University of Idaho Top Questions

I thrive in small classrooms and in the frunt row of the class. I wish I knew really how big some of the class sizes were. Coming here I feel swallowed up in the mass of students and don't get an easy connection with professors.

I wish i would have known a little bit more about the clubs you could join. I also wish I would have known how much tougher the classes are than in high school. You actually need to put dedicationin your work and it is all on your own to be responsible.

I wish i was a more informed on the school as a whole. I remember, at orientation, going through "Hello Walk" but I didn't learn about the presidents grove, or where students hang out, or a few other things. Being dual enrolled at another college during my high school years, i didn't quite realize that I would be able to live off campus because i technically had two years behind me. I was also ill informed about which classes i was supposed to take whe i started, after knowing that though, I feel like i knew a lot.

I wish I had known how open the community is, as well as the Greek system. If I had joined the University of Idaho's Greek system earlier, I would've had an earlier start on all the opportunities it brings. I now have alumni contacts, peer relations with more than just my grade level, community service opportunities, and strong lasting relationships which I was unable to find as easily while living in the school's residence halls.

I wished that I knew about the deadline to get in the architecture program. Because I was too late to get in, I had to add one more year to my education length. It meant that my last year will be just two classes to complete as I need them in order to graduate. So now my classes for next year are supposed to be full 3rd year and yet, I have to take a class that's meant for the second year, not the third year. That mean my classes are a little mixed up.

I did not know that smoking was allowed everywhere on campus, as well as the fact that the dining hall had limited hours of availiblity during the week. Also, I knew nothing about the weather conditions before I arrived here and was not prepared clothing wise for the different types of weathers. It would have been easier if I had also known how to properly transfer credits and who to talk to, that knowledge would have saved me a lot of trouble in the end.

I wish I had known how important living on campus was. I have lived in Moscow my whole life so I figured it would be a waste of money to live on campus. I was wrong. I have missed out on so many friendship building opportunities, parties, and social activities because I am not part of a campus living community. Because of this, my friend circle is small. Next year, if I have the money, I fully plan on living on campus. The dorms are nice as far as dorms go as are the Greek houses. Totally worth the money.

I wish I would have known that the whole area of Moscow is surrounded by wheatfieilds and the nearest access to wilderness is 5+ miles away from town. I wish I knew that the university housing wasn't as "splendid" as I thought. I wish I also would have known that there is a lot of partying on the weekends here, yet pretty dead on the weekends.

How amazing it was and the extent of the programs and classes it had to offer to students!

It is actually a fairly liberal school despite being in Moscow. The on-campus dining is pretty dismal, as is the on-campus dining facilities. The weather can also be pretty extreme, with temperatures reaching into negative numbers.