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The most frustrating thing about my school is that winter is a bit overwhelming if you are not used to cold weather. The college does a great job in clearing snow, keeping grass green etc and very clean. But the weather at times can be overwhelming when it comes to temperature. It is in a beautiful setting, however, attending school atop a mountain can be frustrating after driving for a few hours on the mountain,. However, yet nothing harsh about Penn State just be prepared for the population and weather.

The campus is so big that the sheer distance sometimes dictates your class schedule... there's no way you can get from one side of campus to the other within the 15 minutes between classes, and the campus shuttles aren't always reliable.

Nothing I love my school. I am part of the Worl Campus, which is the on line program. I wouldn't be able to attend school with out it. It is high quality education.

some classes are in another building, so you walk (or run ) like the wind, especialy when it's a mile away and you have 20 minutes to get there.

What is most frustrating is getting in way over your head, deep into the semester and not being able togain back the ground you lost. If you know the class is just not working drop it. I have only heard two of my advisors tell me that. Listen to your instinct and go into a major you love not what will make the most money.

Many students choose to drink a lot on the weekends. This is frustrating because I find it difficult to find a group of friends to hang out with that don't intend to get drunk. I get along with a lot of people in my classes and clubs, but I cannot extend the friendship to nights out because they attend frequent parties. I feel uncomfortable at drunken parties.

The most frustrating thing about Penn State is the fact that, regardless of economic up/downturn, tuition continues to hike by some absurd percentage annually. The rise in tuition costs is completely unexplained, and Penn State continues to take more. It's already the most expensive state school in all history, but that doesn't seem to act as a deterrent. So, especially in terms of financial treatment of students, it's very frustrating to have to wonder at times whether this school is acting first as an educational institution or as a business.

the amount of time it takes to walk across campus to classes.

The most frustrating aspect of Penn State is that there are so many available opportunities and clubs that it's difficult to limit yourself! I signed up for so many organizations and while I've managed to stick with some of them, others had to be sacrificed in order to better devote myself to the clubs of greater personal value. College is a new experience in time management and it's taught me a lot about how much I can handle.

The most frustrating thing might be the weather since it's pretty bipolar but, so long as you are equipped with the right clothing (coats, scarve, boots, umbrellas, etc.), you should have nothing to complain about.