Coastal Carolina University Top Questions

The worst thing about my school is that there is a huge emphasis on Greek life (fraternities and sororities). Many of these students tend to not treat others very well. And there is a lot of alcohol usage by these groups. These groups often partake in risky behaviors such as binge drinking and drug use. They also force people to change themselves in order to fit into the group.

I love Coastal, it is a great school with not a lot to complain about. However, there is one thing that Coastal has a lot of room to improve, and that is their shuttle system. I have several classes across Highway 501 and I do not own a car. To get across the street I use their shuttles. Most of the time I wait around 30 minutes for a shuttle. At times I have waited up to an hour for a shuttle. When looking at the shuttle's schedules it says they should come every 10-15 minutes.

A good amount of students at Coastal do not appear to care as much about their studies and academics as I would have hoped in college.

The worse aspect of Coastal Carolina University is that they are making the campus an all-walking school. They have recently taken out most of the parking lots within the campus and have made bigger parking lots on the outer perimeter. From walking around the school back and fourth to different buildings make students exposed to the heat and most students do not drink enough water to counter-act the perspiration from their body sweating off the water during the hot summer days.

Coastal is very clique-ish to me. I was a transfer student and I made the mistake of forming 'friendships' with students that considered themselves the 'in crowd.' They must be avid watchers of Lindsay Lohan's Mean Girls, because they lived by her infamous "work to get in, work to stay in" phrase. My first two years here I spent more time worrying about my social status than I did studying and my grades definitely reflected it. Now I basically keep to myself and enjoy my B+ GPA.

At Coastal Carolina, I would think the service of shuttle buses is the worst. The reason why is because, they are not dependable. They make you late for your class, even if you arrived at the bus stop hours before your class.

The worst thing is the heat. The school then overcompensates for 90 degree weather by making the classrooms freezing. It's trial and error as to how to dress appropiately. Besides that, I would have to say parking. Coastal is in the process of making new lots, and if you take classes in the Summer it's better, but in general if your commuting then your best bet is to get to school early and then STAY in your parking spot until you leave- no running to the store or it will be gone by time you get back.

Since I have not had time to consider or judge this University I can only say positive things at this time. Maybe the only negative is that it is so close to the beach it might be a distraction towards studies.

The shuttle system at Coastal can be a bi unrealiable.

I believe the worst thing about Coastal, is that the school is expensive and it is not always easy to recieve money to assist you. It would be nice if there were to be more money offered to students that may have partents that make more money, but require their children to pay for classes.