University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Top Questions

Know excatly what classes you need and plan ahead so you can apply to your field in a more timely fashion.

How cold it can actually get! But other than that I love everything about the school. I already knew a great deal about Oshkosh and what it was like before I came to it, I wanted to make sure I knew where I was going and what I was going to be in for once I got there.

I wish I would have know of all the great opportunities that it has. I would have gotten started in all the clubs and activities sooner if I had known about them more right away.

How to handle the finacial aid more easily and where to find more scholarships. I also wish I knew about the benefits of AP classes more in the amount of money they can save you.

I guess I found myself never really thinking about the price of the school, because I knew that's where I wanted to go in order to get the best education for my Nursing career that I could and now that I go there I find myself stressing out about paying for college a lot.

Declaring a major is not something students need to do their first year.

I wish I would have known that it is nothing like high school which does not prepare you enough for college. My freshman year of college I took 18 credits and did not study enough. Therefore, I did not do as good as I know I can and I am still paying for that today. My course load is getting harder so I have to work twice as hard to make up for my mistake but also do really well too.

I wish before transfering to UW Oshkosh that i knew that there was not as much tutoring services and office hourse for the teachers. I wish i knew that living so close to home would be a bigger distraction than helping me focus.

I wish I had known the large amount of drinking and partying that happens in the dorms.

How difficult the staff (other than faculty) could be to work with sometimes and how difficult some of the programs would be.

Before coming I wish I knew that, there’s more to college than just learning about the profession that you would like to go into. You learn a lot about yourself and the type of person that you are. You are pushed to your limits and times and the way that you deal with the situation might be different than you might have dealt with with in the past.

It was a little overwhelming going from a small school to a university. Because you assume everyone knows where they are going and what they are doing, but it was untrue. Everyone is in the same situation. After I realized that I felt more secure in my daily routine.

I wish that I would of know that you really need to manage your time. Get tutors for your harder classes even if you don't think you need them. They can only tutor a certain amount of students so get your tutor as soon as possible. Focus on your schooling first. Fun can come later. If you slack off it can greatly affect your GPA. I also wish I would of known what kind of groups there are to help me throughout the semester. There are many out there looking for students who need help so go find them.

The major is not as important as your GPA for getting in to graduate school. Focus all your energy in to getting good grades and not on focusing your dicipline, that comes easly later in life.

Keep your door open and make as many friends as possible the first week of school.

Unlike some schools where you have some options as to when you take exams, "finals week" at UWO is just another week. The professors set the exams during their normal lecture periods. If you're unlucky, that could mean you're forced to take up to 3 finals in one day.

I wish that I would have known how to properly study for tests/exams/quizzes. Also, I really wish that I would have known how to search for all the scholarships I could have applied for. With knowing that I could have taken out a lot less in loans than I did, so knowing to apply for scholarships was a big one.

There is nothing I wish I had known before coming to this school. What made me decide on the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh was that they never left anything out, whenever I had a question I could call and get my answer right on the spot. Their website is very helpful and has a resource for everything. Prices for tuition are straight forward and they never try to cheat you out of money. They have always been honest and helpful, and I am happy I chose UW Oshkosh.

I wish I had known more about the clubs and how to schedule classes better.

How much work you would need to put into your freshman year, and the adjustment that comes along with it.