

I wish I had known before going to SDSU that most of the social activities in the school are ran by fraternities and soroties. In the past I expected to go to every party out there, but only came to realize that most of these great parties were excluded to those non-fraternity members. Don't get me wrong, there are many parties out there that non-fraternity members can attend to, but only if one knows where to look.

That greek life is really big and if you are a guy you do not get into parties unless you know 2 people and have 5 girls with you. I think I am going to rush because it is hard to party in the dorms and only upper classmen have houses off campus.

I wish I would have known how good of a job the university does at making new students feel welcomed. It would have saved me a little bit of stress.

I wish I would have know and researched more about financial aids and government grants. I also wish I would have known tuition prices were to raise by nearly a third.

I wish I understood more about college life and the opportunities it presents. Such as on campus organizations and study abroad opportunities. SDSU has a great study abroad department and is working harder to help students study abroad.

There was a lot of emphasis placed on being in a fraternity and that the academics weren't very highly thought of.

I can not really think of any thing at this moment.

I wish I had known how active fraternity and sorority life really is. I also wish I had been more educated on financial aid and scholarships available to me.

nothing. I knew college was going to be a new world with new experiences that I could only experience first hand.

How hard a major university would be. From picking classes to making friends it was really hard the first semester.

I wish I would have known how much of a negative impact the greek system had on this campus before I got here. Everyone knows SDSU to be a party school, but the Fraternities and Sororities escalate it to an unhealthy level with the binging of alcohol and drugs, which really gives the school a bad reputation, and attracts the wrong type of students. Had I been more aware of this before, I might have more strongly considered going to another university.