University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Top Questions

The majority of dorms could be bigger...most recently opened dorm/apartments have addressed these issues. Also, too much fast food places on campus and cafeteria food is not the best. Would be nice if they offered more fresh, healthy choices.

The worst thing about the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee would be when classes are graded by the teaching assistants and not the actual professor. I find this difficult as a student because the teachers expectations are often different than that of a teaching assistant.

The worst thing I consider about my school is COST. Everything is so high from the food, clothes ,ectera to the Tuition and Resident Hall living; that is why right now I am looking for many scholarships to help me. I dont want to be i dept once i graduate about 7 years from now!

The fresfman students. They have a high school mentality.

Academic advising isn't always the friendliest and many teachers grade far to harsh. Also, for student who have transfered it can be very difficult to make friends. Unless you have attended freshman orientation, getting to know people can be difficult and take time. There are not many hand-on group projects in classes so, it is also harder to get to know people in your classes until you start to work strictly on your major.

The amount of drinking that occurs as well as the spurt of neighborhood crime that has been going on lately

I would say the scale of the campus is pretty large. Sometimes it takes 15 minutes to get between classes, and when its -3 degrees outside its even worse. Thats not even mentioning if you are carrying a large amount of books that day.

Dorm food. I don't mean the taste of the food but the size of your portion and the price for that portion. The quality is decent but the price you pay is too much compared to the qualitiy of the food. Being an athlete its hard to eat all the food that my body needs while still not spending a ton on dorm food. A typical dorm dinner for me will cost $8 which I think and many others think is way too much.

I consider the worst thing about my school to be the recreational choices students make. There is a massive amount of drinking on campus, and there have been a few instances of pharming parties. During one such party in 2009, a freshman died due to overdosing on a combination of prescription drugs and alcohol. Many students also choose to party and drink rather than study. I often feel that many of my peers are not very interested in learning, and view college as a time to simply have fun. This is not what college should be about.

The worst thing about UW-Milwaukee would probably be the amount of classes a student is required to take that do not seem necessary. These requirements can become bothersome especially when a student it focused on graduating as fast as they can for financial reasons, etc.

It's quite easy to get lost in the crowd if you only take one or two classes with each professor in your department or transfer in later in your academic career.

The majority of the freshman and sophmore classes have over 100 students in them. This can be a big problem because most students here do not develop any sort of relationship with there professors, which makes it harder to communicate with them if they have problems and also gives them less insentive to do the required work.

One thing I'm disappointed in school is the class atmosphere. Many people kept to themselves, barely talked to others. When I did try to make conversations, many times people would only either just smiled, or gave short replies. This made me dread to go to classes since there were nothing much exciting to look forward to, other than the subject of the class.

The cost of tuition is steadily rising which makes it increasingly difficult for me to afford.

I don't know. I can't think of anything negative to say.

The worst thing about the school is the elevators in the dorms and the cliques that occure right away. However, in the beginning people are very out going and anyone will be your friend pretty much!! So, go out and make friends early!!

It's placement in the largest city in Wisconsin. It's kind of distracting to my studies... I want to do other things besides study sometimes. It's a beautiful city & there's a TON to do... but studying IS more important.

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The worst thing about UW-Milwaukee is the Math Department. The instructors/professors are from other countries and can barely speak any English. The students that struggle with Math in general then have to struggle with trying to understand what the teacher is saying. I have heard from many people that if they could only understand the teacher maybe they would have a chance in their Math class.

The research and labs are reserved for a very select few students.