Christine
The size has been an issue for me. Northern is a great school but the location is very bland. I come from a rural area and now I go to a college that is in a rural area. I would have liked to attend a large school or one in the city. I feel there may have even been more opportunities in a larger school and more of a chance to meet new people.
Moesha
The worst thing about my school is the bus schedule and routes; if a bus is full it can go pass the stop you are standing at and you have to wait for the next available bus.
Christopher
The worst thing that could possibly happen at my attended school is a riot or a servere shooting on or off campus or even in the school. The school would then be shut down and my education would be limited by the negativity outbreak
Donovan
The worst things about my school are the biased associations made with it. Without even having visited or attended NIU, people assume it's a party school filled with students only skating by in their classes and waiting for the weekend to party.
Sharron
NIU is located in the middle of the cornfields and there isnt any train accessibility to major cities. In order to get to a shopping mall, travel time is about 25-35 mins.
Rachel
I think the safety on and off campus is the worst part about NIU. There are several violent and criminal incidents in the community. Although the campus and community police patrol the area and respond to calls, they usually cannot make it to the scene to arrest the suspect. I do not feel safe walking on campus because of the ongoing violent crimes in the area.
ashley
Nothing i really enjoy going to school.
JeLisa
I believe the school that I attend does not help with financial issues. There are not many jobs on campus or off campus for that matter, and students such as myself don't have a support system that can financially help with money issues.
kendra
I would consider the lack of safety the worst thing about Northern. As everyone is probably aware of, lately northern has been in the news negatively for the amount of violence that has taken place over the course of the semester. This has given the school a negative representation and takes aware from what high school and college students should be viewing the school as, which is a place for individuals to further their educational knowledge
Raven
The worst thing i can say about my school is that its hard to focus when there is so much to do.