Seattle Pacific University Top Questions

I wish I knew that there were mandatory religion classes. I was looking for a college that was a private school and Seattle Pacific was perfect, everything religion based was optional and I fell in love with it the moment I stepped on campus. I know many people here have a background of religion, I do as well, but not knowing there were mandatory classes based on the Christian faith threw me off when I registered.

That I might not be able to double major in Theater Performance Arts and Visual Communication. Each major is a huge work load, and it will be very difficult to major in both.

The community is small, so be prepared to jump in headfirst if you want to get to know your peers.

Before going to Seattle Pacific University it would have been nice to know about the dorms. Each dorm has a stereotype assigned to it, which for the most part are true. Not much is really said about Moyer besides for the fact it smells. Emerson is known as the nice dorms but awful to live in. Hill is known as the too loud kids in Gwinn (the cafeteria) and Ashton is known as the loud in the dorms kids. Overall Hill and Ashton are known as the best two dorms to live in with the only difference being preference.

I wish I knew more about finding financial assistance for tuition payments.

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I wish I would have known to be myself. When I first got to college and met everyone, I wanted to make people like me so I could make friends. That was foolish though, because if you live your life with this front of someone you are not, it can get very old. Also, in the end your real friends are going to be those who love you for who you are. I wish I would have had a better sense of spending money. Money goes fast in college, so be smart about it!

I wish I had known that I am very capable of making excellent grades with time management and hard work. Financially, if I had prepared better, it would have made a huge difference. Now I'm struggling to pay tuition, but if I had taken more time to meet with people and research I would have been more at peace. Also be yourself, join clubs, have fun because its not good to be stressful. Do the quiet time in the mornings like you love. Adore the sun whenever possible, play outside and breathe.

Seattle Pacific university is a christian university, but much of the "christian" lifestyle is optional. You must go out and be responsible about your faith. This is not a bad thing, I just wish I had known it would be a completely independent thing from my education.

I wish I had known more about the faculty and the successes of students who graduated from SPU.

There are not that many good looking girls

I wish i had known that time is vauable and it needs to be savored. You may thing you have all this free time, but you don't. That time that you have for so many hours after class is ment for studying and actually doing your homework. In college all the work is on you. No one is going to push you to do it unless you have some really close friends that care about you and will tell you to do it. Besides them your on your own to ask people for help and support.

this school is fairly straight forward

It take longer than a few weeks to get adjusted.

I wish i had known about running start. I think it is a great opportunity and helps you get ahead in your college education. Rather than coming in as a freshman with zero credits, you can come in with credits and technically be a sophomore. More credits also help when registering for classes because the more credits you have the earlier you can register.

I wish I had known how much more expensive it was going to get. Tuition keeps rising and financial aid doesn't keep up. Thankfully I have state work-study so finding my jobs was a little easier. I also wish I had known to get a laptop right from the start--desktops don't belong in dorm rooms.

I wish I knew how much I would learn and how much I would be challenged academically, spiritually, and mentally. It has been a wonderful growing experience but I did not know before I came how much I would actually grow and change.

I wish I had been more certain about what type of career I want when I grow up before spending tuition money.

I wish before coming to Seattle Pacific University I had known the culture of each of the dorms and had more options of where I could live i.e. off campus or not. I also wish I had known how great a city Seattle is and that it is a good idea to bring a car to school for activities and a little more freedom to get off campus.

That alot of students lead very hypocritical lives. Also which professors are the best on campus.