University of New Haven Top Questions

What's the one thing you wish someone had told you about freshman year?

Alex

how to pay for it

Emily

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karim

I wish I knew there is a sCenter for teaching English as a second language.

Ivette

I wish I would have known how fast the semester goes by and how everything counts towards your GPA.

Tagewattie

I wish somebody had explained to me that there was off campus housing that the school would pay for. I didn't find out until after and now I have an apartment that I have to pay for. On the school website it said that they didn't provice off campus housing. It is considered on campus which I also wasn't aware of. The people that live in these locations get the same benefits as living on campus, except for being on campus.

christine

my living arrangements, i was not aware as a transfer that i would be randomly put with seniors who have lived together for 3 years. Having this significant age difference and their previous bond did not let us bond as we would have in different situations.

Stephanie

I wish I knew how exspesive it really before I fell in love with it. I did not realize I would be paying for school without anyones help. Books, lab fees, meal plans, deposit fees, etc...are very exspensive and add up fast. Also, the exams are much different from high school tests, and I wish I knew how to study for them in the begining of the first semester. The exams are not focused soley on oe subject like in high school, but the entire chapter you are going over.

Christopher

I wish I had known more about the classes I would be taking, and the professors teaching those classes. This would have allowed me to choose a schedule that better both my wants and needs. I also wish I had known how to make sure that my AP credits transfered properly to the school, so that I wasn't placed in a class I had essentially already taken.

Mary

that if you're not part of the CJ program, you're not viewed as important.

Christopher

That people I know and am friends with would end up dropping out for not being able to afford the school.