Pacific Lutheran University Top Questions

PLU's campus is very safe, however, the area surrounding PLU isn't the best. Parkland is an unsafe area to be in at night or in the latter part of the day. There is a lot of police activity and it can be a bit unsettling at times. But, campus safety is always there to protect students and monitor activity on campus at all hours of the day and night.

Certain teachers and faculty are difficult to learn from or deal with. I have had so many problems with certain faculty teaching one way and testing another that it's impossible to get a good grade in class except if you learn everything from the materials. You pretty much don't have to go to class to do well. And it's a fiasco to get questions answered about registering for classes or what's avaliable. Or what's required for administration aspect of your schooling.

To me, the worst thing about this school is the focus on awareness instead of action. I have watched many organizations and clubs "raise awareness" for certain social injustices and things, but I feel like I rarely see anything done to address those issues head on. We are in an area that could really use a campus that would focus all that awareness raising towards actually helping those in need.

Since my school is in a suburban area with increasing crime, there are sometimes attacks and robberies on and off campus. Campus safety does a good job of resolving situations, but with more and more crime each year, it can sometimes be scary for students who walk to class or off campus alone.

There are not really any things that are perticularly terrible, but the meal plans are tad bit expensive. And the athletic fields could use some updating.

The worst thing about PLU is where it's located. The campus itself is beautiful, lively, and safe. The area around it is not. Parkland can be a frightening city, especially at night. The biggest thing to remember is not to walk around the streets alone and never at night. PLU campus safety does a terrific job of patrolling the area on and jut off campus, but they can't be everywhere. As long as you stay on campus, you'll have nothing to worry about, just be careful and make smart decisions when you leave campus.

The worst thing about my school is the surrounding area. It is in the middle of a lower income neighborhood, and there isn't much to do with out driving. However, the low income housing makes off campus living very affordable.

I think the worst thing about our school is some of the building conditions. The school is over one hundred years old, and so this is somewhat expected. Although the buildings are very beautiful from the outside, a few of them are somewhat beat up on the inside. The school, though, remodels one of the residence halls each summer and does its best to try to improve the conditions of the buildings that are a bit run down.

The lack of school spirit and pride amongst most of the current students. Our sports teams are not the most talented but they have heart, and most students seem to not feel they should still support them. It would be nice to see more people at games. Also, this includes having more pride in their residence halls.

Location Student body population (dull, boring, uninspiring) Limited classes Academic content Campus housing / food

I get mad at myself most for choosing a school that has no engineering program. The only program it offers is one that demands an extra year of school and sends you to a school that costs substantially more, so if engineering is your career goal I would not reccommend Pacific Lutheran.

My school is very small which means any drama that occurs amongst its students is spread quickly around to most other students.

I love my school. I wish it was not so expensive. My school provides a lot of financial aid, but it's still expensive, and it's still hard to watch my parents groan every time the bill comes. They give us an estimate of financial aid that seems okay, but when the final cost comes through, the financial aid drops some. It's frustrating.