University of Houston Top Questions

I wish i would have known who big the campus really was. A huge campus such as University of Houston's can be overwelming to a freshman.

I wish I was aware of the fact that it rains like 60 percent of the time and that the campus tends to flood on rainy days. I wasn't quite prepared for that weather.

College does allow much more free time but those free time should be used carefully. Social life and academic life must be prioritized before you get overwhelmed with the free time at hand. Before you know it, you will be piled up with due dates, and exams. So it isvery necessary to be careful with the time you have, especially the first semester.

Before coming to this school, I wish I had known the parking problems on the campus. Parking gets really bad at this university around lunch time and people are literally following other students and giving them rides to thier vehicles in anticipation of recieving thier parking spots.

Im a transfer student, I wished I knew how the GPA system works, everything at UH is very general and broad. I wish I have known the concept of being a cougar. If I was to ask for a questions, the staff would not have an answer that is exact. It is very unorganized.

I wish I would have known the need and urgency for filling out scholarships and starting my paper work earler than I did. The process for finacial aid is slow and thorough and took much longer than I anticipated. Scholarships are a must! Take the time to fill out and search for the free money. Do not assume you will receive financial aid or grants. Do not be afraid to ask questions to counselors and financial advisors, even if it seems like you are being bothersome. The more persistant you are, the better prepared you will be for the year.

That it was boring.

I wish I would've known which major and career I really want to do in the future that way I could've finished school earlier than my expected graduation date. I would've also saved money on classes I really need towards my major I really want.

I wish I knew how to manage my time more wisely. I also wish I knew how to study better to get better grades in my classes.

I wish I had known that the quality of the school is at best ok, that it is in the middle of a extreamly poor area and that there is not social life for any students unless you are in a fraternatiy or sorority because the school is a commuter school where everyone keeps to there group and no one is very friendly to outsiders.