San Diego State University Top Questions

We have so few basketball courts on campus, especially considering how important basketball is to us.

I belive the worst thing about San Diego State is the large class sizes. Although class size depends on the demand for the class and your particular major, I believe smaller classes would allow students to get the most out of the class. In lecture classes of 120 students, it is hard for students to get one on one time witht the professor. All professors offer office hours to assist in homework or answer questions but those hours are still packed with students. Smaller class sizes would leave to a higher success rate at San Diego State University.

Everything is great at San Diego State. The campus is beautiful, the teacher's are readily able and willing to lend a helping hand, the atmosphere is trememdously friendly and secure, and the students are some of the nicest and coolest scholars to go to a secondary school with. The worst part about my school, I would have to say, is the large amount of money it costs to attend it. However, I challenge you to cross that hurdle. Apply for scholarships, stay out of loans, work to set yourself up for this school. You won't regret it.

The entrance process into the school was challenging. It could be that I was a transfer student and that there were a lot more steps and forms for me to submit. The overall process became confusing at times and even the school I was transferring from was little help to show us the way to correctly submit all the documents needed.

Many undergraduate, particularly freshmen, allow their education to fall behind in priority to social activities. Typically these social activities are not positive, are always envasive and occasionally dangerous. This leaves a student, passionate about their education, at a loss and misfitted amongst peers.

The worst thing about San Diego State University has to be undoubtedly how impacted we are. Being the only Cal State University in San Diego, it is the most afforadable and in many cases the most sought after school in the area. In many cases it is difficult to get the classes you need to get your degree. It is also rather difficult to get into your major, seeing as how most of them are impacted you are expected to keep a high gpa until your junior year just to get into your major's college at the University.

For me, paying out of state tuition is probably the worst thing. My family makes barely enough money to pay the bills, but not enough to pay for my school. This means I am paying my school with a loan of 35000 which I refuse to do next year without financial assistance. I applied to SDSU with a 4.0 and still got nothing. It discouraged me that kids from NJ who admittedley didn't work that hard in high school pay half what I pay even though I too am paying for school by myself.

the large class sizes, becasue its hard to get attention from the professors sometimes

You must be motivated and able to work with distractions. There are so many other fun things to do besides school that you need to be able to balance play and work.

Almost every major is impacted so it is extremely difficult to enroll in the classes I need to take in order to graduate in 4 years.

Sometimes people are too superficial but that's expected since it's abeautiful place with beautiful people.

It has maintained a party school reputation based on past years, which hinders its recent academic advances and its increasing selectivity of prospective students

The worst thing about San Diego State University is the overcrowding of students. Some lectures consist of up to 500 students. It may be harder for some students to learn when they cannot easily ask questions during class. Also, if some students cannot get the classes required for them to graduate because the classes filled up too fast, then that means they will need to stay longer and won't be able to graduate within four years.

Getting classes is very difficult at SDSU because students register at the last minute and there are so many students who need classes. Students often have to crash classes to get the classes they need.

The worst thing about my school is the police. I feel like the police are way too harsh and look to ticket people for anything.

I think the worse part about my school is it is not that diverse, but it has more diversity than most schools.

Registering for classes is very difficult.

The amount of drug and alcohol abuse. Campus security should also keep unwanted people off campus.

The worst thing about the school is the status of my bank account while attending, and the fact that new fee increases are announced every semester.

Transferring in as a junior, I am promised certain classes for my major. Then during my first quarter I learn that my major is being dissolved and that the classes I was supposed to take are now not going to be offered. I am very sad that I choose this school because of this complication. I also am dissapinted in the lack of financial aid I am recieving. I am struggling to do the best I can with what I have, but it just doesn't seem to be enough. I hope that changes are made soon.