Arizona State University-Tempe Top Questions

I certainly would have loved to know about the rich opportunities available through the various business clubs and orgs.

Before I came to this school, I wish I had known that a student might need a car while on campus considering the high temperatures when needing to get groceries, and also when applying for internships because Arizona transportation system is quite awful. I also wish I knew that there were a lot more clubs and activities than what I had heard about. It is a great way to get to know others, so attend the fairs and look at booths outside the Memorial Union.

I wish I would have work before getting in school because its expensive and I have to work full time plus study full time

That there is such a lack of school spirit

I wish I had know more about the importance of being in constant communication with you professors. Not only does it help you develop important connections that you can use later on in life (for example starting a careeer), but communicating with your professors does phenomenal things for you as a student. You work harder, your grades are better, and your professors will help you problem solve life events, such as missing school, or how to further yourself academically in the future.

More prepared for college life

I wish I knew how large the campus was. The campus is huge and its hard to walk from class to class without being late.

How unpersonal the atmosphere is. How bureaucratic and corporate it is. How unmotivated the majority of the student body is.

That the science degrees are lacking in general support and funding.

I wish I had known that my scholarship would come a semester late and that I wouldn't get kicked out of my classes for not being able to pay tuition... It really tanked my GPA to worry about getting tossed out of college for reasons beyond my control. Also, I wish I had realize just how much different college is from high school in terms of workload and effort expended. It wasn't enough to pay attention and ask questions in class, there was a lot more work to do on my own as well.