Tia
The most frustrating thing about VCU is its extremely high number of students! Because there are so many students here, everything is on a "first come, first serve" basis.
Amber
The most frustrating thing to me about my school is learning how to use your time wisely. There is so much work that is in need to be done. There is also a lot of other things to do that might interfere, even if they are school related. If you are one of the many like myself who are used to not working hard but breezing through class and partying more, then you would be in for a surprise because focus is definitely a necessity.
Tamara
The university I attend does not gurantee upper classmen housing; after freshman year it is up to the students to find their own housing if there is not enough housing left for them. There are many off-campus housing nearby, however, many of them are just too expensive for a college student . I wish there was something the university could do to make it a little less stressful on the students when it comes to housing.
Corey
The single, most frustrating thing about VCU is the lack of communication between faculty and staff, especially those involved in student advising. Sometimes, the result of this miscommunication is being completely forgotten, usually during your time of need. I feel that this is mostly due to the constant expansion and referbishing of the university's services and will diminish in the coming years with the integration of more stable types of communication.
Courtney
Not being able to recieve the help and guidance needed when it comes to scheduleing and interships
John
Many of the classes hold several hundred students. Financial Aid office has many issues/problems when dealing with students.
Danielle
The most frustrating thing about my school is the process for housing. You get a lottery number and a certain time you can sign up for housing but my lottery number was very high so I did not get housing and I have to look for an apartment and pay for my own schooling starting next year.
Nicole
The most frustrating aspect about VCU was the advising for students. I often had to figure out which courses to take on my own and it was imperative to pay close attention to what courses were needed in order to graduate. I found that the advisors at my school were not as fully trained as they should have for their position.
Chelsea
The most frustrating thing here is our financial aid office, there is always a long wait, and you can barely reach your financial counselor. Most counter representatives seem to lack knowledge about important issues. However our school has recently expanded our office and student accounting to be more efficient and helpful, so change is coming.