Grand Valley State University Top Questions

I hate snow, so I'm definitely not a fan of the weather in the winter. The rest of the year it's excellent, though.

The only bad thing about Grand Valley, in my opinion, would be the cost. I realize any university would cost alot to attend but that is really the only bad thing about it. I love how the city is so close but yet the university is set in a rural area and this allows for easy commute to concerts and other entertainment downtown.

There are no scholarships specifically for my part of the state, which is the upper peninsula of Michigan, but there are scholarships for the other parts of the state. Also I feel they could offer more scholarships for the sophomore level. There should be less expensive housing near campus.

If I had to pick a worst thing about my school, I would choose scholarship availability. A lot are focused on race, disability, and majors, but I come from a lower middle class background and am paying myself (through loans/financial aid, of course) and a broader range of scholarships would truly help.

The worst thing about Grand Valley is walking from the student parking to the different buildings in the winter...burrr!

The only thing I dislike about my school is that I wish I could take all of the couses offered, but I simply do not have enough time!

There are a couple professors who are just here doing thier job. They don't really care about you or how well you do in thier class. There aren't a ton like this and it is pretty easy to avoid these ones. They think that because they get tenure they don't have to try anymore and they don't care about the students. It's hard having professors like these and makes learning not fun.

General ed program and availability of options. most of the time, classes you need are closed.

The weather: lake effect snow, typical michigan weather on the west side of the state.

The 30 minute drive from my house to the school.

Probably how much money it costs. It is very expensive

Spread out. The different campuses are over 25 minutes apart. In order to make it to classes, it is necessary to drive.

Some of the programs available are not focused on as much as the larger ones. And therefore, they don't get much attention. More emphasis could definitely be placed on some of the smaller programs offered.

There isn't enough space in the library. They're working on rennovating it, but in the mean time it's flooded with students during finals week, and incredibly difficult to find a space to sit and study unless you get there at 5am; hopefully that will change soon.

How much it costs for one semester.

My school is surrounded by conservative people who live in the neighboring cities.

~ The worst thing about Grande Valley State University is it's lack of student parking and it's lack of knowledgable counselors.

The cops breaking up parties.

We are a very liberal college but we are in a very conservative part of michigan.

There is no diversity on campus at all. Most students are white republicans from upper middle class families.