University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Top Questions

What's the most frustrating thing about University of Minnesota-Twin Cities?

Karla

It is very large so sometimes it is difficult to find the location or answer you are looking for.

Alyssa

Just like many other families struggling in the current economy, money has been an issue. I have attempted to help my family through gaining scholarships and working but the University of Minnesota does not have an accessible financial aid office. There seems to be plenty of scholarships and grants for Minnesota residents but not for out of state students. Many questions seemed to go unanswered from the financial aid office as I search for ways to fund my educatino.

Samantha

What I have discovered is most frustrating about school is how constant the workload is; I don't get much time with my head not into the books.

Molly

I came in as an undecided major and there are so many options for classes, it's hard to decide what to pursue. I've tried a lot of different things but there are still a lot of things I don't think I'll have time to try if I want to graduate on time.

Ann

The size, it is less personal, and needing to get to all the different campuses.

Jonathan

(lack of) money

Breanna

The most frustrating thing I have encountered at this school so far is my academic advisor. I am a double major and have had no problem with my sociology advisor or my psychology advisor, but I felt like my liberal arts advisor (who helps to plan my course load each semester) did not seem very helpful at all. She simply told me to take whichever classes I wanted and to remember how much work was necessary for each credit load - I basically wasted my time going to her office and planned my schedule out myself.

Stephanie

There isn't an underground tunnel connecting certain building, and it's COLD in Minnesota, so it's a long walk to some of my classes in the cold, rainy mess. Also, some funds are spent on fixing things that most people feel don't need fixing while other things are falling apart.

Joshua

Financial Aid and the Honors Program can get very trying. This is a very competive school despite being a public institution and many students that would preform very well in honors or deserve academic scholarship are passed up. Some complain that athletes recieve too much assitance, others blame the bureaucracy and favoritism. Whatever the case may be, it is likely that one will need to look for independent sources and organizations for scholarship funds.

Amanda

A strong belief that I have held is that students should always be challenged and pushed to their full potential. The most frustrating thing about courses that I have enrolled in so far is that some of the required assignments and assessments are somewhat trivial, not actually testing our full knowledge of the course material or properly testing what we have learned throughout the course discussions.