San Diego State University Top Questions

I researched everything for this school prior my admission..it totally met my expectations, I am proud to be a student there.

Before I came to this school I wish that I would have known more about on campus housing.

How much there is to do and the importance of staying academically focused.

That te living situation is very expensive

Impact/significance of Greek life on campus. Rate of crime in campus neighborhoods. Cost of living off campus. Internship opportunities in the area/job opportunities in area after graduation. Attitudes/lifestyles of students in general (most people not concerned with careers, etc...mostly living for the moment). Difficulty of classes was high.

TIME MANAGEMENT!!!!!

How many extra classes are needed to graduate. Too many GE's are required and its overwhelming to graduate in 4 years.

I wish I would have known how big the sorority and fraternity life is on campus, I feel like if you're not a part of it then you are out of the social scene.

I wish I knew that the Greek system would be so strong, otherwise I may not have considered this school. There seems to be too much pressure in joining it, that it can stress you out.

How close and how much better it is to live at the beach and commute to school rather than live in campus area. Also how good and underrated our men's basketball program is.

How to get a job on campus or off campus.

I wish I knew that the class schedule you want is very hard to get.

That I was going to be so poor all the time and finacially stressed.

Before coming to this school I was well prepared for how San Diego State is. I can say I knew the layout of the campus, the lack of diversity on campus and the sport teams. Before coming to this school, I might have wanted to know more about the Greek Life and how many people want to be apart of a fraternity or sorority. Sometimes it becomes a bit overwhelming when I am leaving the library in the evening and girls are running around in short dress on Greek row.

The one thing I wish I knew about San Diego State before I came here is that I was going to be given more opportunities here than I know what to do with and while it is wonderful that there is this mass amount of opporunities available, it can also be extremely overwhelming. One of the most important things to do when you get to San Diego State is set up a support system for yourself. They have people who are waiting to help students wade through all their choices, we just have to remember to seek it out.

I wish I had known that many of the students only care about partying. There are those who don't, but for many, that is all there is. Expecially during freshman and sophomore year. It is just good to meet people that are also trying to get through school, and have similar hopes and interests as you. Partying all the time is not necessarily a huge interest of mine.

The academic counselors are not trained or educated in any way.

Party schools are party schools (aka NOT for everyone). Greek life is huge, if you want a social experience...be aware of the culture you are getting into and be smart.

I wish I had known that reading the course material and completing homework was absolutely necessary to passing classes with decent grades.

I'm going to have to crash classes