Marquette University Top Questions

Money doesn't grow on trees, though I wish it did. The cost of a great education has been on the rise over the last ten years, and it's showing no signs of decreasing anytime soon. From the moment I set foot on Marquette's campus, I knew it was the school for me. But, being a private school tutition isn't cheap-by any means. My family stuggles to make ends meet more often than not, and the cost of my education doesn't help matters, nor do my extensive medical bills.

Marquette is highly competitive. It can be difficult at times, especially early in your college career, to stand out among your peers.

What I like least about my school is that the dining halls close so early at night. I would rather them all stay open until at least 8 o'clock at night.

I don't like how it is centered in an area of bad neighborhoods. The Department of Public Safety is a good resource, but students are at a big risk of being robbed because the campus is open and runs along a busy street. Also, because of the busy street, the campus doesn't really tie together. It's just more like two rows of buildings lined closely together along a busy road that anyone can walk along.

While there is no terribly bad thing about the school, the meal situation can be frustrating. My first semester I had an unlimited meal plan that allowed me accesss to the any of the all-you-can eat style dining halls, but limited to the take-home ones. This is ok, except sometimes I would be 5 minutes early to the next "meal hour" and they would make me swipe one of my only 10 guess passes. Kind of frustrating. The food is ok, too, but its kind of limited, and not very healthy. More options would be nice.

Sometimes the administration can be hard to work with because one person does not know what the other is doing/ saying.

The administration is slow moving to change or makes change just for the sake of chage. They also make those changes years behind when they should be made.

The worst thing about Marquette is the efficiency of its administration. It is not uncommon for important documents to be misfiled, lost, or entered incorrectly into the Marquette system. For example, my enrollment deposit and college transcripts were lost when I began my studies there. Also, more than 1 waiver was incorrectly entered such that I have not as of yet recieved propper credit for all classes I have taken. Although these mistakes were easy to fix, it is very important to follow up on every interaction with the bursar, registrar, and other important offices to prevent needless mistakes.

Food! Worst thing at Marquette includes their food choices and quality. Grocery stores are far and can only be accessed by bus or car. The dorm food is just awful! If you choose to eat it- good luck! Let's say you choose not to eat it- There aren't too many other options. There are a few on-campus options that are going to cost you in the wallet.

The worst thing about my school is the food. The options of food are very slim. I was a vegetarian before coming to college, but the food options and my health forced me to stop. There are various location for the dining halls but the food options are not the healthiest. I often times found myself becoming ill due to the food. My health is very important for my studies and it is upseting that I had to take a bus to the local Public Market to get food that would not make me ill.