Howard University Top Questions

The worst thing about my school is the neighborhood that it is located in. The neighborhood isn't very safe. Students must use percaution and walk in groups when going off campus. Also it isn't wise to walk around the campus late because it is an open campus meaning that anyone can just walk on to the campus.

We don't have the best facilities in the world to assit us in receiving the best education possible.

It isn't very environmentally conscious. Security is strict in the worse ways. Hard on visitors of residents, but loose tempermantly. Books are pricey. The math department.

The administration. Sometimes the employees working in the administration building seem t o not know what they are doing. If you were to ask them a question they may be unsure of the answer or give you conflicting information. Also, financial aid takes a long time to process your scholarships or loans.

In my opinion, I have had numlerous encounters with the faculty at the University. I feel that the faculty are only there to accept a paycheck and not to meet the student's needs.

The worst thing about Howard is that the social organizations sometimes overtake the school. A large majority of the students are looking to join fraternities and sororities, and they allow that to control their personalities and what activities they choose to participate in on campus. For example, organizations that do not have Greek affiliations have a harder time finding active members because being involved in the organization will not better that member?s chance of being accepted into a fraternity or sorority.

The worst thing about my school is the amount of money allotted to students. There should be more money for low-income families

They don't offer finanacial aid for students who would qualify for it at other Universities.

The housing availability & the employees in the administration building.

Personally, due to my socioeconomic status, the worst part is the little financial aid they offer students, and how expensive everything is. I'm ready to drop out of school due to the expenses.

The worst thing about Howard University would have to be the surrounding area. Washington D.C has a nice atmosphere, but unfortunately the negativity surround the university is what everyone sees. The poverty and drugs and local businesses need to be handled with.

The worst thing about my school would have to be the financial aid office. They always seem to be unsensitive to your financial aid concerns or problems. Their main goal is soley to do their job, and not to help any student with their issues.

The worst thing about Howard to me would be the cafeteria food. I think it is essential for college students to eat well and healthy, and the cafeteria just does not offer that all the time.

The housing selection or lack there of I should say.

I consider the President's Board of Trustees to be the worst aspect of our school. For example, I am TV Production major and John H. Johnson gave the School of Communications 4 million dollars. We, communication students, have seen no changes in our school nor the equipment and facilities housed within it. Of course the students make due with what we have, but the mismanagement of funds directly affects the students and their survival in the professional world of their chosen field.

The maintenance and customer service is pretty bad. The gym is inadequate.

The dorms. You pay a sizeable amount of money for crap most of the time. I havent been in one room yet that didnt have a major problem with it.ie: heat not working, outlets not working, broken furniture etc.

The ADMINISTRATION!!!!

The worst part about our school is the on-campus housing because it is not very nice and we do not have 24 hour visitation.

The worst thing about Howard is that it drives you to want to be involved in something. Because of this, it is easy to put too much onto your plate. You need to be able to develop really good time management skills in order to really be successful here. Otherwise, it will be all to easy to lose yourself in all of your extra-curriculars.