University of Portland Top Questions

I wish that I had known that the Psychology program mainly focused on reasech rather than a split emphasis in clinical and research psychology. I really appreciate having the research background, but personally I am more interested in clinical psychology. I also wish that the school was a little bigger. I find that University of Portland is too close to the size of a large high school. I would prefer to go to a school that has about 5,000 students rather than 3,400 students. This characteristic is more prominent as I become an upper-classman.

I wish that I would have know that college was going to be a lot more studying than high school and that course would be far more challenging. You have to spend a lot of time getting outside help because there is a lot of material that cannot be covered in class. It is important to find outside resources to get help from and form study groups with your classmates for the best results. It takes a lot of dedication and studying to get good grades.

I wish i had known more of the importance of getting good grades in college.

I wished I had actually set foot on compus before coming here. I would have then realized how a small school actually feels and how the Catholic tradition and conservative majority permeate the academic and social environment. One one hand, I do like having small class sizes. However, being in a campus with a small population of students, I found it hard to reach out to those who have similar interests. I sense with the conservative attitudes people display, they may find it hard to consider and even accept traditionally liberal views.

I wish I would have known that UP doesn't seem to be very active on the weekends. It seems to die on saturday's and sunday's with not much to do besides study.

I wish I had known that the work load and the amount of studying would far exceed the high school level.

Before I came to this school, I wish I knew that college really does cost a lot. I wish I learned how to save more money and to apply for more scholarships. ..to truly exhaust all financial options before loans.

To be honest, nothing really. I had done a lot of research beforehand. But if I had to point something out, it would be the neighborhood my school is located in. It's residential so there aren't a lot of close restaurants or places of that sort.

I wish I knew how much of a joke my high school was and how extremely bad of a job Scappoose High School in Oregon does at preparing you for college.

I wish I had better known the amount of coursework that would be expected of me before I came to this school. Also, I would like to have had previos connections with some of the students, faculty, and staff before coming here to ease my transition into the college life.