Elexa
The coursework can become inherently difficult to balance with extracurricular activities.
Jazlyn
I think the most frustrating thing about my school is the fast pace at which extracurricular activities, living groups, and student government organizations recruit. Rush and elections occur at the very start of the semester, and if you're brand new to campus it feels very overwhelming to try to adjust and figure out non-academic aspects of life at the same time. A student should try to figure out what they want to do before arriving on campus so they can be well-informed when the application processes start.
Adrianne
parking is terrible
Jasmine
The most frustrating thing about my school is how competetive everyone is. A lot of classes are graded on a curve so students are very unwilling to help someone that they see is struggling becuase they are so focused on beating htem. This leads to a really tense classroom evironment where everyone is also judging the other students to determine who they can beat.
Milap
The most frustrating thing about my school is the difference between Greeks and non-Greeks. In order to have fun on this campus, it is pretty much mandatory that you join a fraternity or a sorority. Those students who do not "go Greek" do not have as much fun, because most of the weekend social events organized on campus are by Greek organizations. For those people who cannot afford to pay as much as $1000 for membership, it is pretty hard to meet people and to enter in a social network if they do not join a fraternity or sorority.
Ryan
The most frustrating thing about Duke is the competition for grades. Sometimes, other students aren't willing to help you understand something or learn new material fully because they are trying to get ahead in the class themselves and are more concerned about their own well being. There are particular classes that are especially cut-throat, mainly the pre-health science courses in which the grading is curved.
Jerrica
Many activities on campus are based around alcohol. Students work extremely hard in their academics during the week, but many choose to "let loose" and go crazy on the weekends.
Margaret
It is frustrating that people don't think that such an awesome school can be in the South.
Henry
The grading and class credit system allows for a large amount of parity between different majors.
Jeremy
Intense academic competition