University of Missouri-Columbia Top Questions

I wish I had known about more scholarship opportunites at this school. Also I wish I knew just how expensive it was to attend this school, although it is a wonderful campus.

I wish I would've known more about how to make payments on things.

I am satisfied at the amount of information I was provided with.

I wish someone would have told me how different high school classes and college classes are. The two have proven to be very contrasting. Clearly the class sizes are very unalike but that was to be expected. The difference lies in the fact that in high school there was a personal relationship with teachers and students. When people say that in college you are just a number, it is sadly the truth. College classes require more time, effort and dedication. All of which I have been lucky enough to adjust to without great struggle.

Before I came to this school I wosh I would have known some majors including journalism, require students to take 14 credits of a foreign language. This requirement can be bypassed however, if a student already completed four years of a single language in high school. Spanish in college is very hard in my opinion and if I would have known to take 4 years instead of 2 in high school I would have definitely done so.

The major thing that future students should know is that this is a big campus. The downside is that some classes are huge and there is little to no one-on-one time with the students and teachers. The advantage to this type of school and community is that there is a wide variety of people and activites, so there really is something for everyone.

I wish I had known the amount of work and effort that was needed in order to become successful in the career of your choice. Once learning this I have gained the confidence I need to go in the direction of my dreams. I also wish I had learned how to use my time more efficientally and to make the most out of the time that I am given. Time and Desire are the most important values that I have now.

I wish I would have known the type of environment the school had. I did not do any college tours before applying and I wish I would have because then I could have seen that the Univeristy of Missouri-Columbia is not as diverse as the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The type of environment a college student is in can greatly influence the type of experience he/she will have in college.

Not much. I pretty much got to know all I wanted to know before i came

There aren't too many things that I wished I would have known about te University of Missouri because I visited so many times and asked a lot of questions. If there was one thing though that I wish I would have known is how horrible it is to walk from one end of the campus to the other during the fall and winter.

Before attending Mizzou I wish I would have known how important financial aid is and why it is stressed the way it is when applying to colleges.

I wish I had know that the school is HORRIBLE at giving financial aid. Even though I got a 32 on the ACT, I only recieved $2,000 a year and a loan that accures intrest while I'm in school! ....and that was it. The school has little to no merit based aid so if your set on attending Mizzou find some alternative scholarships because the school won't give you any money. It isn't horribly expensive, more so than other MO colleges, but it really sucks how I have to scramble for funds.

I wish I had known that it is more of a state school and many students go home on the weekend or on four-day weekends. I also wish I had known that many of the students recieved scholarships because they are residents of the state Missouri, whereas I am not a resident of Missouri and am very limited in my scholarship availabilities.

I wish I'd known at the beginning what I wanted to study, and how to get the most out of my classes.

I wish I had known a little more about the campus. I did not realize how large it was, and how close the maps make everything look. I have to say though, being able to ask othes about the locations of buildings and/or parking garages really opens the door to making friends and establishing yourself.

I would have liked to have know more about the high quality of the professors, as it would have excited me even more to study here.

Before coming to the University of Missouri in Columbia I wish I had known how much more difficult a college test was compared to a high school one. I probably should of assumed this but it still managed to catch me off guard and make my first round of test quite challenging. Also there is a big difference in a school like MU and a smaller liberal arts school, the classes are harder. Your GPA will be lower than your friends' GPA's at a small school.

I wish I had known or rather grasped the concept of time management. In high school, I never studied but I got good grades. Mizzou is a big school and it's a sink or swim environment. The amount of activities and parties and just distractions are so numerous, it is very easy to lose sight of what you're there for and to sink in a sense. Time management is key, it's vital. Utilize it. Embrace it. At any college you will need it.

The workload is every intense. I would say that you need to study at least 2 hours for every hour that you spend in class. Also it is essential to go to class. Believe it or not professors really notice and they take note. If you are in a big lecture class, it would behoove you to sit in the first 3 rows to get away from distractions. Make sure you go to professors office hours as much as you can to develop a relationship with them.

I wish I had known the campus layout better, as I was completely lost the first week or so. I also wish I had known some of my professors or been able to talk with former students in deciding which classes to select.