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There wasn't a strong school identity with campus activities since it is strictly a commuter campus with no housing options.

I hate that our school sometimes belittles the Purdue side of campus as being not as important because we have fewer Purdue schools campared to IU schools. The reason this is bad is because it makes all the Purdue students feel like they don't matter to the school or perhaps that they attended the wrong school. To be fair they are usually good about not excluding Purdue, but with our recent logo change to the IU logo it has left Purdue students less than thrilled.

The Professors all need to be on the same page when it comes to letting students know how there doing in that class.

The housing on campus is not the good. Although they have plans to omprove the campus housing issue, I think that better housing will bring the IUPUI community more together.

I honestly can not think of something that is the worst part of my school. I have had great professors, made great friends, and I truly love living in Indianapolis.

It's very difficult to make friends because it is a commuter campus and many adults come here to complete a degree.

parking, there isn't enough of it

Parking. Everyone I know that commutes to school or has tp [ark on campus for on-campus housing has a ton of problems with parking. It is seriously ridiculous. Also there isn't a wide variety of food to choose from anywhere on campus and the food available is kind of expensive.

the parking is absolutely horrible during certain hours of the day which means that students either have to leave early for class, be late to class, or stalk other commuting students in the parking lot because they assume they are leaving.

I have not discovered a worst thing at my school just yet.

I heard parking is very hard to get. Also, most of the classes I want feel up really quick. They should have more openings.

Parking

If I had to pick something that I felt was my least favorite thing about my school, it would probably be the fact that it is a commuter school. Some people, however, enjoy this kind of setting, but personaly I am not to fond of the whole commuter setting. I just feel like im missing out on some of the whole college experience. And because im not surrounded by other people who are going through the same thing that I am going through, and therefore I find it harder to stay in "college mode".

I feel that we could maybe have a better campus center and more variety when it comes to restaurants.

Sometimes, as a Christian I feel out of place. The challenge is good for keeping my faith strong, but some times it feels one sided.

The worst part about my school is the fact that we dont have a meal plan. Its hard to always depend on getting groceries especially if you dont have the money to purchase them. The meal plan would benefit alot of people, especially if it is payed for with scholarships or grants.

The worst thing about IUPUI, apart from the fact that campus almost completely clears out after 5 pm during the week, would be the parking situation. Since IUPUI is located in downtown Indianapolis, there are very strict parking policies. Since I live on campus, I bought a parking pass for the lot near my apartment on the west edge of campus. However, if I want to drive to class due to poor weather conditions, I would have to buy a separate parking pass for the a lot near class for the same price as the one I already have.

It's a commuter campus. I stay in an apartment building and most of the 30,000 students go home over the weekend, so there is nothing to do! However, I think that helps me study more with not that many distractions. I think this campus is starting to change, and in the future there will be more people that stay on campus.

Have far too many vending machines and Vendors that overcharge us for foods and merchandise. We are already at a financial disadvantage as it is. It only adds to our burden to have to pay more than 30{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} retail value of things, plus the extra 10{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} Downtown Area Tax on products too.

I rather like the school I attend, but if I had to choose something I didn't like, it would be the lack of parking. The campus is a nice size campus but it's not as large as colleges I've transferred from. There is only so much space so there is not that much parking for students, especially since the majority of the students there live off campus and have to have their cars with them.