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I wish I would have known exactly how cold it gets in Boone in the winter!! I also wish someone would have told me how to properly use the bus system.

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I wish I would have known that it does indeed rain and snow more that average so bring a pair of snow boots and a nice rain jacket!

How to better manage my time.

I wish I'd known how much walking I'd have to do, to be honest. I don't think it would have changed my opinion about the school but it just would have made me think twice about what shoes I'd pack. Stupidly, I'd brought some heels to App. I didn't know that literally, in every direction you walk, it's all uphill.It has its charms. It's something funny to complain about when you're on the elevator going up to your dorm, somewhat breathless from walking all around campus.

Before attending Appalachian State University, I wish I had known the level at which my morals would be tested. Appalachian is a very liberally active school, meaning that people from all over the place come here and each has their own opinion. I wish that I had understood that my desire for calm, peaceful education in the mountains near the small town of Boone would instead be loud, noisy, and filled with partiers. Many told me that Appalachian was a party school, but the full force of the truth has hit me square in the face.

The only thing I wish I had known was how much work I had to put into my classes. Community College doesn't prepare you for the amount of work a university has a student do.

I wish I would have known how liberal the people here are.

I had always heard great things about Appalachian before I came here, but one thing that I wish I had realized was that the winters are brutal, and that there is a lot of snow fall during the "spring" semester. I knew it was cold in the mountains, but that did not register in my brain until I was standing in the snow, and freezing walking to class. Besides the cold winters, I love everything about Appalachian including the teachers, the environment, the classes, the people, and the overall atmosphere of the campus.

I wish I'd known how to manage my time a little better, but I think that more directly relates to my major then to the school. Other than that, maybe how to rock-climb, or be better at snowboarding. We're outdoor-sey!