American University Top Questions

What's the one thing you wish someone had told you about freshman year?

Shino

I wish I had known to look up Professors before I took their classes.

Georgette

How involved professors are in their fields

Anisha

Before I came to American University I wish that they would have finished my transfer student profile. I had already done two years of community college and didn't know I would be losing half those credits.

Sarah

I wish i would have known to take advantage of professor's knowledge outside of class time.

Brittany

That you really need to attend all your classes to do well

Lindsay

How few straight men there are. I miss having male friendships.

Josh

That it would retract almost all of my financial aid and put me in debt for the rest of my life.

Krystina

I wish I had paid closer attention to the female:male ratio, which I'm sure was published and I overlooked. There are also an overwhelming number of homosexuals, which is not made clear by anyone. This is not a bias, as I myself am gay.

Elizabeth

how to better handle the bureaucracy of the different offices- especially financial aid and student accounts

Kaytee

The unwillingness to transfer credits from previous colleges:[