Marquette University Top Questions

I wish I would have known how much the school was willing to help with financial aid, and other personal financial business for their students.

I wish I had known about how cold the winters actually get here in Milwaukee. Especially being a little over a mile from the lake, the windchill can get into the negatives during the harsh winter. This winter was extremely rough with temperatures reaching minus 40 and learning how to withstand the cold is a challenge in its own.

I wish I would've known how expensive living in a city would be. I didn't realize I'd be living in a food desert (i.e. there are no nearby grocery stores). I didn't realize I'd need a car to get food, or that rent near downtown is much higher than other campuses.

Before coming to Marquette I wish I knew about the small diversity. The school is not very diverse and since I am bi-racial, sometimes I feel out of place. Most people are very accepting, however, it would have been nice to know before committing to Marquette University.

I wish I'd known how expensive books, food, and living would have been and that much of the focus is on sports. The school seems to care more about money and reputation than anything else.

One thing I wish I would have known before coming to Marquette University is how different the social scene is compared to a state school and how strict they are in the dorms.

I wish I would have stayed in the dorms because that's how you meet everyone. It makes having a social life alot easier.

I wish I had known more about how credits work toward a major. My first academic advisor wasn't very helpful for me and it would have been nice to know to take an array of classes so you can see what interests you instead of taking the same genre of classes and wasting time and money. You want to take a diverse set of classes that challenge you in order to figure out a career path that best fits you and your values in life.

I think the most important thing I wish I would have known before transitioning to college at Marquette is to be open-minded. I tend to be reluctant to accept change, so I think that inhibited my experience freshman year. However, as a sophomore, I have learned otherwise, and I am becoming more involved on campus, more confident, more academically interested, and more open to new experiences and friendships. All of these things have enhanced my experience at Marquette, so I would say that an important lesson is to be open and accepting of change and new experiences.

I wish the school would have been clearer about the process of getting a job on campus. I was award 1500 in federal work study, and I told to look on jobConnection for openings. Well, my whole first semester I was looking and almost nothing was available. When I did have an interview, they were professional at the intervieIw but then they didn't contact me (to even let me know I didn't have the job) even though they said they would. I wish the school would encourage more jobs to be put on the job website they recommend.