Aurora University Top Questions

I wish I would have known more about the musical program at Aurora University. They do not have the bigggest program and it is in a small building in the back of campus, infact I did not even know the building exsited until I walk a classmate back there! I think music is a huge part of life, stretching the importance on it would have been helpful.

I wish I had known how hard it is to get a nursing cohort started at a university. I joined in the middle of a cohort and now need to make up a class that I missed.

I wish I would have know more about what social events are held on campus. For example does the school invite a variety of talents to perform on campus or does the school provide opportunities where students can travel out of town for social events. I focused so much on education and I forgot to make sure I was choosing a well rounded school.

I wish I would have known that the on-campus population was so small, and that the majority of the students were commuters.

There is nothing that did not catch me by surprise when i came to Aurora.

Don't be shy and take the opportunity to get involved in things that interest you. Create opportunities for you to grow and learn, don't just wait for things to come to you.

Before I came to school, I wish I would have known that on the weekends it is really quiet on campus. Most students go home or stay in their rooms and study and most of the students are communters. Although, many of them of are commuter students. I also wish I had been prepared for the food and that it is not that great. The school is great but I would have been less shocked if I had known this before I came.

I wish I would have known how cold it gets in the winter! I also wish I would have done a little more research to make sure I was making a good financial decision.

I wish that I would have known how difficult college would have been for the first year. That would have helped me better perpare myself for what was to come. I also wish I would have known what a transition college was going to be, because it is not easy being thrown into adulthood so quickly after being dependent on other people for your every need. I wish there was a way in which future college students could be more perpared about the drastic change that takes place not only during the first year of college but the inbtween.

Ones first semester in college can be a daunting and overwhelming experience. I wish I had known more about how to better manage the demands of staying abreast of readings for classroom discussions and quizzes that test ones reading comprehension, homework assignments, and completion of research papers. Initially it is anxiety producing to know how to navigate the various responsibilities and expectations that are placed upon a student.