University of Central Florida Top Questions

I wish I had known that doing internships in my last semester would be very important to me finding a job.

Before coming to this school, I wish I had taken my school work more seriously. It is not as easy as high school was, and note-taking is a must in order to succeed in any class. When I arrived here I had barely any idea how to handle myself in social situations so I had to learn that while also learning that missing classes can seriously hurt your academic standing. I also wish I would have known to take a car so that I wouldn't be isolated without any way to get around.

I wished I knew how little parking spaces are provided on campus. There should definitely be more.

I wish I had known just how many opportunities there would be for me at this university. I was completely overwhelmed with the club fairs and organization expos and everything being presented to me at once. It's hard to keep perspective when there's 50 booths in front of you. It gets a lot easier to get involved and find the activities that really suit you once you've settled into your schedule and gotten used to the campus and surrounding area.

I wish I had been told more about applying for classes, since when thousands of people apply simultaneously, it makes getting the class you want much more difficult. I also wish that I could have known more about the different programs that I was going into, although they were adequetly described to me during orientation, I found the descriptions to be slightly different from reality.

How to interact better with students in my classes. I don't really know how to get along with others, but this is likely due to the fact that I was homeschooled and I have a shy personality. I mean, I'm not unsociable - I did have friends - but I just don't know what's "in," like the Jershey Shore, and other crap like that. So I don't really bother. Another thing I wish I knew was how to drive, because then I could attend night time activities and meet people that way.

I wish I knew how different college is from high school so that I could have better prepared myself. It is alot more work than I expected and therefore alot more determination and motivation is needed. The key is to be and stay prepared.

I wish I had known to be better acquainted with my own degree program so that I could get the most out of meetings with my advisor.

I wish I had known that even though UCF is one of the largest college's in the nation the professors make you feel like you are in a small college with the attention that they give to their students.

Before I came to this school, I wish I would have researched more information about the clubs and organizations in which it offers. With this research I would have been more prepared to join more clubs and organizations in the beginning of the year, giving me the ability to learn new ideas and meet more people interested in the same activites as me.

I wish I had known about the honors program here at the University of Central Florida. The honors program consists of challenging courses that may help with one's academic course study, opportunities to study abroad with the honors group to do research; take foreign language courses abroad; and courses that may suit your major. Also, the honors program gives you the opportunity to apply for many scholarships that may fit your criteria.

Before I came to this school, I wish I would have been more familiar with the campus & lecture styles. Since these areas were very different for me, my adjusting time was longer.

I wish I ad known about the dual enrollment in high school. I could have a better understanding on calculus and physics if I had.

I wish I knew more about the surrounding area. UCF is not a college town which doesn't much of the student population yet I wish I knew how metropolitan it really is. Community's dot the area and you get a more at home feeling then college lifestyle feeling.

I wish I known the resources before I arrived to the University. UCF provides you with endless resources that help get involved, do better academically, volunteer, etc.

I wish I had known how to balance my time more efficiently. In high school I spent very little time studying. When I got to college, I quickly learned that being a student was now my full time job and I had to devote much more time into my studies. At first, it was difficult for me to balance my time since I was used to my old habits. Eventually, I got into a routine and learned how to manage my time.

Before coming to the school, I wish I had known more about what college life was about. Adjusting to the work load was not a problem but finding time to balance academics and social events was. I wanted to make sure I kept my grades up and above 3.5, which I did, but I also needed a stress reliever. It took me two semesters to find what worked for me and now I don't feel the overwhelming pressures that I felt in the first semester. Having a balance of work and play never fails in the long run.

Before coming to the University of Central Florida, I wish I had known about all of the greek life opportunities here on campus. As much as I love student organizations and students being a part of groups that help them not only with school and meeting friends, I do not enjoy all of the parties on greek row or the sense of competition and rivalry between the different fraternities and soroities.

I wish I would have known how bad the parking situation was.

I was late for registration so the enrolment process was very fast. I did not have the time to visit the campus or talk to an adviser. I wish that I had visited the campus before that way I would not been so lost.