Temple University Top Questions

The most frustrating thing about my school would be residence situation. My school has only a few dorms and a lot of incoming freshmen. When I was a freshman, I was lucky enough to get into a dorming residence, however I had several friends turned away and forced to find their own housing. I feel like this is a problem and very difficult to face for the first year at school.

There is not enough variety in food and from 12-1:30 pm there are unbareably long lines that students have to wait in just to get food from. On the weekends, most of the stores in the main food court are closed. There is one cafeteria that is at the opposite end of the campus that is a buffet but rarely has good food. Our meal plans are only allowed to be used in food courts instead of any where on campus.

I can honestly say I am very satisfied with my school. The only problem is that things become slow paced when they school has students choosing classes or housing, and it becomes very stressful.

The most frustrating thing about my community college is that the scheduling of courses is very confusing. A student does not have the proper facilities to research what courses they need to take in order to transfer to their preferred college. I believe this is because most students transfer out to many different universities that all ask for different prerequisites. There should be easy access to a course equivalency program in order to see which courses transfer to which schools.

The most frustrating thing about Temple is that the bursar's office (the people who handle your bill) are very unorganized and do not communicate effectively with other departments in the university. It can take hours to resolve an issue by phone because many of the employees have no idea what is going on. If there is a mistake on your bill, forget about having it fixed in a timely manner. Students could do a better job of running the department than the people they employ.

The most frustrating thing about Temple University is that sometimes classes can interfere with my own exploration. I am so happy to be located in the vibrant city of Philadelphia. All I want to do is explore the city, meet new people, and see new places. Although I love my classes, my schedule does not allow for me to spend as much time exploring. However, what matters is that I have the city there to explore.

The most frustrating thing about my school is the low extra financial aid allowance.

The financial aid process. Some staff in the financial aid office are more willing to help you then others.

The transition from years of community college to this four year school has been a bit daunting to me--the science classes are large, impersonal and I don't feel I know where I stand in them as well as the other class I took last semester.

I can honestly say, the things that frustate me at Temple are very minute. Since I live on the edge of campus, its a pretty far walk to my classes, but then again, I can get a good excerise. Also, it is frustrating when I can only use my meal plan once during the specified meal hours. What if I didn't like the first meal I chose? I should be able to go back and use another meal plan! However, I forget about the frustration, and I always enjoy everything else that Temple has to offer me!