University of Nevada-Reno Top Questions

I wish I would have known what it means to have a good work ethic before coming to school. I attended college after high school and did not do so well, then I joined the Marines and they changed my work ethic. Now in my second round of college I know what to do, which makes the whole experience easier and more enjoyable. Having a good work ethic is paying dividends and I wish I would have known this right out of high school.

I wish I had known how many classes one has to take per semester to graduate in four years. I went full time (12 credits) per semester, and it took me a very long time to finish. I also wish I would have known how to line up a professional position after graduating. The school didn't help with that.

School will be difficult and trying at times, but never give up because education is a life long process. You will not suddenly be finished learning the day you graduate. The friendships and contacts you establish while attending school will be just as important as the grades you get, so always be friendly to your because you never know who will hire you. Take this time to really enjoy learning. In the future you will become far too preoccupied with work, family, and finances to ever learn as freely as you can right now. Overall, just enjoy the opportunity.

I wish that I had known about the various scholarships available to me that would help pay for my education. Financial aid is extremely important and I believe every incoming undergraduate freshman should apply for as many scholarships as they can. In the end, it will benefit him or her greatly, and they will have one less stress in making the transition from high school to college.

How unfriendly and clique people are.

If I could go back and had known something about the school, I wish I would have known of its opportunities. Nevada provides many different opportunites for students including sports, clubs, and a social life.

I wish I had known I would be ripped off beyond belief.

I wish I would have taken seriously when people told me that getting behind in class is hard to come back from. College is way different than high school and you may not get homework but reading the required chapters in the textbooks for the course is so important. I wish I would have listened to this in the beginning. Staying on top of reading is the most important thing in college in my opinion.

I wish I had known how to better get scholaarships. I understand there are a lot of scholarships, but in high school I felt I would never get a scholarship because I didn't volunteer as much as some and couldn't write better than others. I was an average student who was involved in many activites only to learn during my senior year that unless you were the best of the best you couldn't get scholarships for dance, speech and debate, or drama. I wish I had the understanding that you can't suceed unless you try.

I wish I had known more about how to manage so much of my time. In high school there isn't much time to socialize (especially as I graduated from the International Baccalaureate Program), so having so much time in college has been a challenge to manage. There just needs to be a balance of school, social and work if you have a job.

One thing I wish I had known before coming to UNR would be how many resources were available and how extensive the engineering department is.

I wish I had known how the classes were structured and also how each teacher tested. I found it very difficult at first to figure out what each teacher liked and didn't like and also how they chose material for the exams. For example, do they mostly use information from class notes or mostly from the book. It would have made my transition a lot easier.

There are many aspects of college life that I didn't know how to prepare myself before I started my college career. The one idea that I believe would be the most helpful to anyone before starting college, and that I wish I had known, would be to get involved in as many activities as possible on campus. Your college experience is truly made by the effort you put into it. I quickly learned that the school and its' organizations offer many positive learning experiences for the students and community to get involved.

I wish I would have known to take college or AP classes while still in high school to get a jump start on my degree.

There is so much more to life than academics. It took me a long time to realize that, however I still make sure to keep my grades up. I realized my freshman year that there was so much on-campus life and spirit and it took me a little while to really get into it. Once I did, my overall college experience improved drastically.

There isn't a lot I wish I had known about UNR. I wish I had known more about the school I attended before, because the students were much different from UNR students. UNR students are very laid back but still work hard at school, don't party too much, and are extremely kind. I am very pleased with UNR.

I wish I had known to explored more career options. I thought that I would figure it all out in college but I haven't. There are so many career options out there and I feel like I still haven't explored enough. I wish I had thought about this more in high school because now I'm still unsure and running out of time, or at least I feel like I'm running out of time.

My situation is probably no the norm for most students. I decided to transfer to UNR 6 weeks before the Spring semester and I found out I was accepted a week before the semester began so everything happened so quickly I never really thought about what I wished I would have known. I do know that I am glad they offered the orientation it helped the transition be a little easier.

If I could go back in time and give myself advice about college, I would tell myself to make a plan for graduation. The importance of making friends, joining study groups, asking questions and speaking up in class. Connections made in college will be valuable when I get out of school. Getting a job a lot of the time is who you know, not what you know. Get involved in student clubs and activities. Take advantage of the tutoring offered by the college. Most of all I would tell myself to work hard because it will pay off.

There is nothing I wish I would have known. I felt from day one I was provided with all the information I could ever need. As time goes on there are little things I have questions about or difficulty with but there is always someone willing to help me with any problem.