University of Rhode Island Top Questions

Before I came to University of Rhode Island, I wish I had known more about the cost of attending college. It is tuition, fees, books, bus passes--everything needs to be considered.

I somewhat wish that I had known about the class registration before coming to this school because it is somewhat annoying having to take a boring class versus an interesting one.

I wish I had known the importance of actually studying and reading course material thoroughly. In high school, I could get away with cramming the ight before a test, but in college it is necessary to steadily and continuously study.

What I wanted to study.

I wish I knew that they were going to increase the tuition every year and every semester.

That transfer students basically have no chance of getting dorm living.

I wish that I had explored my options further before committing to a major. URI was originally my back-up school. I applied to mostly fashion schools in NYC, but ended up deciding that that was not right for me. I spent my first two years working towards a business major, but just recently decided that Wildlife and Conservation Biology is where my heart is. I have always loved wildlife and nature, but initially I was driven by future salary. Being financially comfortable is still important, but I have realized that being passionate about what I do far outweighs that.

I do wish, before I came to the University of Rhode Island, that I had visited colleges and known what to expect of my school socially, academically and institutionally. I didn't explore colleges enough and didn't even know the basics; weather I wanted a small or big school, an urban or rural setting, ect. For me, I was very lucky, in that after applying to 15 colleges and choosing URI, I realized that I chose the perfect school for myself. Now I can say with full confidence that I would never trade anything to be anywhere else.

I really can't think of anything I wish I had known before coming to this school even though there is one thing that I am not too crazy about, and it is the cafeteria food. I wish they could spice it up sometimes, the food is often bland. Besides that I love my school.

i wish i would have known that freshman are noisy.

That I would be sucked dry of money.

I wish I had known how isolated it was. There isn't a lot of activity around the school. I also wish I had known how social the school was. I didn't feel there was a lot of school spirit and even though there are a lot of extra activities, they hardly get the recognition they deserve. Also the financial aid and enrollment services are very difficult to work with and very unorganized.

I wish I had known not to worry about making friends. I made the greatest friends in the world here and it was far from difficult as long as you get involved.

I wish I had known how much money it would cost me for books and other assortment of things. Everything is so expensive when you are on your own. I wis I had a ball-park of how much money I would have to spend, I probably would have saved more over the summer, or got a second job.

I wish I had known the amount of work you have to put in and the adjustment from high school that needs to be made.

how rural it is and how hard it is for people without cars.

That the tuition was going to go up over $4000 dollars by my junior year. It's ridiculous. I pay over 3 times as much as instate and it's annoying when they complain about their bill going up by $400 when mine goes up by like $1700. Also that there is almost no school spirit. No campus life. I wish I went to a big 10 school with football games and all.

Lack of on campus housing

Where to leave as an upperclassmen on campus.

I wish I had known how to network with professors and peers.