University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Top Questions

The most frustrating thing about school is the transition from using papers in high school to using computers to recieve ones homework. Its difficult to remind oneself to check their email and homework sites everyday. Its also difficult because all teachers are different, so some prefer to use papers for homework and some prefer to do things online. In order to be successful you have to be extremely organized.

The job availability is exceedingly frustrating on campus. Most jobs only hire students if they have Federal Work Study. However, because my family is middle class FAFSA does not provide a lot for us. Especially with two other sisters and a mom in college at the same time as myself, it is expected that I will help pay for my education as well as things I may need (books, supplies, food, etc). Without having ample job opportunity this is very hard, and makes job search extremely difficult.

The most frustrating thing about UW-Eau Claire is the lack of communication between professors and students. Since our school portal, which gives the ability to post grades and assignments for students viewing, is optional to professors it makes it difficult for the students to keep track of grades, assignments, and accademic standing.

I have not yet attended, so I am not a reliable source for this question.

The strictness of the meal plans and the block meals.

I think the most frustrating thing about my school is tuition. As a college student, everyone struggles with financies and loans.

The police presence is extremely tight compared to other campuses I have heard of. It doesn't feel like they understand what it was like to be young, and they don't take into account that we're college kids.

From what I have experienced so far, the classes really aren't as difficult as one might think they would be. To be honest, the most difficult or frustrating part about being in college is the fact that if you come from a small high school with few/none college credit opportunities like I did, scheduling for each semester becomes quite a challenge. I am very pleased to have gotten into the Honors Society, so now I can hopefully have more priority than I did before. It's one of the benefits of the Honors program.

There are some racism, not enough private places or study places, and there are many people who gather in certain spots.

I believe the most frustrating thing about UW-Eau Claire is the parking allotments given to students. Many students drive to campus because many of them live around the area or outside the area of Eau Claire and must commute to campus. My advice to incoming students or returning students of UWEC is to either get to campus very early in the morning to gain a parking space on the side street, or fork up money for the parking permits...otherwise it's going to be a long bike ride or walk to class!

Biology classes and food quality.

The most frustrating thing about UWEC is the teaching style of the professors. Most of them have Master's Degrees and Doctorates in the field of study the teach. Therefore, many do not have teaching degrees. As I am sure this is common in most colleges and universities, it is just one of the transitions everyone goes through went moving from high school to college. Also, the hill you have to walk up and down between lower and upper campus is a killer!

The construction going on to build a new student center and new educational building.

The most frustrating thing about my school is that when I transferred here, there was a lot of important things that I wasn't told that has since delayed my graduation.

The thing that frustrates me the most at this school is that it is not more environmentally friendly. I can understand why most of the buildings aren't energy efficient since they were built in the 60's, but we are building a new Student Center and I really pushed for the building to be energy efficient and environmentally conscious. Hopefully it will be.

The most frustrating thing about my school is if you live off campus there is not an adequate ammount of parking space on campus.

The walk across the bridge is very cold! There should be better parking closer to the school buildings.

The most frustrating thing about the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire is trying to find and fit the classes that you need in your schedule. It is often difficult because classes overlap or are not offered during some terms, so on many occasions classes that are not needed for a selected major have to be taken to retain a full time student status.

The landscape and set up of the academic buildings can make classes difficult to get to. There are often 10 minutes between classes, but the farthest buildings are a 15 minutes walk apart, with a long bridge that crosses the Chippewa: very wicked in winter. It depends upon your schedule. Also, residence halls can be annoyingly far from the nearest cafeteria. There are many restaurants within walking distance, however. Biggest problem for me: if you want to bring your car, be prepared to pay big: $110 a semester if you don't win a 'lottery' permit. Ugh.

Walking up and down the giant hill.