University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Top Questions

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The area. Milwaukee is known for crime.

I have been to two other colleges before UWM, and both offered an excellent education. But one thing I noticed about the instructors here is that they rely too heavily on power-points. It makes for a dry class, with a lack of teacher to student interaction. I can understand using power-points due to the sheer number of students in some of the classes offered here, but the classes I'm talking about only contain about 15-30 people. They need to engage with students more, especially in classes that are for your major.

Personally, the thing I disliked the most about UW-Milwaukee was the lack of helpfulness. Every professor I went to, or Advisor I met with couldn't give me a straight answer. Rather, they pointed me in someone elses direction. It was completely frustrating, and discouraging.

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is brutally cold, especially this winter, and having to always walk outside on campus to various buildings becomes quite cold.

the campus is quite large and the classrooms are hard to find

Some unhappy professors take out their frustrations on students.

The only major obstacle I have run into with this school is the prices of some of the services. I will not be able to go home very often, because my family cannot afford for me to get a parking pass on campus, so I can't bring a car. The school does offer free bus passes to students, though, so I can travel for free within the city limits. Ultimately, it's really important for me to be able to go home when I need to, and the cost of parking spaces makes that almost impossible.

The worst thing about the my school is that it has turned into a hugely research based school; which has led to certain other programs suffering from a lack of funding . As a result students are choosing other schools over this one and the enrollment numbers are lessening.

Sometimes I feel as though the school is more focused on receiving money than it is worried about the students that it has. There have been some administration problems regarding housing that made it pretty bad for some of my friends and myself. The administration does not seem to care that much about its students in my opinion, but that my change depending on who it is assisting. Also, the shuttle system for the off-campus dorms is not very effective. Sometimes it takes a long time for the shuttles to come and you could be late for class.

Its very easy to get off the school path and head more towards the social path. The area in which school is located is very social lots of bars and other places to be social. And school in general promotes a lot of social interactions with other students. And of course its always easier to put off homework and go hangout with friends.

The worst thing about the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is it's size. Although the campus is seems fairly condensed due to it's city location it is actually quite large and it is easy to get overwhelemed or lost in the crowd.

Possibly access to resources, but I have not started yet.

I don't know if this is the worst thing about my school, but the dorms are suite-style dorms which are great. The bad thing is the residents tend to stay in their room or suite and don't get out and talk to other people. It makes it harder to meet everyone on your floor unless you happen to meet them another way. It almost seems as if each suite is isolated from another. So the only thing that I didn't like was not knowing anyone outside of my suite.

Despite how much I love my school; there is one thing that I’ve noticed in my short time attending there. My school is very segregated. I say this because you usually see people of the same race clustered and separated from other ethnic groups. I understand that some races choose not to mix because they don't want to lose their customs, but this is America; the Melting Pot. Being a young black male raised among many nationalities, I absolutely despise the sight of such a thing. I have no racial preference in my associates.

The worst thing about the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is distance between the dorms of Cambridge and Riverview to campus. Although the university provides a good mode of transportation to and from the campus and academic buildings, it is sometimes difficult to experience all the campus events when living farther from the main campus.

The food in the cafeteria isn't the greatest other wise I love the school.

Some of the buildings (like Bolton) are a tad bit out-date. There's poor lighting, loud vents, small rooms and older material. The desks are falling apart and the professer has nowhere to present his/her lesson.

The worst thing about this school might be the danger factor. Frequently students get mugged around the campus at night. Therefore, it is important to be careful and take precaution when going out at night.

I'd have to say that the worst thing about UW-Milwaukee is the extensive use of alcohol by students. The school isn't extremely academically difficult by any means, but there are many students that still struggle due to problems managing their priorities.