University of Alabama at Birmingham Top Questions

The wost thing about the University of Alabama at Birmingham would be the headache of finding a parking place downtown.

The worst thing about the University of Alabama at Birmingham is the cost of attendance because students worry about being able to afford their education instead of being focused on succeeding in their academic studies.

The available parking spots, there are too few for the number of commuters that attend school here.

Our Campus is in a city where most people commute. Not many people stay on campus.

There is often nothing to do on weekends.

The worst thing about my school is the fact that it is set in Birmingham, in a big city. There are many positive aspects of living in a big city; I love going to concerts and never having a boring moment! However, it can be overwhelming to new students, who are trying to find their way around. Another negative point to living in a big city is the lack of greenery. Fortunately, we are receiving more beautiful greenery this year and enjoy studying in the beautiful outside!

Class sizes are increasing, bugets are being cut. We need more faculty in my department. The people in the financial aid office are rude and unhelpful. Many foreign professors have heavy accents that are difficult to understand.

the football team is not a good one.

My department , Civil Engineering, does not offer course often enough. A lot of courses are only offered once a year.

The worst thing about UAB, in my opinion, is how it is in such a big city and sometimes it does not feel like a "college atmosphere", but when there are activities going on around campus it feels more like a college.