University of Alaska Fairbanks Top Questions

That some people come and are not prepared and have not researched enough for the cold and also for the adventures. I would say people need to be prepared and research UAF.

The worst hting about my school would be the meal plan.

The worst thibg about my school is the Bursars office is very difficult to work with. Any finacial issues needed to be hashed out require many unneccisary hoops to jump through. It can be extremely frustrating.

I don't like the darkness in winter. This is unavoidable due to Fairbanks' location, but is interesting to cope with for those who have never done so before. I find it challenging to get up in the morning and keep track of time. Going to class early in the morning can be difficult. People also experience depression due to the darkness.

The worst thing about my school would be the location. I have a nomadic soal and I love where I live, but I am limited in my ability to wander. I am used to being in places that a couple hours drive would bring you to a new place with different people and lifestyles. In essence the worst thing about my school is not really all that bad. I am in the major I'm in to experience the world and slowing down to experience a place for what it truely is may be beneficial.

The worst thing about this school is if your taking distance education classes, some aren't offered and you have to go on campus to complete them.

The winters! Although I was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska, there is something about the UAF campus that just makes 40 below even colder! Fairbanks is in a valley, while the university is in on top of a hill, so it gets a lot of wind. Walking from the parking lot to class is more than enough winter exposure for me!

The school itself is a wonderful school. They have great people, great students, and the energy level and livliness is great. However, the unfortunate thing about it is that Alaska has very cold weather, so when we have classes that are on upper campus and lower campus, it's hard to get back and forth. Sometimes you'll have to wait for the shuttle for a while or just walk, which is a little unfortunate.

the food and the cost

I believe that the worst thing about my school would be the oraganization of the bookstore. The bookstore located at University of Alaska Fairbanks campus no longer carries books but instead switched to an online bookstore. When students are ordering the books from the UAF online bookstore they can sometimes be waiting on thier books for half a semester, during which they have to borrow a friends or find some other way to do thier homework. Also with the bookstore not on campus the students can not get a book quickly last minute if the book for the course changes.