Spring Arbor University Top Questions

That it's pretty far from home

Its a very big school. Sometimes you can feel quite lost and confused as to where you are. It can very challenging in stating your beliefs that might differ from the norm. Students can be very disrespectful. Not caring; very ignornant of professors. Students can have a mentality of just wanting a grade without the work. Group projects will always be tough. Professors can also be very difficulty and demanding. There can be a lot of forced attention given to professors or certain teachers, which can be very frustrating to students who don't.

I live in Lansing and some of the classes are only offered at the Main Campus in Spring Arbor. So, it is an hour drive each way and with the price of gas, this is getting very costly.

The most frustrating thing about Spring Arbor is the high price of going to school here. Though it's a great place to be and I'm thankful everyday to be here, the struggle to afford it can sometimes conquer those happy feelings. Spring Arbor offers financial aid as well as scholarships, but the amounts seem to be less and less each year. In contrast, tuition rises each year which makes it hard to pay for.

There are certain rules set to keep the students pure. So we have open hours for men and women dorms.

The most frustrating thing is that you have to have a meal plan your freshman and sophomore year and you must have one if you live in the dorms your junior and senior years.

They only offer one section of a class that usually are in the middle of the day. Its hard to commute and hold a job while attending this school. Also it seems as though none of the faculty are interested in you being successful.

The cost to attend school and live on campus. It is frustrating that I have to take out so much money in loans to attend.

I can't say anything about this yet as this will be my first semester at this university.

The most frustrating thing sometimes is getting in touch with professors, or other staff. There doesn't seem to be enough staff for the growing amount of students that come to Spring Arbor University each year. The financial aid and business office staff is working hard, but sometimes they aren't helpful enough in figuring out options that work for families who are truly struggling to pay for tuition.

The most frustrating thing about my school is its location. It is in the middle of nowhere next to a cow farm. I grew up in the city and getting used to the smell of cows has been a very hard thing for me to do.

The most frustrating thing about my school is how far it is away from my home, but other wise it is a great school.

Spring Arbor is in a very little twon so there is often not a lot to do. trying to stay active and have fun outside of school work is hard. It is very important to try and make yourself stay busy with working out or homework because that is really all that is to be done on campus. because of the lack of excitment on campus most students leave durring weekends and go to other colleges to have fun. College is for learning but it is also supposed to be the most exciting time of our lives.

Spring Arbor University has a few rules that are a bit ridiculous, yet make sense for the University.

The most frustrating thing about Spring Arbor is the lack of entertainment activities within walking distance. If you do not have a car it is hard to find entertainment spots which you can get to. Spring Arbor is a small town and, as a result, its entertainment opportunities are limited. Even though campus is close to Jackson, you can only reach Jackson by car so if you or one of your friends does not have car it is hard to get out.

I havent't found anything frustrating necessaryily. I suppose the most frustrating thing is something all students come in contact with and that is the the who, what, when, where, why questions. Since you are a new student you do not have these answers available to you at 2AM when they pop in your head. However, they have always been answered for me in the timeliest of fashions.

UNT isn't exactly the biggest school in Texas but at times it feels overwhelming when you're trying to get the attention of the advisors, or even the proferssors.

The most frustrating thing about Spring Arbor is the complaining other students do. They complain regarding their workload and outside obligations., about errors in a sylabus, about a professor not returning tests or grades fast enough, or about a grade they received but didn't think they deserved.

I would have to say for me the only thing that I find frustrating is the commute to school it takes me an hour to get to my school. I have to drive for a while and when I get done with my class it's late so when I get home I have no time to do anything other than go to bed. I also have no time at nite to spend with my family because I get home so late.

The most frustrating thing about my school is that it is so small that in a lot of ways it reminds me of a high school. It offers a lot of events to get involved and have fun but because of its size it has a little bit of a high school feel.