Grand Valley State University Top Questions

The lack of jobs avalible.

very conservative

It is in Allendale. Allendale is very small and has little to offer besides a grocery store and gas station. There has been an enormous growth of off-campus housing, however, which is very exciting and makes the town seem bigger. Also, Allendale is in close proximity to Grand Rapids, Michigan's 2nd biggest city. GVSU has a downtown Grand Rapids campus and offers free busing between the two campuses every few minutes.

The worst things about my school is that fact that it's hard to meet people. There were many opportunities that the school provided, but nothing that caught my attention or wanted to go to.

I really love everything about Grand Valley. I don't consider anything to be bad. Some students complain about it being away from the city. It is located in a rural area but the drive to get to any cities is not very far. I like where it is located because it reminds me a lot of my hometown.

The location. Allendale, Michigan's main road is M-45. On M-45, there is little activity. Businesses come as quickly as they go. Overall development has slowed down drastically in the years I have been here. In the time Grand Valley has been around, I would think the surrounding community would put a focus on fostering a more social atmosphere, but I have yet to much of anything in that regard. Allendale leaves very little to do outside of class and possibly arrests overall cognitive growth.

Tuition because it is so high that many people I know have to drop out because they can't afford it and can't get financial aid.

The parking permit cost seems to be a little out of the question if you ask me. I just had to pay $150 dollars to park on campus. I believe I am already paying enough in tuition let a lone having to pay extra to park to go and attend my classes.

Campus security. They are too strict in what they do which makes some things boring.

There is not enough diversity in general here.