University of Maine Top Questions

the most frustrating thing about Umaine is the parking situation. They continue to take away commuter parkin to allow more space for residents, and all it does is creates a major hassle for those that do not live on campus.

Trying to fund your college career, but also focusing on your academics.

The most frustrating thing about school is money. Its very difficult to try and balance money with education, and its very expensive to live.

the amount of students and the campus is so large that you can get lost very easily. Also the size of some of the classes I took just did not give you the one on one you sometimes need with your professor. Therefore you have to communicate via email or try to get your advisor to have another student help you out. With about 20,000 students you really need to pay attention especially when signing up for classes the computer gets real busy and sometimes you lose out on a class because too many are on line,

The cold long winters

There is little to no academic guidance. I pick my classes and figure it all out myself. Luckily, I'm perfectly capable, but the number of students not graduating on time is growing all the time. There are times when I just feel like another sucker emptying their pockets to the university.