California State University-Long Beach Top Questions

The worst thing about my school is that there are so many different departments, it makes it hard to cooperate with each of their requirements. Alot of the time it seems as though these different departments don't communicate clearly with each other which puts stress on the new students to do thier own research and digging. It's alot of back and fourth movements just to see exactly what you need to do just to get a hold off your registration, or who to go to for a signanture to file for a medical leave or ed leave.

In my opinion, I don't feel that there is nothing bad about the school I attend. There are some things that I didn't expect, like the competition for classes and how much they expect from you as a student, but then again I feel that it helps you prepare for the real world and the teachers aren't there to spoon feed you.

The worst thing would be that sometimes the school can be a little overrun with the Greek system. A lot of social activites happen around the soroities and fraternities and that sometimes makes it hard to focus on other things.

The worst thing about this school was parking. It would take me about an hour to find parking. Then, all my classes were on the other side of campus, which would take about 15-20 minute power walk. The school did provide shuttles for students but it didn't make any difference in the time.

Hands down the financial aid office. I am a non resident student so naturally my tuition is drastically more than those of residents of California. I work hard to earn and achieve scholarships, as well as getting financial aid, but the school does not seem to care when the University increases its Non Resident fees exponentially every semester to the point where i am almost am not able to attend the university anymore. This does not inspire a lot of trust and i have actually made the decision to transfer to Boise State University for the Fall 2010 semester.

The worst thing at my school is the lack of motivation we recieve from certain staff members. In my opinion, some teachers at my school does not care about student's success. Some stuck to a teaching agenda that is so old it's no longer effective. This is a problem that needs to be fixed because if the teaching plan is not effective, students would not learn anything. Speaking from first hand experience, I have been in situations where I have to teach my self all of the materials for the course.

The worst thing about my school is that a lot of kids place their social lives above schoolwork. some even tend to cheat, which is not tolerated in the school code, but in reality, cheating seems to go unnoticed. Also, I would like to add that my school has a lack of jobs available, and whenever I go to apply for one, they are all taken up. Although the current state of the economy is the cause of this scarcity of work, I really wish the school would create more openings. Surely there is need for help from students somewhere.

One of the worst things about my school and most of the other CSU/UC schools are the constant budget cuts and increases in tuition and school fees. The school issues furlough days in which the professors are required to select a number of days to not teach class. This is unfair because it is like the students are paying not to go to class. Another problem is the availability of classes. Classes have become so impacted that some students have to attend more than 4 years to finish their degree.

The budget cuts have really impacted our school causing many classes to be cancelled if they ware not full. I feel that this is probably the worst thing about my school because it makes it difficult for students get the classes they want. It's also not fair that our tution goes up yet our classes go down.

It is a commuter school. Being a commuter school may limit some people from getting involved, thus it may be hard for some to socialize because of the commonality of commuting.