University of Houston Top Questions

I wish I would of known how far it would take me to drive to school because taking in to account that i would be making that drive out 5 days out of the week, it put a strain on my wallet. The drive is not extremely bad but it sure does cost alot for gas. I wish i would just been able to buget out some money so that I would be able to live on campus.

I wish I had known that as a University student you need to go at your own pace. You can try and take a number of hours that is wrong for you, but ultimatly it will come back to haunt you. Instead of pushing myself and feeling that I had failed when I didn't reach the ridiculous limits I had set I should have worked at what was beest for me, I also wish I had taken advantage of the school services and social activities earlier

I wish I had known how committed this school is to achieving excellence. Before attending UH, I went to several different colleges and none were what I had in mind for obtaining my life goals. As a single mom, this school is accessible and helps me to get a great education while being able to spend as much time as possible with my son. I am very honored to one day say I am a Cougar alumni.

I wish that I had the oppurtunity to meet and speak with someone who was in the College of Education with me that way I would know how the advising team and supervisors really are. It would have saved me so much headaches and stressful days and nights. I also wish that someone had explained to me that Financial aid to and let me know that you need to take an entire day out to get everything squared away, because Financial Aid issues are the worst ones to have. You never know if everything is complete, because they lose things.

Before I went to college, I wish I had known that it was okay to be afraid. College is scary because you are so much closer to being out in the real world on your own. Sometimes students feel like they need to grow up fast and decide what they want overnight but the truth is that a lot of students don't know what they want until their second year in college. Students need to know that they have a support system and they will not goes through these years alone.

I am not attending the University of Houston. I attend a community college in Houston, but it wasnt on the list. So about the community college I wish I had known that the school was a very large campus and very easy to get confused. Also, I didnt know how many different types of programs that they have at this community college that can get you an Associates Degree. They have wonderful programs such as MRI, Dental Hygiene, Vet Tech programs.

The best times to take classes, where to park, and when to get to campus to get the best parking spots; all that comes with experience though. A few of the roads need to be repaired, but luckily they are working on that right now. I also wish someone would have told me how much driving I would be doing as a student commuter. The school tries to make sure you're aquainted with everything and prepared for the transition into life at UH so I had a pretty good idea about most of my other questions.

I wish I had known that it's okay to go talk to professors. They are a great resource and readily available to help. I wish I had known that college is what YOU make of it and not vice versa. Extracurricular activities, friends, lectures, they won't come find you; you have to go find them.

That it was so large and had many resources.

I wish i had known what it truly takes to get through not only the social aspects of college, but also the academic challenges in depth. I also with i had known how to deal with problems as well as i do now. Thankfully, i'm more knowledgable about these things and am doing my best to make my college career a memorable one inside and outside the classroom.

I wish i would have known who big the campus really was. A huge campus such as University of Houston's can be overwelming to a freshman.

I wish I was aware of the fact that it rains like 60 percent of the time and that the campus tends to flood on rainy days. I wasn't quite prepared for that weather.

College does allow much more free time but those free time should be used carefully. Social life and academic life must be prioritized before you get overwhelmed with the free time at hand. Before you know it, you will be piled up with due dates, and exams. So it isvery necessary to be careful with the time you have, especially the first semester.

Before coming to this school, I wish I had known the parking problems on the campus. Parking gets really bad at this university around lunch time and people are literally following other students and giving them rides to thier vehicles in anticipation of recieving thier parking spots.

Im a transfer student, I wished I knew how the GPA system works, everything at UH is very general and broad. I wish I have known the concept of being a cougar. If I was to ask for a questions, the staff would not have an answer that is exact. It is very unorganized.

I wish I would have known the need and urgency for filling out scholarships and starting my paper work earler than I did. The process for finacial aid is slow and thorough and took much longer than I anticipated. Scholarships are a must! Take the time to fill out and search for the free money. Do not assume you will receive financial aid or grants. Do not be afraid to ask questions to counselors and financial advisors, even if it seems like you are being bothersome. The more persistant you are, the better prepared you will be for the year.

That it was boring.

I wish I would've known which major and career I really want to do in the future that way I could've finished school earlier than my expected graduation date. I would've also saved money on classes I really need towards my major I really want.

I wish I knew how to manage my time more wisely. I also wish I knew how to study better to get better grades in my classes.

I wish I had known that the quality of the school is at best ok, that it is in the middle of a extreamly poor area and that there is not social life for any students unless you are in a fraternatiy or sorority because the school is a commuter school where everyone keeps to there group and no one is very friendly to outsiders.