Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Top Questions

Time management is everything.

your GPA is your life.

I wish I had known how prevalent binge-drinking was. Despite having the reputation, it was hard to know how intense it was until I had actually arrived there. It is a pervaise part of Penn State culture.

I wish I had known more about all of the organizations that you can be invovled in.

Racial tenisions get high on campus.

There's nothing I've wished to know before entering school. Growing up in New York, I already knew by attending Penn State I would be in the middle of rural Pennsylvania where racial stigma is present, but there enough social support to get past it. I view attending college as an adventure, something you have to experience for yourself. So I enjoy discovering new things instead of being informed beforehand. As it took me a year and a half to become acustomed with campus and all of the hangouts, hotspots, low key areas, study tools, people (communication) etc.

I wished that I had known what to bring on move in day. I also wished that I had known how nice people would have been in the first couple of weeks.

Some of the things I wish I had known before I came to this school is how to balance my scheldule with work, socializing, and academics. I also wish I've known ways on how to save money on college tuition. I believe that learning how to balance things in college is imporatant from transitioning from high school becuase the more organized your are, the less stress to worry about. In addiotn, saving money is something high school doesn't teach you and it's important to learn how so you won't be in debt when your older.

Before attending the Pennsylvania State University, I wish I knew how willing professors were to help you suceed. My first semester I struggled a lot with my coursework because I was not sufficiently prepared for the tremendous amount of work that college required. I wish I believed previous students when they suggested that I should attendoffice hours. When told this, I was very overwhelmed by the thought of contronted my professor with questions. However, his one on one interaction with professors during office hours really does reinforce the material presented during class and solidify it in your mind.

That it is so awesome

I wish I would have know more of the tutoring opportunities available on campus.

That I should have applied to Main Campus first... I transferred from the Harrisburg branch campus, and would have loved to been able to spend more time at the REAL Penn State!

There is nothing that I wish I had known before I came to this school, my enrollment counselor & my academic advisor have been very helpful within educating me with everything that I have needed and wanted to know before I start my first set of classes in May 2013.

what the dorms look like.

Honestly, I knew everything I needed to know before I came to this school, and once I started classes I knew I had chosen the right school.

I wish I had known the obstacles of attending school on such a big campus. While so many resources are available, I wish I had known that you have to be paying consistent attention in order to find out about just how many there are and how they are beneficial to you. You are not always told about what is available unless you happen to be in the right place at the right time or hear about them or you find out about them through a reliable friend.

Before I attended Penn State University, I wish I had known how to manage my time better. It took a big toll on me the first semester my freshmen year and affected my grades a lot. Since then I have gotten better and my grades have definitely improved. Also, I wish I knew what I wanted my major to be. That affected my grades negatively, but since I chose to be a psychology major, I knew where I wanted to go, and helped me to do better in school.

I wish someone had told me that it was acceptable to take less than 18 credits. I was under the impression that I needed to make the best of my tuition, but really, I could have been enjoying 15 credit semesters and still have graduated on time.

I wish I would have known how much I would have missed home and would have to become accustomed to living on my own and making my own decisions on a daily basis.

How cold it gets in State College