University of South Alabama Top Questions

Just because it is close to home does not mean it is less hard! You must study in order to accel in your classes! Also, it's all about the new friends you will make from all over! Open your mind and meet new people!

When i was in high school, studying for classes wasn't really needed for me to perform well. It all changes when i came to college. I wasn't used to studying, nor did I know an effective way to study. Therefore, knowing how important knowing how to study would be something i wish i would have known.

That there would be tons of ridiculous fees (parking, non meal plan,internet, and administration fees) that cost a couple of hundred bucks added onto tuition. That tution would steadily rise every semester,so be prepared. Renting school books online. Monthly membership fees on some of the student orginizations. Last but not least, try to get a dorm room by yourself,roomates tend to eat ALL your food.

In high school, I was a student who never really had to study as most things just came to me naturally. The program of study I have chosen is foreign to me and therefore I am studying more than I have in my life. I wish I would have developed better study habits early in life so I could be prepared for what it takes at the next level.

The school I attend is Columbia Southern University in Orange Beach, Alabama. It wasn't offered at the begining of the survey. I wish I would have known how to aquire funding as I am 45 years old and a unemployed, dislocated worker since Oct 2008, I currently hold a 3.45 GPA and couldn't ask for a better school

I wish i had worked or did community service during the summer because it would mentally prepare me for the work load, how to manage my time, learn how to be organized and prepared me for the real world.

There's this program for African Americans who wish to work in the medical field called the "DREAM" program. The acronym stands for Diversity, Recruitment, and Enrichment for Admissions Into Medicine. If I'd had known about this program I would've finished the prerequisites for it by now. Fortunately I only need one more chemistry class but I need a special progress report from the professor because of the semester schedule and deadline for applications. But I have the support of references, I have high GPA, and I have community servicer, I'm positive I'm in.

I wish I would've better understood fees that would be paid every year to the school by the students and what exactly the fees covered.

Before I came to South Alabama, I wish that I would have known how much being involved in extracurricular activities would make the most of my college life. It definitely made my transition much easier than people who did not get involved. Having the chance to get together with other students who have either the same major or same interest, made a world of a difference. Many of the people I got the chance to meet became great friends and support during classes!

The amount it would cost for books.