University of Kansas Top Questions

What's the one thing you wish someone had told you about freshman year?

Rena

I think it is really important to become as involved as you can in the first year you are at school. The more things you are involved in as a freshman, the more you will know about who you are and what you want to do. It is also a great way, and a crucial time for meeting people. It is easier to meet people this first year when everyone is new.

Brittany

I wish I would have known how much of a personal adjustment I would have to make, outside of academics. I also wish that I knew more information from high school as to what college life is really like.

Colin

That we had won the basketball national championship the year before.

Barbara

The true quality of my academic department

Alycia

I wish I would have known about the various campus activities provided by the SUA.

Nathaniel

That it is not easy to adjust to being away from home and it is necessary to begin studying hard on the very first day of class.

Anna

The amount of partying that goes on during the week. The level of emphasis on academics. The difficulty of attaining transfer scholarships.

Samantha

I wish that I had known how many Kansas Residents attend this school. It overwhelmingly Kansas Resident populated.

Derik

Before attending the University of Kansas I wish I had known more about my major and my field of study. Now that I am here though, everything has fallen into place and my objectives are clear and my degree is certainly attainable.

taylor

I wish I would have known how windy the city of Lawrence really was.