University of South Florida-Main Campus Top Questions

I wish that I would have known how much scolarships there are available for students who transfer to a university. I would have been more proactive in writting essays and working to get my GPA higher than a 3.2 so that my 'resume' would be more impressive.

I wish I had known how large the class sizes were. I have come to realize that I like a smaller class setting.

I wish I had known that there are never any used textbooks in the bookstore. The bookstore is supplied by Barnes and Noble and I think they charge students more than you would pay if you went on the Barnes and Noble website. I wish someone had told me to go to an off campus bookstore to buy my books.

I wish I would have known how many scholarships the school had to offer. Financial service information and scholarship oppurtunities would greatly have helped me with my internal struggles of always worrying how I was going to pay for my education. Also, I wish I would have known exactly how important the SAT and ACT were and how to study for these crucial tests.

I wish I would have know how different college is from high school. I wish I would have prepared more in high school and took it more serious because I could have gotten more scholarships. College is very expensive and there are a lot of fees.

Nothing really.

If I had come into my first semester of college with the knowledge that I would be swamped by an incredible amount of paper work, then I would not have been as stressed out about it. If I had come in with the mental mind set that certain things have to be done by myself and not my mom or advisor, I would not have minded the many processes of becoming a full time college student, and I would have accepted it as something everyone has to deal with. As it was, I thought I was not going to survive.

I wish I would have known the entire process of transfering credits from other colleges. Before I enrolled at my current institution, an advisor told me that I only needed 16 more credits to recieve my bachelor's degree. I ended up taking almost three times more credits than that amount. If I would've known that I could've taken similar classes at community college, I would not be a three year senior.

More about tuition and fees. As of right now I can not afford school.

I wish I would have come to this school first rather than going to a private college then community college and finally to USF.

I definitely wished I had known the school's campus better.

Use your excess time in between classes to make sure you've finished you homework. If you've enrolled in online classes, make sure you stay up to date with it.

How much studying I was gonna have to do in order to get a good GPA

A good area to look for housing. I was clueless upon arrival as to which areas were safe and well priced.

Attending one of the greatest Universities in this country, there is absolutely nothing that blind sighted me before my admittance to the University of South Florida.

I wish I had learned better study habits.

I wish I had known about the small number of African-American students at this school. At times I feel very uncomfortable while on campus and in class because sometimes I would be the only African-American student in that class.

I wish that I would have known that college takes alot of focus and hard work. College is not just about partying and hanging out with friends. Hard work and dedication are what gets you by in life.

How financial aid works. Someone to sit me down and walk me thorugh it the first time I did it. Becuase it can be very confusing.

The impact of greek life