University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Top Questions

How to balance life as a non-traditional student

I wish I knew more about the amazing groups, clubs and organizations the University of Cincinnati has to offer. I am in a sorority, but things could have been different if i knew more about other organizations at UC. There are so many opportunities to meet new people, and sometimes I feel like I did not take full advantage of that.

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THe crime rate around the area of the camus is down from pervious years. It makes me feel safer to be on campus.

I wish I would have talked to someone who was in college to understand the way things work. College and High School at nothing alike. Class sizes are larger, and the teachers do not have the same relationships with the students as they do in high school. I think if a person knows and has some insight the adjustment period would be shorter.

I had wish I had known a little more about the lack of safety around campus. Many students chose to live off-campus after their first year of school, and with a lack of saftey many individuals have been the victims or robbery and violence. As a student, you will often recieve messages and email from campus security describing the most recent crime.

I wish I had known how to be a leader before coming to UC. I am currently learning how, through the many great opportunities I have had since coming to college, but it would have been helpful to already have this skill previously. For instance, I am involved in a planning committee for the Society of Women Engineers at UC. Though I am slowly learning how to lead through my involvement in the group, I would be a much more efficient leader if I did not have to spend valuable time now learning to lead while on the job.

What I wish I had known before I came to this school was how far each class was. For example the the same subject classes are in one area, like sciences classes are in one general area. The english classes are in a different area and the classes aren't that close to each other. So a lot of cardio is being done going between each classes trying to get there on time.

Before coming to the University of Cincinnati I wish I would have known that in order to co-op I have to attend school for 5 years in orders to get all the required education and experience needed before graduation.

Any major can do ROTC. I talked to someone about ROTC while I was studying Pre-Pharmacy and they told me that ROTC stays away from Pre-Pharmacy due to the major change rate. I struggled to make frineds since I commuted to UC daily and I feel ROTC would have given me a better support system to succeed and graduate on time.

Growing up in Cincinnati, UC was always the "default" school--everyone went there--it wasn't anything particularly noteworthy. That was my naivety speaking. Hollywood, friends, and my imagination glorified the out-of-state school experience. The school had to be greater than 120 miles away, flaunt a picturesque campus, and not bear the name of a city or state. I wish I would have had greater perspective about the experience the University of Cincinnati would provide: sound educational, social, and professional opportunity. In short, I wish I would have known UC would provide me with unique, valuable experiences.

How it is important to get in involved earlier on!

I wish I had known that the residence halls do not have wireless internet access in the rooms, whilst the rest of the campus does.

I wish they were more adament about meeting with your advisor.

I wish I knew how many stairs there were! Our campus is very urban and that is the main reason I chose to go here. I love the campus but i think people should just be aware that most of our campus is concrete, so if you are looking for a flat campus with lots of green- this is not the one for you!

I wish I had known more about what there is to do around the campus and what students tend to do on their free time.

I wish I would have known the level of difficulty that some of my classes are.

I wish I had known what extra-academic acitivities that I should pursue in order to be competitive for post-graduate scholarships like the Rhodes and Marschall Fellowships. Thankfully, I was raised in a family that encouraged a balanced lifestyle so I fully emersed myself in a wide variety of extracurriculars in order to get the full college experience. I also wish that someone had educated me as the benefit of connecting with professors outside of the classroom.

I wished I would have known the exams grading, test types and the amount of hard work needed to do well. I also wished I would have known what life on campus was like, for instance, in versus off campus.

Two things I wish that I had known before I came to the University of Cincinnati are how really important it is to have time management skills in order to be the best student I could be as far as getting my work done in time so that I could relax, without worrying too much about approaching deadlines sneaking up on me. Another thing that I wish I had known before I came to this school is how important it is to fil;l out as many scholarships as you can because they do come in handy. Books are EXPENSIVE!!