University of Maine Top Questions

It is in the middle of nowhere. Orono consists of the university and it can get a little old to be away from a city

The worst thing about my school is the amount of finacial aid middle class students recieve. They recieve next to nothing.

It isn't that big of a deal but some of the ways buisiness gets handled around here is a bit off. By that I mean they sell more parking permits than spaces (assuming everyone won't be on campus at the same time) and there are some issues that aren't resolved in the way they should be. However, with the economy looking the way it does I can completely understand that most of these decisions are being made to counter-act the budget deficit.

I think this is a problemwith most schools, In high school the advisors tell you that you have all the time you need at college to decide what you want to do, not true at all. I was undecided my first year and because of that it is going to take me five years to complete my major.

there acedemic suspension policy

Boring other then the Outdoors

It is hard to get to if you live out of state.

I believe the worst thing about my school is the high rate of drinking and drug abuse. I no longer live on campus, but when I did, drinking and smoking marijuana was an all too common activity. There are so many opportunities to abuse substances, that it is hard for authorites to cut down, despite efforts. I do not think that drinking once in awhile in college should be frowned upon, but from my experience, it was an every weekend sort of thing. In these cases, it can get out of hand.

It gets extremely cold; they hardly ever cancel school for snow days. Dorm life can get unbearable with the amount of drinking that goes on.

Not sure.

The only worst thing about the entire school is the parking situation. Most communters, like myself, have to park in 1 or 2 large parking lots and then walk across campus to the classes. Other than that, the school is great.

The worst thing about the University of Maine is how they spend money. They spend money on superficial ares when there isn't enough housing or finacial aid for students, they have had to convert utility closests and study lounges into dorm rooms because they do not have enough rooms. There are so many students that have to take large loans out inorder to pay for school as well as living expenses but there isn't much aid out there, Maine is a fairly low income state in comparison to others yet the university does not offer many aid programs.

How cold it gets. But theres nothing the school can do about that.

that it is so far fro, home. also tht sometimes its hard to get into the classes i need the fact that the athletes get more attention then the non- athlete

Too far from city life, needs better greek life system, needs newer classroom environments, better sport programs, needs overall more funding.