Utah State University Top Questions

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

Caitlin

Well, being Music Therapy Major. I wish I had known that they don't offer academic scholarships to students unless they are Freshman or Transfer Students, because although, I am a high honor college student, I do not recieve any financial support from this school. I would have applied for more private scholarships. I also would have liked to know more of the intensity and level of classes I would need to take for whatever was my major of interest. That way I could have prepared more in advance for my college courses. - Caitlin Barney

Samantha

Where to find all the best resources for supplies and locations of where I would be needing to go.

Geri

Live on campus your first year, it creates such a family environment that is fantastic, but keep you door open to the hall, there is hardly any crime in the city and it will make making friends so much easier. Feel free to stretch and try new things, the high school box is gone so take advantage of it and do something that you never would have thought you would like sledding on a mattress. Finally, go to the basketball games early! Otherwise you might not get in, basketball is that awesome!

Julia

How you can loss steam in the second half of the semester. So you need to work really hard the first half and try to stay motivated as long as possible. I wish that I would have known that the begganing is the easiest part, and it stays easy when you put all your effot into it. It would have been nice to have known this so that I wouldn't have been so stressed out. College can be easy if you know how it works, I wish I would have known this so I could have done better.

Jeanette

I wish that I would have known how to take notes, and how to truly study. Knowing how to apply these tools to my education has helped me out tremendously. I am able to understand what the professor is trying to get a cross a lot better and I am doing much better in my classes. I wish that someone had told me the best use of notes and the best way to take notes.

Phil

I wish I would have understood I needed to be more organized in with my materials so I could study better.

Abby

Nothing really. I've had the typical college experience and I've been pretty well prepared for what to expect. However, I do wish that I had tried to be more social at the beginning of the school year.

Alex

I wish I knew more about the finacial aid and their resourses.

Alicia

Well I am unsure. Once here I realized that there was a lot that I did not know but the best part about going away to school is learning those things. If I had to pick something then it would be, I wish I had known more about all the activities and clubs offered my first year. I did not participate in as many becuase I did not know the extent of how many are offered.

Amber

How to transfer my credits better.