University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Top Questions

The thing I find problematic about the University of Michigan is the bus system. Although there is a convienience in the buses traveling between campuses it is still annoying because the drivers are not consistent in there time.

Other than the five months of snow, most of the things about Michigan are good. Sometimes it feels like the administrators and university personnel (not the professors and teachers) do not consider the desires and needs of the students very much. It is easy to feel as if the university is being run like a business, without regard for what is best for the students. This is unfortunate because it often pits students and administrators against each other and the students usually lose the battle.

To be honest the only problem I have with U-M is the lack of parking. However it is incredibly easy to get around Ann Arbor as there are plenty of modes of transportation including a bus that specifically runs around campus until the early morning hours.

The worst thing is that because the school is so large, there are some aspects of campus you will never fully experience. There are also some people that you could possibly never meet and that is an opportunity missed.

High tuition cost for out-of-state students. It is very difficult to pay for school as a non-resident with the lack of scholarship money and the poor economy. It was clearly stated that there is not enough scholarship money available to cover even the need-based funding requirements of out-of-state students.

The cost of attendance is way too high.

Many classes are designed to weed students out of pre-medical, pre-law, and other similar competitive career tracks. Unfortuanatly, this hurts students who are not as competitive and forces everyone to temporarily memorize material instead of understand and internalize ideas.

cold winters

The worst thing about my school id the size. We have thousands of students so it can be difficult to get individualized assistance from professors and GSIs. It is possible to get the "large campus" feel from a school with less than 10,000 people. Having more than 10,000 can be taxing, expecially at the beginning of each semester when there are huge line at the book and campus supply stores.

It's hard for academic advisors to give you alot of attention because there are so many students.