Utah Valley University Top Questions

I wish I had known I wasn't going to be a pilot. For the last two years I have been training to be a proffesional pilot, but about a month ago I decided to entirely change my focus to the liberal arts. I devoted a lot of my time and recources to a pursuit that would prove fruitless and didn't devote that time to the betterment of my writing skills. My true future was right in front of me, evident in all of my interests at the time, and I stubbornly focused on something outside my best interest.

I wish that I had known about this school sooner! All the courses, the programs, the extracurriculars- all of it drives people to begin and keep good habits of leadership, self-discipline, and a work ethic. I just wish that I had more experience with this learning method before I got here.

I wish I had known how much studing was involed with college. I knew that college was going to be a lot of work but I was unaware of how much I needed to study to suceed in college. I really struggled to do well in my classes because of my lack of studying techniques.

I wish I had just taken my general classes first and chosen a major when I was actually sure of what I wanted to do and not rushed into it like I did at first.

Map out your own education. Advisors can only help so much. Enjoy your time and move quickly.

I wish I had known to look at ratemyprofessor.com before I had come to UVU. When I started college down at Snow there weren't that many options for teachers so even if they got a bad rating there wasn't much you could do about it, so I never bothered making it a habit. However my last semester I picked a teacher that received a 1.6 on the rating and I failed his class. It was an awful semester for me so I wish I had known to constantly check the website.

Before attending Utah Valley State College I wish I would have known about all of the great programs and leadership opportunites the school offers, so I could have had an early start towards maximizing my achademic and leadership qualites.

How my early education choices would effect my long-term schooling. Plan it out ahead of time, take your General Education classes early, and if you begin to feel overwhelmed, don't give u[p, talk to your advisor!

As it turns out, this college was really the one for me. During my initial college searches, I somewhat discounted this college, and did not pay close attention to its academic majors. In the end, I went to a different school offering the specific major I wanted, without realizing that I could get the same major for less tuition cost at UVSC/UVU. Had I studied more the list of majors, I would have realized much earlier that I belonged here more than any other school. Always check over a school's majors, so that you don't miss out.

I wish I had remembered some of the things I learned in Highschool.