Florida Atlantic University Top Questions

I wish I had known how serious college is. I wish I knew to lookout for skateboarders, scooterers, as well as students in full bodied neon green leotards while roaming the campuses breezeway. But all in all I must say that this is a wonderful college with lots of great opprotunities to take advantage of.

I wish I had known how much it had to offer, I would have been much more excited to attend!

I wish I knew more about scholarships and where to find them. I did not have any training in finances then.

One thing I wish I was warned about prior to Florida Atlantic University was that parking is a war zone. If you arrive after 10 a.m. good luck! You will be circling the garage like a vulture. And "There wasn't any parking" usually does not sit well with the professors.

I wish I did know this was really a commuter school because most kids go home on the weekend, even if they live on campus. I also wish that there was more activities that people would attend so it does not seem as deserted on the weekends.

I wish I had known what college had in store before I attended one. I heard college was tough, but I never really knew til I attended. It was never really similar to high school in many ways. I wish I knew the work FAU had in store for me. I also wish I knew that lecture classes, or classes with 100+ students aren't so great. I thought being in a large class would be a cool experience for me, but I was wrong. There is very limited contact with the teacher due to the tremendous class size.

I was more prepared than most college students when I came to college. I did a lot of research on the school before hand. So I guess the only thing I would have wanted to know before I came here would be that number one books are super expensive and number two that I would meet a lot of great people, and get networking skills.

How many scholarships are availiable if you just look on the website and apply before the deadline. Also, to not be so shy and to reach out and make friends because I got pretty lonely my first semester.

I wish I had known the importance of the gym, I love to workout in between classes. It refreshes my body plus keeps me healthy and fit.

I wish that I knew more information on dorm living. At orientation they sugar coated everything about life on campus but did not mention the cons. If you and your roommate do not get along AT ALL they basically make you deal with it instead of looking at the matter more in depth.