Florida State University Top Questions

The location of the school is in the middle of the capital. Therefore south of campus is a very poor side of town, with high crime rates.

Looking back I realized how nice I had it at home such as free food/rent, money to buy clothes, and I didn’t have to pay for classes nor books. Again, those days are definitively over now that I’m in college. Now it’s all about managing my own finances and developing a budget each semester. I’ve opened up a checking account to simplify the tracking of my college expenses. It’s amazing how my account can look so big in the beginning of the semester and shrink so quickly by the end of it.

I chose my school for various reasons and I love everything about the campus. There are very minimum negatives about FSU. The first would be personal, it is too far from my home. Though it is only 5 hours away I would prefer if the distance were cut an hour or two. The other negative would probably be the lack of entertainment available in the Tallahassee area. Aside from typical college activities there is not much to do around here.

It's a relativly minor issue, but the on campus bus system can often be very tardy. While its great that the service is offered at all, it cannot be relied upon to get you from place to place on an exact time schedule. It's mandatory to be early if you plan on taking the campus bus system.

The worst thing may be an emphasis on sporting events. Being a college in the South, there is a HEAVY emphasis on football and other varsity sports. If people dont like sports, I would say that certainly there are other things available but sports are going to be a hot topic on campus. Also lack of diversity may be another issue for some but most people find their cliques and hang with who they feel comfortable with.

Florida State is a very large campus, with an equally large student body, and sometimes this can be difficult to navigate. Classes are usually set up with 15 minutes in between, but the power walk from the Psychology building to the English building requires more than 15 minutes. Add to that hills and sweltering Florida heat, and one is sure to be sweating when they arrive for class. It is also a bit difficult to find one's niche here in terms of student organizations, but indeed there are several resaources available to combat this.

I'm new this year, so I dont really have an opinion on that. However, my least favorite is the smoking areas being so close to the class buildings that I have to walk through a cloud of smoke sometimes to get to class. Also, I do not like the unprofessional attitude of some teachers who use expletive language in class. Outside of class is one thing, but a college professor should be professional in class.

The worst thing about Florida State is the lack of real diversity in the students. Greek life has taken over the school and there is hardly anybody who doesn't act like a member of a fraternity or sorority. There is no real individuality and that is something that should be stressed in this day and age.

Rainy days

Parking is the worst thing about FSU. It is always difficult to find parking and many of the parking areas are very small or have very small parking spaces. The school has much more teacher parking than student parking.