Boise State University Top Questions

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

Jarom

I really wish I had recognized the importance of out-of-class study time. I never had to study in high school, and I did just fine, but college is a completely different ballgame. Boise State has a great, friendly campus. If you jump in, you'll make friends quickly, and there will always be things to do.

Lynette

I wish I would have been better prepared with study techniques and test taking skills. I stuggled immensely my first year because of lack of preparation in these areas.

Christine Joy

I wish that I knew more people that came to this school because I would be more social but just being the shy person I am, it's really difficult for me to meet new people. I wouldn't always be stuck in my room doing nothing all day, especially on the weekends because it's really boring and lonely. Furthermore, if I knew more people before I came up to Boise, I would be able to go snowboarding, shopping and raodtrips without it being any awkward. I got off to a slow start, LAME!

Hsin

The programs and majors they offer, the qualities of their proffesors.

Tyler

The unnecessary stress that many people talk about and say your going to have one you get into college. Such as the stress of exams or study habits that you "Should" have.

Nathan

I wish I had known more about time management before I atteneded college.

Alexandra

I wish I had known how to study for the exams. My first exams were real tough just because I did not know the difference between studying for my finals in high school and the finals at BSU. Besides the studying aspect, the rest was quite close to what the website informed me of. The population was not too large and the spirit was huge. The dorm life was as it said, and the Honors college was very helpful with the rest.

Artie

That there are other schools that I could attend instead of bsu. I am thinking of attending stevens henager college. they have a great associate of occupational studies

Michaelyn

I wish I would have known how much my life would change for the better. College, for me, is a liberation factor in my life and if I would have known how much I was going to love this independence I would have moved even farther away from my home town. Being a brand new person in a world that is what you make it would have inspired me so much more during highschool. Now I know that this time of my life is truly the best.

Ashley

I wish I had known that high school really is not as dramatic and challenging as I thought it was at the time. I wish I had not taken myself so seriously, and just learned to laugh at the silly insignificant things. I wish I had known how many decisions about my future were going to hit me all at once, so that I could have properly prepared to make those decisions. It can be extremely overwhelming worrying about finances.