University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Top Questions

I wish I had a clear vision on what I wanted to do with my future and career before I had come into college.

There are a few things that I wish I would have known before coming to the school. The main wish I would have wanted would be to look into some of the professors that were available to take classes with. Go to ratemyprofessors.com!!! One other thing that goes along with this would be to make sure to take as many general education coarses as possible the first semester if you are an undeclaired major coming in as a freshman.

How strange the showering situation is, I didn't think we'd only have curtains inbetween us, I thought there would be actual walls.

Before I came to UW-La Crosse, I wish I would have been aware of the resources available for determining a major. I initally entered into my freshman year as an undelcared major. I was not introduced to the proper resources to declare a major until second semester, and was unable to take the required classes during my first year. As a result, I have taken classes I did not need, and am not on a four year track to graduate.

I wish I would have been more aware of the scholarships offered before starting school here; the available freshman scholarships.

I wish I would have known that it's not as scary as I thought it was. On the first day of classes I really psyked myself out. I was so anxious about not being able to handle the classwork and having really tough professors but when I got to class it was not all that different fron high school. In fact it was better. Sure, professors expected more from me than my teachers in high school but I was ready for that responsibility. I wish I had had that confidence from the beginning.

I wish I had known more about the various career options before I came to school so I would have been able to experience and explore them more in hopes to get a better idea as to what I wanted to do instead of going in completely undecided.

I wish I had asked more questions in regards to student activities and servies, such as inter-library loans, course study tutoring and research opportunities for students prior to enrolling. If I had known more about these offers earlier, I could have maximized the use of each while attending the university.

Something I wish that I had known before attending La Crosse is the variety of services that the school offers. For instance, I didn't realize all the academic advising help that you could get on campus. There is someone in my dorm everyday that does simply that. I also didn't know that there are students from different countries in the office of international education that can help you learn about studying abroad. They are all from different countries and can tell you about it all. Also, the rec center offers many more activities than I expected it to.

I wish I would have known how small the campus was. I only took a virtual tour of the campus, so I wasn't quite sure of the actual size. If a student was looking for a small, compact campus, this would be the place for them.