University of Kansas Top Questions

It is a large number of students that are enrolled here and it is hard to get a good group of friends if you aren't involved with different organizations; be that sororities or fraternities or campus or religious clubs.

I am currently frustrated the University's lack of effort in remaining affordable for students. It seems like everything here is overpriced for already in-debt students. Simple spiral notebooks for classes cost no less than $5 at the University Book Store when in my hometown of Overland Park, they could be found for less for the same amount. Drinking water is also over-priced; most especially flavored water costing double what it normally is in other communities. KU recently cancelled its two-year housing contracts, preventing students from locking in on already inflating on-campus housing costs.

In college, more people voice their opinions and ideas more widely. I have adjust to this and be patient with certain people that held views that were different from mine. The high school I attended, more people held the same views and me since I went to a school that was dedicated to a faith. Sometimes it was hard to believe that someone could be in favor of certain views. Through these experiences, I have learned to be more patient and show more passion for what I believe in.

So far, 3 of the 5 professors I have had were mediocre at best. The math department is almost entirely foreign, which makes for language barriers.

I think KU is a great choice for my college career but, if I were to find one thing frustrating, I would have to say, as a sports fan, the proceedure to get into the fieldhouse for a basketball game. I can't even imagine how much worse it it going to get as we start the Big 12 league games. Of course, the reason for the hassle is due to the excellance of our team so I really can't complain too much at all!

The most frustrating thing about my school is the distance of the campus from my house. Luckily there are online and off-campus classes.

Advising could be better and more finanical aid like grants and scholarships.

The most frustrating thing is the way they do enrollment here. Seniors get to enroll first and so on until you get to the freshman but often times all the classes I need are full by the time my enrollment time comes around.

The most frustrating thing right now would definitely be how expensive living is near campus if you're looking to get a house.

The amount of homework

The most frustrating thing would be the sheer amount of people in some classes that I attend. The large population in some of the more basic classes make some of the classes more impersonal than my previous experience at a community college.

The most frustrating thing about the University of Kansas is that it's positioned on top of a hill, so walking to class is quite a chore! Also, the cafeteria area is somewhat far off from where most of the more common buildings hold classes. Somewhat of an inconvenience when you're trying to grab a quick lunch between classes.

Large classes and scheduling classes.

Walking up and down all the hills!

My school seems to be a bit disorganized. What I mean by this is that the different departments in the school don't seem to communicate together very well. This can make it very hard to find answers to your questions. It can be very frustrating when you can't find the answers to questions you need to know, and you have to contact many different departments within the school. This can lead to unnecessary stress. Also, different advisors tend to give you conflicting answers to the same question.

Some of the buildings need to be updated. ANd it is frustrating when tons of money is poured into athletics when I see other things on campus needing work.

The advising help can sometimes be difficult and/or not understanding. In the beginning I had to go through a few advisors before I found one that really matched my personality and understood my goals and difficulties/set backs.

What most frustrates me is how it is so hard for me to receive money through the school.

Walking up the hill everyday for class. It doesn't seem that bad but it gets tiring after awhile.

Definately the differential pay for classes. On top of tuition, students have to pay an additional amount for a class they are required to take in order to be admitted into the specific school for their major. It's frustrating to hear that your school has tons of money in their endowment, yet the students feel no effects. Rather, they feel is the annual increase of tuition and required campus fees. It makes it difficult for one to soley focus on school if a student has to work as much in a week as they do go to class.