Purdue University-Main Campus Top Questions

What do you consider the worst thing about Purdue University-Main Campus? Why?

Nina

The worst thing about my school would be the amount of people who do not try to get involved in a diverse range of clubs/activities. I believe that being involved in a wide range of activites makes you grow as a person by opening your perspective to see a wider view. This new view will allow you to get along with many different types of people and better understand your community.

Katelyn

The worst thing about Purdue is the residence hall Meredith. It is entirely outdated, small, and has so many complications.

Shanna

Nothing I loved everything about Purdue.

Rebekah

While there are not many cons, Purdue, in my opinion, has rather unfair prices when comparing in-state students to out-of-state and international students. The latter especially have significantly less scholarships available to them, even though they are paying the most.

Megan

Purdue overall is a great campus. Everyone is very friendly and accommidating. The "worst" thing would probably be that not all residence halls have a dining court so you might have to walk to get to one and also the food is on a four week schedule so it can get a little repetitive. However, it's really not that bad and you get used to it.

Claire

One of the not so great things is that there is not much career or internship help for non-engineering majors, especially those in health related majors

Magdelyn

The worst thing about my school is that it is on the top 10 for the toughest graders and one of the hardest schools to get an A; however, that may also be one of the best aspects about Purdue. When I got accepted into Purdue Pre-pharmacy program, I did not think much of it. However, now I truely realize that it is a huge accomplishment. Hence there really is nothing bad to say about Purdue. I love it.

Brandon

I think the worst part of the school is the amount of plain brick looking buildings there are on campus. Although the campus tries to implement decorations and plants, there is still work to be done.

Julianne

I would consider the worst thing is the amount of people, it is becasuse you do not have the personal connection with all your professors.

Stanford

One of the most frustrating things is the course order. It may happen that if you cannot get a course you will have to wait a year to take it again.

Daniel

The off campus parking becomes easily crowded.

Joanna

Construction! Purdue constantly has some sort of construction project going on, whether it's the new REC center, road repair, sidewalk widening, or a new building going up. They block the roads off and it makes it really dangerous for both pedestrians and drivers.

Apoorva

The gigantic size, and poor class scheduling. My batchmates and I would speedwalk from the BME building to Armstrong three times a week, for 2 or 3 semesters. We had fifteen minutes to do it, and were invariably late to class, or had to leave one early. We missed announcements and homework submissions and the trek can get tiring in the snow!

Lynsey

The least likable thing about Purdue are the living quarters. The dorms are all over thirty to forty years old and only a couple have air conditioning. One can tell that they are extremely aged, and they are at least a ten to fifteen minute walk to the beginning of campus. The RA's do not enforce curfew rules very well or mediate between roommate disagreements well, which can be extremely distracting for those students who are comitted to studying.

Kelsey

I would prefer more amenties on campus

steven

The worst thing about Purdue is that it is very cold for a lot of the year. The good times happen in the summer and its fantastic. Then comes winter and It is a long grind to get through. Most residence halls are far from acedemic campus for freshman so it discourages them from coming to class sometimes. Also this college (Purdue) is very expensive for out of state residents compared to the in state cost.

Alex

The worst part about Purdue is the poor snow removal on campus. The machines try to brush the snow off of the side walk leaving a polished layer of ice to walk on. The snow removal is not very good and it is a little dangerous to walk or drive around campus after a snow falls.

Andrew

It is just too big of a school for my preferences, but I know it will end up well.

Samantha

The worst thing about Purdue is the number of students that believe that alcohol is the best way to fit in and have fun.

Kiley

On campus housing and parking. The housing quality is very poor because landlords know they can get away with it. Students are forced to accept it for the convenience. On campus parking is also very limited.