The University of Texas at Arlington Top Questions

I had thought I was settling when I came to UTA, but I wish I had know just how amazing it was. There is so much diversity and acceptance of difference here and I feel privleged to get to experience this. As a result, what I would like my high school self to know is that settling is not always a bad thing.

Before coming to UTA, I wish I had learned how to manage my study time better so I could be more engaged in school activities. There's all sorts of events on campus that I had to miss because I had to study. I went anyway and had to cram, but managing my study sessions better would have helped.

I am content

to save more money for school

I wish i knew that the class sizes are huge, my Accounting class is my smallest class at 55 students

I wish I would have known before I came to UTA was the programs offered to the students to help them expand in knowledge and skills. I would have joined so I would have bettered myself in my coursework.

I wish I had known that my GPA would start from nothing. It doesn't mean not to care (for transfer students), it simply means don't kill yourself over 1 or 2 grades.

Choose a degree field that you are confident with become successful with. Manage your time wisely so that you can have time for entertainment, but also time to study.

I wish that someone could have shown me how different the environment on a college campus was from a high school campus.

I wish I would have known that your tuition is fixed after 12 credits, so it does not matter if you take 12 credits or 15 credits (money wise).