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.

High school prepared me for the work and hectic schedule that comes with the college life. The one thing that high school does not prepare students for is how to pay for gas or food. However, that is not what I wish I would have known. What I wish I would have known is not to worry about money because there are so many options to help. Besides getting a job, UCF has a food pantry, shuttles, buses, and carts to help you if money is tight, which for me it has been. No need to worry, focus on school.

That you have to plan your classes out for the entire year in advance because some classes are offered either once a year, every year and sometimes every other year.

I wish I had known a little more about being smart with money. I also wish I knew more about being outgoing and social, since my social life suffered; I have always been very introverted, so being around tons of other people was a bit off-putting for me. I was also unprepared for the homesickness that I faced all through my freshman year, and I had a startling lack of knowledge of the school until orientation came around.

I wish I had known more about financial aid before I came to this school. Financial aid counselors can be a huge help, but ultimately only you are responsible for financing your education. It is very easy to confuse scholarships, grants, and loans. Additionally, each one has their own special requirements you must meet each semester. It is imperative that you figure out what types of financial aid you are recieving, and how to continue to recieve that aid in future semesters. Sometimes there are many factors to account for such as GPA, credit hours, attendance, and etc.

I wish I would have known how hard it was to recieve aid.

If someone would have told me how much college changed your views about people, such as not judging someone based on first impressions and that there is a first for everything because college is the time to experience with the different clubs and actvities you never had to chance to do in high school and we all want to live without any regrets.

I wish I had known how happy I would be here. I was miserable in high school. I felt like I had no friends, and the stress of choosing a college was crushing me. I couldn't stop crying. Suddenly, I moved to college and everything in my life improved. I had friends, and no stress. I felt so free that I forgot what I was really here for. I wasn't a partier, but the coursework was still crushing me. I barely got by my first semester. The moral is, don't let your freedom go to your head.

I wished I had known to get more involved on campus during my freshman year. I feel as though that year was wasted because I could have been out making friends and gaining experience in the clubs here. I'm currently trying to do so much in limited time. I could have stretched out my extracurricular activities throughout all of my years here.

I was unaware of how many resources are available on the campus. So there is really no excuse for not succeeding in a classroom because everyone wants you to do well.

I wish I had known that academic freedom of thought is not a guarantee, but a battle.