University of Denver Top Questions

One of the things that I wish I had know before attending the University of Denver is how to talk to other students that are more like you. I went to a high school where everyone was different than I was and did not have the drive that I did. At DU most everyone has the same motivation as I do and I never reallly learned how to communicate with someone like myself before because I never really thought I would find a school that would fit me so perfectly.

I wish I would have known more about the financial aid process.

I wish I would have know how much time and effort it really does take to do well in your classes. Half the battle is showing up to class and participating.

I wish I had known how to snowboard!

I wish I had known how much the professors really do care about their students. During my first quarter here, a few classes provided quite a challenge for me, and I never went to a professor for help. Partially because I was intimidated, but also because I felt like I would be bothering them, or wasting their time. When I finally approached one of my teachers, he told me, "I wish you would have come to me sooner. I would have happily gone over it with you." Now, I always go to the professors if I have a question.

realize my dream

I wish I had known how helpful the advisng staff and teachers are, because in my first quarter I did not know this until I went and talked to them. If I would have known this before, I could have gotten a lot more help on what to do for my major than I orginally started with.

I wish I would have looked more closely in if it would have been financialy possible for me to stay here without having to get so many student loans.

I wish I knew the kind of people who went here. when I was looking into colleges I only looked at the academic view and the price. i should have done more investigation on what the campus life was like and what kind of people i was going to surround myself with for the next four years. It was intersting to find out on my first day.

I wish I had known what a lack of diversity there was. The student population is predominantly white, upper class.

I wish I would have known how much I would have loved it and would have chose to attend right out of high school.

I would have liked to know that there are numerous opportunities on campus to meet people arranged by fellow students, especially in the first few weeks. This would make it easier to transition knowing that there will be little problem meeting people that you will be friends with. Knowing that there are many different personality types as well is nice becuase there is always someone to meet that has similar interests and activities.

I wish I would have known that there was no A/C. Also, that I should have applied for campus jobs at the very beginning of the year. Another thing is to make sure you introduce yourself to as many people as possible because it will benefit you in the long run.

The food is absolutely awful. The dining halls are never open.

How great the business school was. When I toured the school I was planning to be a computer science major. When I arrived at the school I quickly switched to business due to the fact of how great of a business school that University of Denver has

The length of time it would take to complete a degree going part-time (nights & weekends)

College is nothing like High School. In High school, you can slack off and still make the grade. You can also Kiss Butt to get what you need. In college, it is what it is, and you only gain as much as you put in. There's no Bullsh*tting.

Better academic advising and schedule set up.

I wish I had known how clique the school was and how many student go to DU who have tons of money and do not know the bigger picture or what really is going on in the world.

the updated course list required for graduation in my degree