East Carolina University Top Questions

What do you consider the worst thing about East Carolina University? Why?

Pariss

The first thing that comes to mind is the parking situation. There is very limited parking on campus and its hard to find a space to park whenever there is a huge event. Also, parking passes are very expensive, and its very easy to get a ticket if you're parked in the wrong area based on your parking pass.

Micaela

The worst thing about this university is that outside of the classes required for one's major, people seem so care very little about their school work, and they don't take learning seriously. They are usually more concerned with what party they are going to or how drunk they were the night before.

Andrew

The city the school is located in is probably the worst thing about the school ..

JaLeesa

I would say the availability of jobs for students who do not qualify for federal work study. I have applied for federal work study every year and never get it since the school feels my parents make enough in order to give me the money I need. I believe my parents do make a decent amount of money but they are struggling to get out of debt so I do not always receive the funds I need. I feel they need to do a better job of allowing more people to get jobs.

Everett

There is no bus service on the weekends, therefore, if you do not have a car, you basically are trapped on campus. When cafeterias are closed for holidays, you have no place to eat on campus that is cheap. Since Greenville is not located near a bus station or airport, the taxicab ride is long and expensive. Can get hot during the summer.

Jessica

The worst thing about ECU could be the easy access students have to alcohol and parties. These activities seem to take away from study time and the importance of doing well. Going out to party seems like it is almost expected in order to be socially accepted.

Hayley

I sincerely love East Carolina, and I love everything about it to be honest. However, my biggest problem with it is that it is so close to my home town. I always wanted to go away to school and really have a full "college experience". If ECU didn't have such a great education program, and if I didn't love it so much I would have gone farther away... but I fell in love and I couldn't think of a better school to attend.

Patrick

The worst thing about going to ECU was that Greenville was such a big party town. There was a huge temptation to be more focused on the party atmosphere instead of academics.

Martika

One of the worse things for me would be that my school doesn't have some of the minors that I would maybe like to minor in. I would like to try different things to see if I'm really am interested in and it would help me, if I decide to take a minor, in the working world so I'm not limited to a certain amount of jobs.

Katelyn

Being a sophomore at ECU, I find it very hard at times to concentrate. Because it is so easy to make friends here, I have quite a few. Balancing a social life and school life can be very hard at times. Also, the library here is not as good as other university libraries. Though it is still a fabulous library, it could still be bigger and have better resources.