The University of Alabama Top Questions

Greek life. The greeks run everything and are very exclusive. If you want to join you must have an extremely high GPA, know someone in the organization, and have a very good high school reputation.

Being able to get involved in some student organizations can be frustrating at times if you are not in a Greek fraternity or sorority. Some organizations are heavily populated with members of the Greek system, making it very discouraging for those who are not associated with the Greek system. Many times people can apply for these organizations, but it appears that they are not qualified enough as their Greek counterparts. While they may not be as qualified, it does not help encourage lots of student involvement.

The close-mindedness. It is in the deep south - and it sure acts like it. There does not seem to be much diversity or welcoming of progressive thoughts.

the herd mentality of the greek system, the conservative political stance,

There are NO parking spaces, tuition is steadily increasing, there are too many people on campus, but not enough housing.

A lot of the classes that i attend or have attended are huge classes so there is less one on one with the teacher, which is something that i think is very important to have in a classroom.

The racial discrimination that occurs on a daily basis, between all races.

Again its fighting against the vision of our upper administration.