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The worst thing about the University of Delaware may be the lack of flexibility in developing and being actively involved in one's own class schedule and studies throughout a students stay. I believe that Universities should allow for students to create their own agenda with a focus, but also leave room for exploration. If I am working and paying for my education, I want to also receive the education the suits me, and not the University.

Demanding coursework for engineers.

The lack of diversity because it makes those in a minority feel isolated. The teaching skills of the the professors is bad in a lot of cases. There is a difference between knowing the material and having the ability to teach it. All of the professors are well educated and knowledgable but many cannot convey this knowledge through teaching.

I personally feel that UD is not as diverse as i expected it to be. Before i came, UD made it seem like it had tons of different races and cultures, when really it's not like that all. Usually all the blacks hang out with the blacks, latinos with latinos, white with white, etc. I wasn't used to that because in High shool i had all types of friends.

I consider the lack of diversity the worst thing about our school. Our community is predominantly white, and I think that is a turn-off for perspective students of diverse backgrounds. I believe that part of going to college is getting out of your comfort zone and gaining as many new experiences as possible. Being a part of a diverse campus can create so many new opportunities for all students, of all backgrounds to learn how other people have lived and how different cultures have shaped other's lives.

its ok

The worst thing is the safety. Instead of safe rides picking you up so you get home safe, they call the police on you for "drinking." They need to respect people's choice for calling them for help and just drive them home so they are safe.

It is really expensive,I can barely afford school, the courses I need for my major are almost NEVER available. My advisor is always on Vacation.

Too many people are similar.

My prehealth advisor is amazing, but advisors for my major and minor are pathetic. They change about every year and do little to help me.

Nothing!

On-campus jobs

There is an abundance of drinking on campus which I'm okay with, but there is also an abundance of drug use, which I strongly dislike. There is a certain sorority that is notorious for their cocaine use. My freshman year a girl in the building next to me died from a heroin overdose. Every weekend there are several people who are taken to hospital for drinking way too much. I'd say 25{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the campus smokes pot. If someone wanted something, they could easily get their hands on it on this campus.

The only problem I have come in contact is the housing services. Not the people themselves but just the way that they, in general, handle their business. I had the worse roommate situation as a freshman. The way that they expected us to live together after we showed a dislike in each other. They expected us to use different rooms for a couple of days because they couldn't do anything.

There was alot of construction and there were crimes in the town by locals against students.

Bureaucracy. Dealing with the administration can be a painful process. Its clear that things like appearances often come before what is really best for students. Student's concerns are not always taken seriously.

The worst thing about the school is that the staff believes that all students need to be aware of the 'plight and discrimination' that the minorities around us have endured. In doing so they single out the minorities and do exaclty what they tell us not to do. There is too much focus on the issue of race, when the vast majority of the students at UD are white anyway.