San Jose State University Top Questions

How the financial accpect of the school works. I keep getting charged extra fees that I didn't know about until it was too late to change schools.

I wish I knew what I wanted to pursue for my future.

The rooms, how expensive they really are for what you get. The lower costing rooms are better than the expensive ones. You also meet more people ans get more involed. It is easier to adapt from leaving home. I also wanted to know more about where everything is on campus and off. besides that the school givee you a lot of information.

I wish I had known a bit more about resumes, EOP, industry-related preparations, interview tips, internships, and major advising.

I knew what to expect!

I wish I had known more about the career prepartion and internship programs. I had avoided internships because I needed support myself and found waitressing lucrative enough to do so. However, in my senior year I discovered that many businesses were offering students well-paid internships and that career center was a resource. In either case, I do not I feel that by the time I graduated, I well enough prepared to begin my career. I knew little about the actual careers available in field and found entry-level positions to be limited in availability.

When I was in high school, I wish I had taken my courses more seriously, rather than take a class for an easy "A" grade. I wish stayed in my honors classes and not drop out of my math course senior year so I wouldn't have been stuck in remedial courses now. I wish I had been more aware of what I wanted to do with the rest of my life so that I could have prepared myself for classes in college. I

I think that the most difficult aspect of going away to College right out of High School and being required to live in the Campus Housing, is learning how to live with other people that you don't know. I wish I had known about what Freshman do once that they are out of their parents home. I find it extremely difficult to understand why they drink and carry on like children. I value my education, I wish I had have known that others may take their education for granted and not appreciate their opportunity in education.

The number one thing I wish I had known before going to San Jose State University, SJSU, is how the environment of software engineering really is. Software engineering was the major I started with in SJSU but after midway through my second semester I realized it was not for me and I switched majors. I swithed to business administration in management information systems.which I enjoy. Another thing I wish I had known was where to look for housing. I rented a room off campus and did not like it so I moved out.

I wish I knew I was stronger than I thought. SJSU offers so many amazing opportunities for students to grow. It is literally possible to go to China, Mexico, and Austria within one year without going through a traditional study abroad program. Fear usually got in my way of growing. Because of lack of confidence, I prevented myself from attending office hours, meetings, and workshops. I avoided everything that could have helped me discover opportunities for more education, networking, adventure, and identity development. The gym offered a trip to do a Yosemite Half Dome hike. Fear got to me again.