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The size of the school is overwhelming sometimes. I like that its a big school, but it's basically its own city. Finding your own niche can be hard, but once you find it- you're here for good.

The most frustrating thing about my school is the grading system. Many of the classes at Ohio State are curved, and while this is beneficial to students it also has disadvantages. Two students could have the same grade in a course before a curve, but after the curve one student could have a whole letter grade up on the other simply because they had a different professor. This issue most likely occurs in every department and school, but it seems like it is most occuring in our chemistry branch. This being the time when my grades matter most, frustation builds.

The most frusterating thing about my experience at OSU is my financial situation. I grew up in California and came to OSU to synchronize swim. I didn't recieve any type of scholarship to attend OSU, but thought that I would maybe one day recieve some help. However, I quit swimming half way through my junior year to focus on school. My parents aren't able to help me pay for things at all because of their own personal situations, but for the past three years it has felt like I'm drowning in debt, unable to even tred water.

The school is pretty big and that causes a few problems. When trying to schedule classes as a freshman, it gets difficult because we get the last choice of classes. Freshman may not always get their first picks of classes which can be frustrating.

There is not adequate parking.

The most frustrating part about my school is that there is always a few of your friends wanting to go out for the night and try to get you to go along, when I am trying to study.

Not being 21 and not being able to go to the bars that i've heard about.

There are so many people..but i've connected with few.

It is very large, which can also create issues with getting around campus, getting lost, finding your niche and meeting new friends

One of the most frustrating things about my school is that if you want help, you have to make an appointment at least a week in advance. And if you want to make that appointment, you have to go online, find the right person, e-mail them, and hope you got the right one. Getting in contact with administrators can be a little difficult.

For me the most frustrating thing about my school is the location. Since I live in Alaska, I wish I could be closer to home but this school was the most beneficial option to my education and pocketbook. Along with the location, I wish the surrounding Columbus area wasn't so dangerous and unkept.

The class science and math classes are always huge. I'm taught by graduate professors instead of certified teachers as well.

The classes are so big it is sometimes hard to hold a good transfer of information between the students and professors.

Parking...

Finding out about your financial aid status is slow.

Getting out of school late (early June). Knowing that you will hit traffic most likely when you are on I-71, between Cleveland and Columbus.

The most frustrating thing about my school is when there is a specific course that I need for my major and, because of scheduling windows, I cannot get into the class and I am set back a quarter. But, even though that has happened to me a couple of times, I have been able to take the class the next quarter and I am able to graduate on time with all of my credits, so it's not that inconvenient.

the class sizes are very large

The most frustrating thing about Ohio State is finding off-campus housing! You have to sign leases before Christmas break or else you won't get a decent location. It doesn't help that while you're doing all of that it's final exam week!

Being nickel and dimed by the school for the bill, and with that, the high cost of on-campus food and on-campus housing