William Paterson University of New Jersey Top Questions

The worst thing about my school is probably the food situation. Living on campus it is hard to keep lots of different foods in your room so you must rely on dining halls. The dining hall at Willy P does not always have the best foods. Once in a while it's something you like but I frequently notice unfresh foods. A lot of people complain about the food, also, there are no kitchens in the residence halls except for the appartments; which you have to be 20 with junior status or 21 to live in.

What I said before about my classmates. I don't think there is anything wrong with my school. It's just that everyone wants a good grade, and actually learning and understanding isn't always the priority. Making sure one knows how to spit back a memorized paragraph or diagram is what people consider important. I don't feel a lot of people learn for learning's sake.

PARKING! FOOD! The parking is horrible and unless you plan it right you can wait up to 30 to 45 minutes waiting for a spot. The food plans are not flexible and the food in Wayne hall makes you sick. In other schools if you don't use up all your meals you get the left over money back which seems fair since they make all residence buy one. William Paterson make you buy one too but the food is so bad you don't eat there.

William Paterson University seems to always be under construction. I know it's because they are making improvements, but I wish they would do more work over the summer because it's very unpleasent to have to walk through or around, and quite distracting to hear while in class in a few of the buildings.

The dorm life is so boring. It makes you want to go home every weekend. They need to have more fun parties and activities on the weekends that take place inside the dormitories

I think that the worst part about this school is that your are charged a parking fee whether you drive to school or not. Also for those who do drive, finding a parking spot is horrible, sometimes people drive around for so long that they arrive late to class.

The lack of weekend activity on campus , and the closing early of the food and services on campus.

The worst thing about my school is that is the whether. It gets really cold really early up here. By the end of September, we are already wearing hoodies, coats, hats. Sometimes I wake up and it is 20 degrees outside and its only November. But when it is in the spring, it gets realy hott outside. The whether channel would say that it is 80 degrees and it feel slike 100 degrees. Other than the whether, that is the only thing I hate at my school.

William Paterson University doesn't appeal to diverse students. Programs held on campus such as concert halls or lectures are centered around the majority students rather than offering programs that could draw in minority students. Since I am a minority, I would like to learn more about different racial groups. The programs held on campus seem to reinforce the ideas taught in lecture halls and classrooms which are centered around white historical figures. By offering diverse programs like Indian dance or Latin American speakers, William Paterson would be offering the opportunity for students to learn about diverse backgrounds.

The lack of school spirit. Even though there are a lot of people who do wear school paraphenelia they also don't support school events, or feel that the school is worth supporting. They complain about the lack of things on campus but on the other side they also refuse to get involved.