University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Top Questions

The worst thing about my school is the fact that the lectures with the professors are so large. In this setting, I don't feel comfortable asking the professor questions for fear of seeming like the "idiot freshman" who takes up everyone's time during lecture with stupid questions. I mostly just ask the TAs questions instead. Office hours are also a great opportunity to ask questions.

For those with disabilities, the university doesn't offer the easiest transportation for the student. During the winter, those in wheelchairs would not be able to get around campus easily. The classrooms, transportation, and accessibility for buildings needs to be reconsidered for those traveling by wheelchair. Other forms of mental disabilities is considered different and not given full attention towards that individual experiences, making that individual feel very alone and segregated from the university as a community. Such things as these would change the campus community in a very large and postive output.

The University doesn't designate enough resources to protecting its female student body. 1 in 4 women will be victims of sexual assault during their college careers. More attention should be brought not only to reported incidents and assault statistics, but also to mindsets and behaviors that lead to unsafe environments for women.

In my opinion, the worst thing about the University of Minnesota Twin Cities is its size. Physically, the campus is very spread out and can make getting to classes a time-consuming process. As a large research university, it also relies on TAs to perform a lot of the grading and student interaction rather than having the students directly interact with the professors. However, I think this varies greatly with each department and area of study. Being a large school also has many benefits, as it has a lot to offer to its students in terms of resources and opportunities.

The tuition is frightening for an out of state student.

The worst thing about my school is that greek life is a pretty big part of the campus and the parties and events are very exclusive. The academic advisors are also not very halpful and there is not a lot of funding for out of state tuition.

The University of Minnesota seems huge at first but once you start taking classes you realize that people are generally on one of the three campuses so it seems like a smaller school. I often run into people I know! There's truly something for everybody, whether that's athletics, academics, or arts and to do any of those you do not have to be the best! There are intramurals and clubs and somebody new to meet everyday. Its a great place to explore who you want to be and to meet interesting people all while at a good school

Sometimes the schoolwork can seem like too much and it gets very stressful. It is important to stay organized and focused. Once finals week comes, you want to know what tests you have to study for and what material you need to know. Finals week can be very overwhelming because sometimes all your finals could be scheduled for the same day.

The weather is the absolute worse. I have lived in Minnesota for the majority of my life, and the winter isn't that fun of a time to be at the U.

Its size makes it unwieldy to run and administrators often need a lot of prodding to solve problems - even the ones they made themselves.