SUNY at Albany Top Questions

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

Victoria

That this school tends to feel more like a business than a university. Students tend to feel robbed of their money by the university (i.e. parking, housing, on campus dining).

Sarah

Nothing bad about the school - UAlbany was great. I do wish that I knew that I would have regretted transferring out of my original college though.

Christopher

I wish I had known that being a student who never had to study was going to greatly effect my GPA here.

Katherine

I wish I had known that there were less things to do in the city of Albany itself.

Amanda

a better understanding of how to have self respect

Florance

I wish I knew abou the EOP program because it seems that only freshmen and transfers can apply. Besides my financial situation im very satisfied with what this school has to offer me!

Katy

How important it is to get involved in school activities.

chelsea

nothing...it was really fast and easy learning what you needed to know

Peter

How terrible the food actually way.

Rafhinerk

I wish I would have known the extra-curricular activities that the school has to offer. Also the different job opportunities on and off campus. I also wish I would of known how warming the community so that I would of had the chance to recommend this school to my friends.

Emeline

I wish I would have known where everything is, I still get lost.

Sade

I JUST WISHED I KNEW NEW MORE ABOUT THE SCHOOL.

Melissa

I wish that I had been throughly advised about which classes were necessary for my major, so that I could graduate on time.

Victoria

I should have been born darker becuase I would fit in easier here.

Laura

I wish I knew how to study better, learning how to study was one of my biggest challenges for my first year.

Kelsey

Before coming to Albany, I wish I had known how accepting people are. Halfway through my Freshman year I chose to switch living situations, and was terrified that I would get along with my new suitemates less than I got along with my previous ones. However, all of the fear and stress was for nothing, for I found an amazing group of people, not only in my own suite, but my entire floor of my building brought me in and we soon became as close as family. Albany has an extremely genuine student body; which I was previously unaware of.

Charlotte

How to deal with the opposite sex. That I wasn't incapiable of getting bad grades even when I did my work. That getting a job would be hard with a car.

Elise

I wish that I had known to email the heads of my departments for an advisor when I transferred. I didn't have one and I ended up taking classes that I didn't need and it threw me off track.

Jillian

Don't stress about what you're going to do when you graduate or what you will major in, because the school's advisors and services can help you find what your interests are and what you'll enjoy doing, and you are allowed to change your field of study as many times as you wish. Just do your work to get a good education and start off well.

Steven

Exactly how many classes were in large lecture halls.

Halle

The inportance of finding equal time between classes, school work, social life and a job. A good balance is key for success.

Shauna

i wish i had known that this school is very strict academically and that it is not like high school. you can easily pull off an A in high school without studying however it is quite a difficult task in college. studying is a must and this is very good information. this school does, however give chances. they give you warning, then probation and then this is when you have to pull yourself up and do extremely better.

Danielle

It is a little hard to make friends at first. Just need to put yourself out there. Its a great school.

Vincent

The only thing I wish I had known before deciding to come to Albany was the terrible weather that we sometimes experience. The wind and cold really gets to people in the winter months. It forces everyone to stay inside and out of the bitter cold. Some may use this as an excuse for not getting up to go to class, but there is an extensive tunnel system here that allows us to navigate from classroom to classroom without facing the cold.

Danielle

I wish I had known that it would have been cheaper to buy my own micro-fridge. I also wish I had known that there are buses that come to campus every day that bring people to NYC or else where, and that you can buy tickets on campus.

Maureen

I wished that i had known that most of the buildings were grey and looked alike.

Michelle

I wish I had known more about the class sign up process, the S/U option for grades and general academic information that advisors really don't tell you.

Michael

i wish i would have known the area where most students get off campus housing better. it is not a very safe place.

Alana

I wish I had known how much work I would need to do in order to do well. It's certainly not like high school in almost every way. I wish I could redo college again and get better grades. I wish someone had told me not to mess around freshman year because it will always affect you later on. I just wish i had known what I was getting into academically. The school itself is great, but I wish i had known exactly what I needed to do in all my classes ahead of time.

Ashley

Social life didn't revolve around geting drunk and hooking up.

Katelyn

I wish I knew that I could've fought for more financial aid before coming to this school.