University of Oregon Top Questions

Don't let past academic failures or experiences determine your future. Your actions today determine the future, not your past. During high school, i feared what the future held for me. I had no idea what college I was going to attend or what I even wanted to do. I continually let my future become a prisoner of my past academic experiences. Now I know that my actions today are the greatest determinant of my future.

All of the hard work and preparation done in high school is more than worth it.

I wish that I had known how far a part everything is on campus, and to wear more comfortable shoes so I could plan my time better and not have to hurry from one classroom to the next in heels and have an asthma attack, like I did my first term. It is also wise to see if you can find classrooms that are more within reasonable distance, as opposed to picking out a class that is on the complete opposite end of the campus.

How diverse the campus is not.

How weird the transition from high school and living at home to college and living away would be. Also I wish I had known how expensive textbooks would become and how often I would actually use them.

I wish someone had told me that it is not as hard as people make it out to be. I was always told that I was going to die my freshman year, especially with two majors. However, it really has not been all that difficult, and I still have plenty of free time while taking on average 20 credits a term.

It is a lot different from High School, and do not be discouraged if you are facing difficult times. Every one does when they first leave home, and when they are on their own. Just because everyone looks like they have it all figured out, they don't. They are all in the same boat as you.

How a little rain weeks at a time can put a damper on enjoying the outdoors

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I wish I had known about sites that other students rate professors on. It's good to know what your peers think of your instructors before you decide you want to take a class from them.

How hard freshmen year was going to be. It is really lonely and hard to adjust to such a new setting. Some of the dormeries are very large and it is hard ot get to know people. Students should join the small groups available for study to try and make new friends.

I wish I would of known how unwarranted my anxiousness was long before I started classes. When I realized how attainable my goal of graduating from the Uof O was my heart raced with excitement and tears of joy streaked my face. Starting my junior year at such an outstanding school has not only shown me the value of my hard work as a student, but also the immense possibilities awaiting me as I travel my road of higher education.

Which majors need to apply to a 'school' before getting their BA/BS. Why do those majors need to apply to different 'schools' when they were already accepted by the UO. What the Degree Audit looked like - each major has their requirements listed online, but the school has general requirements that must be filled as well.

I was pleased with my experience at the U of O. I lived in Eugene so I was very familiar with the University of Oregon. I wish I would have been a little bit more serious about grades when I was a undergraduate.

One thing I wish I knew before I decided to attend the University of Oregon would have to the amount of rain Eugene receives throughout the year. I do live in Oregon so rain does not have much of an affect on me however, Eugene's extreme amount of rainfall does get old after awhile. I have learned to make the best out of it so plan events that involve the rain since it is usually around. Mud soccer or puddle jumping are just a few of the things that my friends and I enjoy doing throughout the school year.

I wish I knew how much my parents have to scrifices just to accommodate for me and my education other than I am completely happy.

After having pneumonia, shingles, and chronic strep throat, I wish I had considered my immune system's ability to handle the rough climate, not just mentally coping with it. Oregon strongly discourages cars and purposefully does not have much parking, so it's tough to find someone with a car, or park near the health center without walking. Public transportation is not smart because of illness exposure, and my dorm was a 30 minute walk from the health center. Immunodeficiencies are also detrimental to grades because it's hard for professors to believe that you are "always sick".

The best way to meet people is to live in the dorms your first year. The other thing that I would have liked to know is more about the different clubs.

Before moving into the dorms and starting my new life as a university student I wish I had known to relax a little. Being nervous, insecure, and keeping to yourself is no way to make friends. And by all means, friends are important, especially in a new environment. Not to mention it's a lot more fun discovering campus with someone by your side who is discovering it for the first time too.

I wish that I had known that i was going to have as much free time as I have now. I also wish I knew that college tests are worth a lot more of your grade than high school tests. Another thing that would have been good to know is that you do not always get the classes you want. The thing I wish I knew before I came to college is how to manage my free time better to do better on tests.