SUNY at Fredonia Top Questions

I wish I would have known how painstaking it is for a transfer student to get in a few selected classes for the degree program.

I wish that I had known that with my major, concentration, and middle school extension that there is no chance of me graduating in four years. I also wish that I had known about the teach grant before.

I wish I would have known more about my financial ad options through the school. Through some of my friends i made at the school i learned about many scholarships and job oppotunties which would have helped with my financial situation. I would have liked to have known more about them before i started school. then i might not be in as much debt as i am in now.

What I wanted to do with my life. I attended with the intention of becoming a teacher, but all of my experiences definitely changed that. Now, four years after graduating I am finally going back to get my masters.

I wish that I would have known and understood that it is completely okay to be yourself. In high school, there is the constant battle of whether one should be their own unique individual, or if one should conform to a certain social group to avoid being "singled-out." In the first few weeks of classes, college taught me that it's okay to be unique, and it's okay to stand alone if you're standing up for something that you feel passionately about.

Before coming to this school, it would have been nice to "have a feel" for the teachers. With this information it would have been easier planning which course to take and when. Often, when you get to know a teacher you will want to take more classes that they teach that previously you were not interested in. Also, I would have like to known how going to college "works" before diving head first into it. Specifically, I wish I knew that you could not apply as a freshman after taking just one course at a community college.

someone else going there from my area to carpool with

That the weather is not always cooperative

How to budget money better.

That there wasn't really much culture outside the school and that locals had a rather resentful attitude towards the students. Also I wish I knew that find employment would be so dfficult.