University of Portland Top Questions

There can be a lot of pressure to stay on top of a heavy workload. Also, there are occasionally conflicts between the conservative and liberal aspects of our campus- but of course, that's always good to move forward as a community. Ultimately, UP is whatever you make it.

The worst thing about UP is that at times it feels very small, with a high school like social structure. Everyone knows about everyone else and that takes away from the focus on academics. Also the small size leads to a lack of diversity. A majority of the students who attend UP have similar racial and socio-economic backgrounds.

I feel that UP could improve on job offerings on and off campus. I wish there were a wider variety of jobs available on campus and that students were made more aware of oppurtunities for jobs close to campus. Jobs where we could potentially walk or ride the bus to.

In all honesty, the worst thing about the University of Portland is probably the number of breaks we recieve. We get seven weeks off throughout the academic year and it seems like too much for how much we pay for an education. Not only that, but we get out in early May. For as much as the school costs, I'd like to spend more time learning.

The worst thing about my school is that it is quite small, with under 4,000 students total and so if you get into an argument with someone and you don't want to see them for awhile to get some "space". Well, the space on campus is pretty small and you run into the same people over and over again.

The food can become pretty boring

We don't offer some majors that are popular at other schools; such as architecture or art history.

What might be considered the worst thing about the school would be the gymnasium. It is a very old building and the workout equipment is not as good as it could be. It would be wonderful if the gym could be made up to date.

The cafeteria choices are very limited and very expensive. Most days the food choices are limited and repetative but its the only thing to eat on campus so you are in a sense forced to eat there. However there are off campus options that are easy to get to by the bus or by car.

There is diversity, but it could be more diverse.