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The biggest wish I have is I wish I would have known how fast the semester would go by. Coming into college I felt like I was somewhat prepared for college life, but the speed that college went by was extremely fast. I also wish i would have known how to manage my money more efficiently. I did not realize how much textbooks would cost, and the amount that it took out of my pocket was shocking to me. Those two things are the biggest things I wished I would have known.

I wish I had known that switching majors would be a breeze. When I was first preparing for college in Fall 2009, I wasn't quite sure that I knew what I wanted to do as for a major. I was nervous I'd be stuck with whatever I chose to enter school in. However, changing majors was very simple at Temple! It was a waste to worry; Temple does a great job with accommodating students as they continue along their education track of choice.

I wish that I had known that college textbooks are expensive.

I wish I had known how much tuitiow would have been exactly and how many loans I needed. I did not receive my finanial aid package until one week before I started school. I also wish I could have had a faculty member to help me find a work study job because I have no idea where to find one and I probably will not be able to find one because all of the positions are all taken up.

Before attending Temple University, I wish I was given more information about financial aid and the amount of loans I would be able to receive. I say this because I am now a senior that will not finsh in the average 4 year plan, and I will run out of school sponsored financial aid. Temple's financial services did not inform me that I would only be allowed to recieve financial aid for 12 semester until my 10 semester, leaving me very upset and searching for addition money to finish school.

Learning, I believe, should be viewed as a gift to be enjoyed. The ambitious hearts of young students scrounge to discover themselves and the professional career that reflects and purports their individualism. Rather than using education as a solely a means to personal ends, I would say I wish I had regarded my learning experience as its own peculiar sphere, which gaily leads into another yet unknown. Moments are mutable, and time transitory and elusive; yet to learn for the purest sake of the gift, enjoy it, and be free.

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How to be more social in such an environment.

I wish I would have known how liberal the school is and how close-minded many of the professors and students could be. I also wish I would have known how difficult the honors program is and how much the professors expect from their students. I also wish I would have known how dirty and poorly-kept the area surrounding campus is.