University of Central Florida Top Questions

The worst thing about my school is that the campus is overcrowded. The two major problems that are a direct result of this include the large classroom sizes and the lack of parking. The class size for some general education class is up 400 students; the large student number sometimes makes the classroom a difficult learning environment. Parking is a huge issue because a student must arrive to campus at least an hour early in order to find parking. For the students who commute to school, this becomes a nuisance.

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Many students, not enough parking on campus!

The lack of parking for students both living on and off campus. with a population of 52,000+ students and only around 12,000 parking space it can make arriving to class in a timely manner both a burden and a stressor.

"Customer service" is a big issue. When asking a question, especially one involving finances, to dining services, financial aid, or other administrative offices, the employees never provide consistent information. Last semester for example, my parents, sister, and I were given false information about a meal plan during orientation before the fall semester. We are now having to lay out an extra $1500 even though they made a mistake. It feels that the only way to get the proper information is to yell at the person over the phone, and it is incredibly frustrating.

The worst thing about our school is that so many people attend, it is sometimes difficult to get certain classes because they fill up so fast. There are certain general education requirements that every student need to take before they take the classes that count towards their major. Once you get into your major, it is easier because they are more specific to your needs.

I live in Cocoa, so I have to travel forty-five minutes away to take exams in Orlando for video stream classes. I wish the University of Central Florida school on the Cocoa campus had all the BABS classes available so I could be closer to the school and finish my degree. I work twenty to thirty hours a week and I feel I am only able to take two classes a semester. UCF only offers a pell grant if I take nine credit hours or more. I pay for my own books and student loans myself.

The school I attend is great. But if I had to mention one thing that was bad about my school, it would be that there is too much construction going on. It makes it harder to get around. It sometimes causes me to be late to class because you have to take detours.

The amount of financial aid promised is not equivalent to the amount of financial aid offered. I want to graduate, but it seems hard with not enough money out there to offer their students. They should help out more when it comes to money.

Even though this is an issue for other colleges, I believe the worst thing is UCF's pride in the number of studends. Haven't they ever heard of quality over quantity? As much as I love UCF, I can't help but resent their need to grow with students instead of growing with the quality of the education they should give.