University of Kansas Top Questions

I am a non-traditional student and a single parent. It is so important to me to finish school and earn my degree, but it is more challenging to do this being someone of my demographic. Although KU has alot of resources available for advisors and counsellors and even an on campus daycare, it is still challenging to find classes to take to be full-time so I can finish in a reasonable amount of time and still work. Hence, needing scholarships!!!

parking so far from the dorm

The most frustrating thing about attending the University of Kansas is that everyone is so disconnected with each other. Everyone you pass has headphones on listening to their ipod, completely in their own world. For me, it seems that nobody bothers making any friends because chances are when passing someone on the sidewalk, you?ll never see them again. It?s hard to feel connected with the campus and the people who attend KU.

I don't find anything frustrating about the institute i attend to. The only way i could see anyone seeing the University of Kansas frustrating is if they are dealing with people who frustrate them on campus; which is not an appropriate way to view something. If I thought my institute was frustrating then i probably wouldn?t be planning on returning to the university next term.

Sometimes the classes are so large that it is hard to make friends if you live off of campus.

The expensive living expenses and meal plans the school offers.

The lack of security on game day. I live in the dorms and no one polices our parking lots so people going to the game are able to park in our parking lots and the residents must resort to parking much farther away.

The most frustrating thing about the University of Kansas is, ironically, also its greatest strength. The attribute that I refer to is the sheer size of the University. While there are an immense number of resources available that a student at a smaller institute would not be able to access, it still can be quite easy to get lost in the crowd. Whether it is the lectures held in "the biggest roomon campus" (roughly seating 700 students) or simply strolling down Jayhawk boulevard it can easily begin to seem like you are faceless among the masses.

The most frustrating thing about KU is that it is a sports school. With such a successful athletics program, it is sometimes easy for students to get very distracted by what is going on with the basketball or football teams. Instead of the student body being concerned with current events or social issues, more often than not, we are talking about Game Day. This is a little worrying and can be very frustrating because we will soon be in the "real world" where things like politics will be much more important than sports, and we need to be prepared.

The most frustrating thing about my college is the abundant amount of students who spend more time partying (drinking) rather than focusing of their schooling. Many of my classmates are disruptive during class or still drunk from the night before. I just wish that more of the students at my college would care more about the education they are paying thousands of dollars for. I live in a dorm and also find it difficult to sleep and study because other people on my floor tend to be loud all day and well into the night.