Syracuse University Top Questions

I think the worst thing about my school is the fact that it is very segregated, students usually only hang around with other students of the same ethnicity.

Again, the focus of greek life. It's 20{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} at SU. Also, there are a crazy number of "JAPs" at SU--Jewish American Princesses. AKA rich Jewish girls from places like Greenwich, Connecticut. Very stuck up, very elitist.

Definitely embracing our diversity. There are so many different cultures that inhabit SU's campus, but we students sometimes refuse to infuse ourselves in with different groups & learn more about ourselves from other people.

Social life is one of the aspects that I consider the worst thing about my school. It is not difficult to make friends here; however, there are not many activities to do around campus when you are hanging out with friends. If you want to do anything, you would have to go downtown or off campus, but that is not always possible, especially when you do not have a car. Life can get somewhat boring on the weekends when you have nowehere to go and nothing to do. It is a bit suffocating at times.

The segregation here is almost blatant, so few of our events and groups are racially diverse. It's a sad truth.

I think the worst thing is the divide from the Syracuse community. There is a major highway (I-81) that literally separates the college campus from the low-income urban community of downtown Syracuse. As a result, a lot of students never see a reason to venture off-campus.

The worse thing about Syracuse is the cost since it makes it hard for poverty stricken people to attend

The worst thing about my school is that sometimes you are stuck with professors that aren't very helpful. This may happen in other colleges as well. There are those times when you are challegned in a class and struggle. I struggled so much in one of my classes. Asking for help to my biology professor was like a slap in the face. He would literary make you feel stupid and always telling us that his class is impossible. I don't let certain classes like this drop my self esteem, instead it encouarges me to work harder.

The openness that people lack towards other cultures.

Honestly, there is not much negative things I can mention about SU. If I had to mention something I would say its yearly financial aid package. It feels like they offer you a great financial aid package your freshman year, to bring you in. Once your enrolled, while the years pass by your financial aid package decreases immensely. This is my major disagreement with SU as of now.

The worst thing about this school, I believe, is students don't take full advantage of the resources offered. These resources open so many doors, and create so many oppurtunities, its a shame that some of them aren't being total tapped into.

The worst thing about my school is the area surrounding it. While downtown Syracuse offers some interesting places to go to, (restaurants, bars, record stores) there is simply not enough to get me to go down there all that often. As a result, you must be absolutely secure in the fact that staying on campus for the majority of your college life won't be a problem. If anything needs work at Syracuse University, it is the city beneath it.

The worst thing about my school is the weather. Syracuse is extremely cold during different parts of the year as well as being very dreary due to the constant weather conditions. As well, for a Division I school, we have an extremely poor football team. It would be nice to go to a school like Penn State that really has pride in their winning football team.

While walking to classes is great excerise, it can get really cold. You have to be prepared for all sorts of weather, and it can be hard to stay dry if it rains. The Syracuse winters can be harsh so you have to bundle up like an explorer from the north and feel a little silly, but at least you're warm. But if the weather is all i have to complain about, ithat's a good thing.

hiring proffesors that have trouble speaking English

How there are not enough division 1 sports for men

The worst thing about Syracuse I would definitely say is the weather, which is something that obviously can't be changed or influenced. After so many months of snow and cold a general depression seems to loom over students but as soon as spring comes the morale is lifted considerably. Besides that, I would say the cost and expenses of the school are a downer, as it makes it very difficult for middle class families to afford without extensive loans and debt.

Too much of a party school- too many frat parties, too much underage drinking.

Syracuse University is a big school. Because of this it isn't hard to get lost in the crowd. Many of the core classes are in huge lecture halls and teachers have to have multiple TAs to help teach classes. If you don't make an attempt to stick out and talk to your teachers they won't be able to help you. This can make it difficult for students who are the most outgoing such as myself. As always the teachers are there to help you so its really important to get involved and make yourself known.

The weather. When you wake up and it is cold and cloudy it depresses you.