West Virginia University Top Questions

What's the most frustrating thing about West Virginia University?

Eric

How hard my major is

Brianna

The transportation situation is frustrating. There are few parking spaces available. The PRT does break down.

Bethany

The most frustrating thing about my school is the terrain; it is very hilly.

Katie

The most frustrating thing about WVU is its lack of parking. Saything that, though, the school does a pretty fair job of tying the two campuses together. There are buses that run on a schedule in between the campuses and also a PRT (Personal Rapid Transit). The best way to describe the PRT is as an above ground subway. It is fairly old and breaks down rather frequently, but it gets the job done. Just always have a back up plan when trying to get to a class on the opposite campus.

Chelsea

The most frustrating thing about my school is that despite the great academic experience I have had here, not to mention the phenomenal Division 1 athletic event experiences, the first thing people assume when you say you are going to WVU is that you are going there to party, and that is simply not indicative of how the entire student body acts. The actions of the majority have become the frustration of the minority who can't shake the assumptions.

Trae

So far nothing really. The biggest problem is that the campus is on hills, and this means you have to walk up alot of stairs to get to almost anything.

Cheyenne

Unless you are willing to walk at least fifteen minutes every day to classes or drive every day, morgantown is a busy and loud place. I live in South Park and it takes me about 20 minutes to talk to class every day. And everything here is uphill, so a decent amount of any walk through the city is going to be uphill. You get your exercise, but accept that fact BEFORE you come here.

Matthew

Along with most other schools, the price of books here is outrageous. I believe that along with subsidizing trips and housing, WVU should also help with the cost of text books.

Kathryn

The transportation is a big problem! There is monorail system set up for the students yet it gets stuck/doesn't work and therefor, doenst provide transportation. The busses come every half hour which is ineffective since most people will be late to classes or really early. There is also not many things to do in the town besides party/drink.

Clara

The same answer as above applies here. I don't like that I have to spend so much time going back and forth between different offices and reminding people to file an application or resending the same email multiple times to get an answer.