University of South Florida-Main Campus Top Questions

The most frustrating thing about USF is frustrating at any school: the price. Financial aid is very tricky to completely comprehend and some of the fees feel ridiculous.

Probably the fact that our football team isn't very good. If it was, I know more people would want to attend this school. That is literally the only downside to my school.

The most frustrating thing about my school is the tuition amount, but I believe that goes for all colleges.

The area is the most frustrating aspect. Tampa's highway seems to be in a perpetual state of being under construction, making getting to classes on time difficult if you don't leave early enough, or if you attempt to get to school during high density traffic times.

The campus is very large. Difficult to find your way around.

The different schools in the University are not on the same page at all times. At times all of the schools work together and it is great but sometimes the teachers and the advisors convey different ideas on the same questions which cause undue confusion.

The most frustrating part of my school was finding parking. There are a lot of students who commute to the school from the Tampa Bay area. The task of finding part was like Hunger Games!

The most frustrating thing about school is probably how much it costs. It really adds up fast with books, costs of classes, distance learning fees, other school supplies, and parking passes. So now I am going crazy applying for scholarships when I really should have done this while I was still in high school.

Some of the buildings are run down and need to be replaced. The on-campus running trail needs to be cared for and kept up. More parking would always be greatly appreciated.

The most frustrating thing I would say is that there are a lot of politics involved, it's not about what you know but who you know. This happens everywhere, but it's frustrating to see it happen at a large university. The Greeks at USF really come together for each other when it comes to positions and titles, etc. It can be frustrating to have all of the credentials or capabilities to do something, but because you aren't with "the crowd" you aren't given equal opportunities.

The meal plan centers are not great.

The smoking is very aggravating, but the school has taken action against it very recently, and there has been much less of it since then.

The most frustrating thing about my school is the administration offices. Many times departments such as financial aid or academics are not very helpful and it seems as if they expect incoming freshman to know everything about college life, therefore providing short answers to questions and limited service.

Long commute, lack of public transportation surrounding the campus (inside/within the campus there is great transportation).

One of the main things that people do not realize at my university is that we are a young school. This is our chance to leave our mark in such a large institution. Not many students are able to do this when they go to a big name school. The school spirit at the school is something that is up and coming as more and more students graduate, but we need to work on creating more awareness of sporting events and overall school spirit.

USF has fairly old dorms that are not in the best condition.

The most frustrating thing about my school would honestly have to be the financial aspect of it. The way the school tells you where your money is going is insufficient. However, with a newly elected Student Body President, his platform is to work on getting the school to tell you where exactly your money is going.

The administration namely dealing with financial aid and the Registrar's Office. I had issues with Bright Futures and they sent me to every possible place they could think of before finally attempting to deal with the problem. Pretty much every time I've had an issue with financial aid or transcripts it has taken weeks to months to get resolved. If you have a parent with you they tend to give you less of a run around. I guess they don't respect the students.

I think there are two things that really bother me about my school. One small thing is the lack of respect for pedestrians, the drivers are very rude. But importantly, I dislike that some of the professors don't try to help out their students a little more. I am very aware that this isn't high school and they aren't going to hold your hand, but the lack of care or the indifference is not beneficial to students.

There is never any room to park since USF has a large body of students who commute from the neighboring cities and counties. This means there are few parking spots and on the weekends, the campus has virtually no one walking around.