University of Central Florida Top Questions

I wish someone would have told me going off to college is much different than doing dual enrollment and being at home. Now I don't have any one cooking for me.

I wish someone would have told me about excess hours and how that would effect the cost of college for me.

I wish someone would have told me about excess hours and how that would effect the cost of college for me.

I wish I had come to this school directly out of high school instead of going to FSU first.

I wish I would have known about the impact this school would have on my life before I came. I was so worried about college life while in high school, but now I love it and I can't wait for the next semester.

I wish I had known how to balance my workload more effectively than I did when I first started. I wish I knew how to manage my time better so that I could more effeciently keep up with my classes.

The difficulty in getting around this enormous campus and the amount of work one has to do on one's own since class sizes are large. It's a public university so I expected that. Nonetheless, a degree from this school is well-respected.

Before I came to this school, I wish I would have known the amount of money that is required for me to attend this school leisurely. I did not realize that it costs a multitude amount of money starting with the entire admission process. I wish I would have known the countless amount of scholarships that were available before I attend this college, because at the moment, I am struggling to obtain money. Especially at the fact that I live with a single parent whose income reaches at a minumum of $36,000. I wish I would have thought ahead.

The University of Central Florida (UCF), it's surrounding area, and Orlando in general have so many opportunities, sometimes its easy to miss them. Though UCF tries it's best to inform you of all the options some just fall through the cracks due to how expansive it is. I wish I had been given more information regarding opportunities in general and specific options through majors before I started. I would have been started my involvement much earlier if I had known the options.

Before attending the University of Central Florida, I wish that I would been prepared for long hours of studying and assignemnts, and I also wish that I would have had much better time management skills and that I would have been less of a procrastinator. My biggest flaw was propbably waiting till the last minute to complete assignments or studying for tests, making it all much harder on myself and increasingly my work load.