Seattle Pacific University Top Questions

I wish I knew that there were mandatory religion classes. I was looking for a college that was a private school and Seattle Pacific was perfect, everything religion based was optional and I fell in love with it the moment I stepped on campus. I know many people here have a background of religion, I do as well, but not knowing there were mandatory classes based on the Christian faith threw me off when I registered.

That I might not be able to double major in Theater Performance Arts and Visual Communication. Each major is a huge work load, and it will be very difficult to major in both.

The community is small, so be prepared to jump in headfirst if you want to get to know your peers.

Before going to Seattle Pacific University it would have been nice to know about the dorms. Each dorm has a stereotype assigned to it, which for the most part are true. Not much is really said about Moyer besides for the fact it smells. Emerson is known as the nice dorms but awful to live in. Hill is known as the too loud kids in Gwinn (the cafeteria) and Ashton is known as the loud in the dorms kids. Overall Hill and Ashton are known as the best two dorms to live in with the only difference being preference.

I wish I knew more about finding financial assistance for tuition payments.

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I wish I would have known to be myself. When I first got to college and met everyone, I wanted to make people like me so I could make friends. That was foolish though, because if you live your life with this front of someone you are not, it can get very old. Also, in the end your real friends are going to be those who love you for who you are. I wish I would have had a better sense of spending money. Money goes fast in college, so be smart about it!

I wish I had known that I am very capable of making excellent grades with time management and hard work. Financially, if I had prepared better, it would have made a huge difference. Now I'm struggling to pay tuition, but if I had taken more time to meet with people and research I would have been more at peace. Also be yourself, join clubs, have fun because its not good to be stressful. Do the quiet time in the mornings like you love. Adore the sun whenever possible, play outside and breathe.

Seattle Pacific university is a christian university, but much of the "christian" lifestyle is optional. You must go out and be responsible about your faith. This is not a bad thing, I just wish I had known it would be a completely independent thing from my education.

I wish I had known more about the faculty and the successes of students who graduated from SPU.