Michigan State University Top Questions

Mostly what I mentioned above, but I also have an issue with some of the required classes being very pointless and repetitive. As a student organization president it also bothers me that students are really not intrested in particapting in anything if they don't see exactly how it personally benefits them right now.

The most frustrating thing is that it is so big that a lot of times the professors are unable to give one on one help. It is difficult for them to actually see when students are struggling, and because of that, it seems like they don't really care too much about whether or not the students succeed. It is almost as if the professors are setting the class up to fail.

I feel that the financial aid office is not as helpful as my undergraduate financial aid office was. We all know that dealing with financial aid can become a very rigorous process for undergraduate students. Sometimes not receiving this money in time leads to added stressors and lead to students getting off to a slow start. They are not able to purchase their books and supplies on time.

The most frustrating thing about my school is the fact that there is nowhere to park! It's a hassle trying to find a place for visitng friends or parents to park somewhere within a mile of my dorm, and parking tickets are annoyingly common.

MSU is so great this is a tough question! Class sizes in basic classes can be large which requires you to make an extra effort to get to know your professor.

The math department is probably the most frustrating thing at Michigan State. A lot of the teachers are fully qualified, but most of them are from a foreign country. They have really heavy accents which can inhibit learning. I found myself struggling to understand what the professor was talking about at some times.

Sometimes the work load but that can mostly be corrected by learning how to use time managment and to organize your school life and social life.

It's extremely expensive.

The most frustrating thing about my school is that because it is such a large university, it can sometimes feel like you don't matter, or worse, that you cannot compare to your fellow students. If you are struggling in a class, there will often be dozens of classmates that are all doing very well, and you feel very unintelligent compared to them. If you do go see a counselor to discuss what you are struggling with, often you have never even met them before, or they don't genuinely care about your situation, making you feel isolated.

The most frustrating aspect about Michigan State University is that after you sign the housing contract, it is difficult to terminate the contract even if the semester has not started. In order to do so, one must fill-out papers and wait a couple weeks to see if the committee in charge allows the termination. I tried this once already and they denied my request. Along with this, there is no number given to directly call the office, therefore direct communication is difficult to achieve. Instead, only a fax number is given.