University of Colorado Colorado Springs Top Questions

Currently, there is a lot of construction around campus and it draws away from the available space. Our student population is also increasing which makes the class size larger but overall, nothing is so negative that it takes away from the amazing things our campus have to offer.

The advidors are not very helpful unless you are an engineering student. I had a hard time getting one to give me an appointment.

The worst thing about my school would be how every one of the professors want you to succeed and so do the academic advisors, but they don't seem to really care.

There are limited extracurricular activities, the school is so small there isn't even a football team. There is little socialization unless you live on campus.

Because the school isn't very large and most of the students come from the Colorado Springs area, most students either live at home with their parents or on off-campus housing. Because of that. the campus is dead on the weekends. Students who aren't involved in campus activities always complain that there is nothing to do on campus, so there isn't a very large feeling of unity among the student body. However, the school is definitely making great strides to change that.

There are several different departments within the school. I am attempting to get a major in Engineering with a minor in foreign language (Spanish or Japanese) and chemistry. However, the difficulty of scheduling and the corse load has made me reconsider getting a minor in a foreign language. And my chemistry minor is being pushed back farther because of the classes required for my Mechanical Engineering degree. The only other complaint I possess about UCCS is the lack of financial aid. However, the complaint is not unique to my university.

The one thing i hear most of my peers complain about this school is that there is not that much to do. The school really doesn't have that many activities compared to other schools. On the weekends, the only thing to do is to go off campus. I think most students that go off to college expect to have some fun on campus when they don't have any work to do. I know i sure did. And the fact that it doesn't makes it less appealing.

I think that the worst thing about my school is the town that it is located in. It is a very conservative town and I feel like that affects the school. Also there is not a lot to do for the students in terms of extracurricular activities if they don't have a lot of money.

The worst thing about my school would probably have to be the difficulty of my classes. Although I am learning a lot, my classes are very difficult. This helps me stay focused, because if I don't my grades will suffer. I believe that the classes must be very difficult for the students to get the full potential of college. Therefore the difficulty is a bad thing mostly because it causes the student to devote all of his time to school work.

The only down fall is that it is a big commuter school and it is very hard for commuting students to get involved with the school, but in part that is their fault because they don't do anything to invlove themselves. The school does a great job in school involvement.