Purdue University-Main Campus Top Questions

The school would be great if the surrounding area was better.

A lot of the weekend social life focuses on greek life and alcohol. Drugs are easy to avoid, but alcohol is everywhere. It isn't always a bad thing, the parties can be fun even if you don't drink. Sometimes though, it would be nice to be able to go out and have fun without being around alcohol. There are other events, like the ones at Elliott Hall or in downtown Lafayette, that can be fun too though.

You do get a lot of TA's in your freshman and sophmore years who do not speak the greatest English and are hard to undersatnd. Or you may get a professor mainly there to do research and has to teach a class in order to do so- and therefore does put forth a complete effort to help their students

Nothing.

Right now the most frustrating thing is that we have switched to an online scheduling system. I now feel that my guidance counselors are not as helpful because they are not as available.

Classes too big

My residential Comcast internet service is terrible.

Not knowing that the books you buy ... most of the times you don't need them. You spend hundreds of dollars and the professor doesn't use them. Then when you sell them back... you only get minimal amounts back.

I feel like the University doesnt care

So many people it is hard to find friends within classes, and most events are targeted toward frats and sororities.