Boise State University Top Questions

The large student to teacher ratio.

The large size of the university has made parking for nontraditionl students very difficult. One can buy a general permit for almost $100 but is not guaranteed a spot. The next options increase in price by hundreds of dollars with no convenience of location. If one were to visit the administration building in hopes to pick up paperwork for mere minutes, they would more than likely need to park in the lot in front of the building where payment is necessary for admittance.

I think the most frustrating thing about my school is that they are trying really hard to integrate technollogy into all of the classes, but hald the time that technollogy does not work. Students spend half of the class time waiting for the proffesors to figure out what is wrong with the technollogy, it makes for a horrible learning environment.

The most frustrating thing about Boise State is the fact that I am unable to sign up for 300 level classes without upperdivistion standing. Although I am a sophmore I would enjoy to be able to take higher level classes in order to get ahead.

The math department. Half of the teachers don't know what they are doing.

The most frustrating thing about Boise State is trying to get students invovled on campus. There are a number of opportunities on campus to get invovled with, but more often than not, the ones who take advantage of those opportunities have a natural drive to stay involved already. Usually these students were highly involved in high school or are just looking to get more out of their college experience. Students often complain about not knowing what's going on campus, but it's because they choose not to find the answers themselves.

The most frustrating thing about school would have to be not being able to do it all. As a Freshman, you have the world at your feet and want to experience everything. It is hard learning how to correctly schedule out your time, so that you leave enough time for academics, but also so that you don't stay all cooped up in your room. Being interactive with others is important, but balancing that with good academics is a real challenge.

Sometimes it feels as though the fooball team is much more important than the actual academics, which can get really frustrating. My department isn't suffering from it thank goodness. But I see students who are friends of mine having to transfer because the major they planned on going into has been cut. Also, being 9 hours away from home really frustrates me. I'm always feeling like I'm missing out on things because I did choose to be so far away.

Courses are never like the description and I have yet to have a course or professor that I truly enjoyed.

I would have to say that the most frustrating thing about Boise State University is the lack of open classes. I get bored taking only classes required for my degree choice. There is little to no options for elective classes such as art or music. The only options are 100 level classes that are all book based and involve no artistic expression. Only students majoring in art and music have access to the upper division classes.

My schools meal plans. Freshman living in the dorms so my first term I selected a meal plan with the most meals because I truly had no idea how many meals I would eat. By the end of the term I had barely used half of them. The thing of it is, these unused meals don't roll over to the next semester and we students don't get our money back. I rarely make it to the sub, but I have to have a meal plan thats costing me around $1500, because it comes with living in the dorms.

Our campus is not big enough yet to acccommodate the growing student population but the growing process has started and within a few short years, we will be able to have the buildings needed to invite more students to attend.

The most frustrating thing about school for me has been the teachers. Not every teacher you meet is going to be personable or care, but when more than half of your teachers in a semester are like this, it makes life frustrating. I really long for the time when people were more personable, and everyone cared for everyone. Now it just seems that the only person in the world that you can really rely on once in college is yourself. You must accomplish tasks for yourself, and overcome all barriers, such as teachers.,

There is not a huge greek system and it is kind of hard to meet people because a lot of students live at home,

The school seems to care more about the football team doing well than providing enough classes for its 10,000 plus students. It's very hard to find the classes needed to graduate, even when registering just one or two days after registration opens for my grade level.

The most frustrating thing about Boise State University is the size. The size can make it hard to get the classes you need. It can also be difficult to get in contact with faculty and employees to solve any problems you encounter.

I switched major so I'm back retaking classes because of time lapse wtih science courses.

Boise State is an awesome school! Students are intelligent, caring, kind and looking toward the future with great hope and determination. In our quest for excellence, the parking situation seemed to be overlooked. There aren't enough on campus parking spaces for those of us who drive. This affects our ease in getting around campus, making it more difficult to get from place to place than it should be. Since Boise State is getting increasingly popular, fixing the parking would be beneficial for everyone involved. GO BRONCOS!

It's a commuter school, so you don't really feel like you belong to anything or anyone at the school. You just go class and that's it.

Academic advising is the most frustrating aspect of Boise State. Many students, including myself, need more from the advisers in order to choose a career path. More commitment, more enthusiasm, more attention would help a lost or confused student decide. Its common for students to change his or her major multiple times (on average) but if the advisors would dedicate themselves, maybe this wouldn't be a problem. I?ve seen three BSU advisors. Maybe it?s in part of my lack of decision, but advisors don't seem to care and I feel as though I might never decide.