University of Alabama at Birmingham Top Questions

The wost thing about the University of Alabama at Birmingham would be the headache of finding a parking place downtown.

The worst thing about the University of Alabama at Birmingham is the cost of attendance because students worry about being able to afford their education instead of being focused on succeeding in their academic studies.

The available parking spots, there are too few for the number of commuters that attend school here.

Our Campus is in a city where most people commute. Not many people stay on campus.

There is often nothing to do on weekends.

The worst thing about my school is the fact that it is set in Birmingham, in a big city. There are many positive aspects of living in a big city; I love going to concerts and never having a boring moment! However, it can be overwhelming to new students, who are trying to find their way around. Another negative point to living in a big city is the lack of greenery. Fortunately, we are receiving more beautiful greenery this year and enjoy studying in the beautiful outside!

Class sizes are increasing, bugets are being cut. We need more faculty in my department. The people in the financial aid office are rude and unhelpful. Many foreign professors have heavy accents that are difficult to understand.

the football team is not a good one.

My department , Civil Engineering, does not offer course often enough. A lot of courses are only offered once a year.

The worst thing about UAB, in my opinion, is how it is in such a big city and sometimes it does not feel like a "college atmosphere", but when there are activities going on around campus it feels more like a college.

The worst thing about any school is the cost of textbooks. They are extremely expensive .

The worst thing about UAB is the impersonal student-teacher relationship. Teachers expect to start teaching students exactly where they feel that the student "should" have left off with other teachers and most teachers express that they dont feel they should have to review at all.

You have to walk alot, between class.

The fact that there isn't much school spirit and it's a very busy campus., mainly because it's right in the middle of Birmingham which is a big city.

The worse thing is that some people have to come to college with out a college or mature attitude towards life. Although one may come across such people in many other surrounds and many other schoools.

To many busy street crossings, and to much standing at lights hoping some crazy driver isnt having a bad day and runs you over.

I would have to say the bureaucratic indifference. The school is so big that some of the decisions are made by committees and delegation that is necessarily in our best interest. Students are occasionally given new costs on tuition that just appear out of no where without our consent or any actual need on our part.

the worst thing about my school is that even though it is a very diverse school, people still remain attached to their race. There isn't a unity that I wish to see. All students do come together during football games etc, but when it comes to hanging out after class or going out during the weekends, the groups are mostly of one type.

School needs to be made easier to pay for. They try to be prompt about finaid. But they need a better monthly payment plan. Becuase for ours you still get charged late fees and have holds on your account even if you are in the program. But paying 4 it monthly under a better program would make it easier 4 work study students.