San Jose State University Top Questions

Prior to moving to college I wish I could have known how hard it was to keep track of your classes. From time to time I would forget what class I had next. Now, going into my second semester I made sure I had an agenda to keep track of my courses and assignments.

I honestly wish I knew how much my work in highschool effected my college work.

One needs to manage responsibility and priority so their will be more moral and ethical decisions you have never faced before. Time is a major issue; one must be able to decide whether to participate co-curricular activity. One must always be prepared for classes because one may get a good or bad teacher or may be distracted easily from large amount of students in classes. For every subject one must make time to study each day in order to get good grades. Creating a schedule is very important in order to manage time.

I wish I had known what classes were needed for all four years of my college life that relate to my major.

I wish i knew about the consequences of not passing remediation classes. Also i wish i knew about art, so i wouldnt be new to art at my school.

I wish I would have had more scholarship information.

How important choosing the right classes during high school that will prepare you for college and passing them as well. As well as good study habits.

Going to a state school should not be a dissapointment. I had almost perfect grades in highschool and students were very competitive. Chosing a CSU was a let down to almost all of my peers. They thought I was not living up to my potential. Yet, I have been saving a lot of money by doing so and enjoying my college experience. I should have known that it is not worth worrying about other student's perspectives of my choices.

I wish I would had known exactly what campus life would be like in the dorms and how dependent I have to be on myself. I also wish I would have known about all the little fees that pop up every now and then that seem impossible to take care and come at the worst possible times.

I wish that someone would have set an outline of the courses i had to take and follow-up with me every semester. I wish i could of known how much i would be paying for college.