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There is nothing that frustrates me about my school.

Out of state tuition

Classes are graded very poorly and give students little room to raise grades up. For example, some classes base the students grades on test scores alone. Therefore if there are only 4 tests in the course and the student does poorly on one, there is no way for them to raise their grade up and/or other assignments to balance the grade out.

The most frustrating thing about my school is some of the requirements for degrees. Every degree has different requirements and they change every year. It is confusing to know where you are standing and to make sure your on the path to graduate. I have had a few friends who thought they were ready to graduate when they found out they had a few hidden classes that their degree required.

When I was brand new, I was there all by myself. It would have been helpful to have a representative at the dorm to walk us through the basics and figure out how to get to registration, sign up for bus pass, etc. I was a bit envious of those that had parents there to help them with those basics.

The most frustrating facet about the University of Kansas is the fact that the KU basketball team takes all the funding for mens sports. This allows for hardly any funding to go towards other sports. If you are wanting to participate in mens sports other than basketball and football, the university of Kansas is not for you. Also the intramural leagues aren't organized very well.

I have been most frustrated with my department. Since KU is such a large research institution, many of the instructors are there mainly to do research but also must teach. This division of their time leaves them often committing less to their teaching duties. This lack of interest in teaching can be frustrating and hard to handle at times.

The most frusterating thing about KU is the math department. The department could be doing a lot more to help students. Also, The teachers are not consistent with what it taught each semester.

Knowing that this is where I make the difference in my life. I can push myself towards succession or I can fall into temptation. Looking towards the future wanting to be successfull drives me to try harder, but I always see the ways that I could fail in my journey towards my career.

Many students at the University of Kansas refuse to take their education seriously. They hope to graduate with the minimum amount of effort required. I constantly hear other students complaining that such and such a teacher is "too difficult" when that teacher is merely attempting to push her students to give their best. I fail to see how these students can consider their efforts honorable, or how they can pretend to take a definite interest in their career paths if they do not wish to do the work required. Such students make life much harder for those who are dedicated.