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I wish I had known not to finish all my general education courses in my first two years. I wish I had known to wait until my senior year to finish all my general education courses. Also, I wish I had known what I was going to major in and possibly double major.

The best way to really embrace your college experience at a large university is to put yourself out there. Don't be afraid to tlak to people you wouldn't normally, take classes that aren't in your ciricumlum but interest you, and most importantly step beyond your comfort zone: This is where the learning and character development occur.

I was lucky enough to have a sibling that attended UF, so any questions I had were answered. I knew UF was the right school for me before I started my freshman term.

I wish I would have known more about my college before I came. There are so many things to get used to as a freshman, but picking your college and getting to know it (and sometimes not finding it suitable to you) are the two biggest determining factors in deciding your major.

How to get around campus better. maybe have like a guide for the first week of school

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I wish that someone would have told me that the larger classes are not that bad and that you need to make sure that you take decent notes in large lectures to maintain focus.

The size of the classes. Also that many of the general courses are thought by foreign educators.

I wish I had known the universal nature of being a person. That everyone has fears, doubts, hesitations, and aspects that they are self conscious about. If I could go back and tell myself one thing before entering the University of Florida I would say "Relax, take a deep breathe. Talk to every person you meet, because you never know whose day you will change by just saying hi." I am finally stepping out of my own shell and meeting some really great people, but I only can imagine the opportunites I missed out on by not starting earlier.

I wish I would've considered transportation a little better. My first semester, I only had a bike to get around campus and I would use the bus to go places off campus. Needless to say A year later I bought a car because it was a necessity to do groceries and errands. A scooter is the best mode of transportation on campus as well as off because there is plenty of parking on campus and everything in Gainesville is within a 5 mile radius; not to mention gas is so much cheaper!