Florida Atlantic University Top Questions

What do you consider the worst thing about your school? Why?

JaLisa

It's not the most exciting school in the world, the activities they try to offer us are lame...like middle school lame. I wish they Incorporated more festive activities on campus so that more people will attend!

JaLisa

It's not the most exciting school in the world, the activities they try to offer us are lame...like middle school lame. I wish they Incorporated more festive activities on campus so that more people will attend!

Allison

The worst thing about my school is living so close to the beach but having to attend classes instead of playing in the sun. Of course it is enjoyable when you don't have class, but on days you do, Its like torture to not be able to go enjoy the nice ocean breeze on the sand.

Allison

As a large commuter school, Florida Atlantic University's layout and design is not fully equipped to handle so much traffic. Roads and parking are in need of improvement.

Nick

The worst thing I consider about my school is the parking situation. FAU is largely a commuter school and there seems to not be enough parking spots in order to meet the demand. Also, if someone was to be late for a ten o'clock class, they would not be able to find a spot due to the lack of available spots and miss class.

lora

I would say the Professors. Granted we are currently in colllege, but my professors that I have educate as though we should know the subject matter inside and out. My question is why do we pay tuition to already learn what we are supposed to know? We are given a syllabus that has no bearing on the work that we do in class.

Amber

The worse thing that I can say about my school is the Greek life. With the Greek life. See at FAU the people are mainly looking for a cookie cutter model. There are some groups that would not even second look some of the people passing their tables. Though there is not any hazing done at FAU, you can still tell that there is a lot of pressure put on to the pledgers. Maybe when the Greek life at FAU becomes more educationally focused then there will be change. I do not believe that the fratenities are like that though.

Sasha

Most likely, I'd the worst thing about my school is the online application system. When applying for classes, you go through this crazy database with so many symbols and numbers it confuses you, while you're already on edge about getting on to the classes you want. The program could use an upgrade.

Lisa

It is a good school. But there was some discrimation there because of being disable

Sherron

The availability of some classes during the hours I was available

Lucy

The worst thing about my school is the food. We are required to have a meal plan if we live on campus and the food is not worth paying for to put it lightly. I entire school is upset by it, yet we can't break the contract.

Megan

I attend classes at a satellite campus, where we are constantly pressured to assimilate into the main campus. I feel that the main campus is overcrowded, too focused on sports and student life, and does not have the prestige that my campus (the Wilkes Honors College) maintains.

Alexander

The commute is the only negative thing i have to say about this school.

Alessandra

The worst thing about my school is the cafe food. I think this is the worst thing about my school because I was expecting for it to be better.

Shina

Dealing with the administration has to be the worst thing about FAU. If you have a problem you are given the run around just to solve that problem. It can be discouraging.

Kasima

The bathrooms look really old even though the school is 50 years old, they could use updating and the breezeway has to be painted over.

Nathan

Besides the funding problems; It's a bit of a commuter school. And it doesn't have the history of the other big Florida schools. So the community is a bit more seperate and less proud then a school like Florida State or Florida. Florida State has a die hard following while people that live in the area might not even know FAU had a football team.

Shirana

The worst thing about this school is the countless defeats from the football team.

hannah

the worst thing at my school is the cafeteria because being a freshmen you are required to live in the dorms on campus and with that said you are required to have a meal plan. The food sits out too long and gets soggy.

Onyx

The two worst problems with the school is the high traffic and small amount of parking avalible while the other is the lack of activities on the weekends to do.

Jonah

The lack of connection between students and teachers, because there is a language, racial, enicity, and imtimidation barier.

Janelle

The worst thing about my school is the parking. If you are a commuter, which I am, the parking is a pain. I end up parking rather far after circling the parking lot multiple times. I have to carry all that art supplies to long distances.

Alexandria

The worst thing about my school would have to be that everyone that applies cannot get in. There are so many different things to get involved and there is something for everyone. There are a lot of students but it has a small campus feel, which can keep you from missing home so much.

Aliza

As I previously mentioned, the parking issue is very frustrating and requires and immediate attention.

Andrea

There are mnay oppertunities available to a student at FAU. It is up to that student to make the best of thier own experience.

Elizabeth

Glades road. The road leading to the school gets very congested and can make you late. Parking is a nightmare as well.

Penny

It's a good school, the only thing I don't like about it is how far away it is from my house. I live in West Palm Beach.

Brittney

The staff in the housing office are often not considerate of students needs and they put themselves before the students on occassion.

Eloise

I consider limited online class the worst thing about my schools. Limited access to distance learning limits the amount of classes students are able to enroll in. Many students hold a full time job and some may have family obligations that may limit their ability to participate in ground based classes.

Tabatha

The worst aspect of FAU is the size. It has a small amount of students and the majority of them are commuter students. The campus is dead on fridays and the weekends because most student go home for the weekend due to the fact that the majority of them reside close to campus. Another down fall has to be the fact that it is located so close to the beach. It tends to be a distraction sometimes because the weather in South Florida is so beautiful.

RACHEL

It gets increasingly harder to attend due to rising tuition.

Cristina

To be completely honest, I could not say that I find anything wrong with my school.

Joseph

I do not have flexibility in the courses that I can take. I am pretty much forced to go down the path of the Biology/Pre-Med students before me. I would love to be able to take a couple Art credits but that won't happen until I get a good portion of my science prerequisites out of the way. As it is, the only "art" I get to do is drawing what I see of bacterial specimen through a microscope. Fun, eh?

Bethany

One word: Parking.

Emelia

Although it is in development, we do not have the best athletics program, the biggest letdown being we do not have a football stadium on campus yet. But there is a new design already planned out and in the beginning phases of construction that will greatly enhance the school. This school does have a lot of commuters so parking is really difficult to find but it also has a great campus life.

Binh

The worst thing I consider about Florida Atlantic University is probably the parking lot. If you are attending classes around noon, you should go at least 15 minutes ahead of time so you can look for a parking spot. Even if there are numerous parking spots surrounding this huge campus, finding a decent parking spot is very time consuming and annoying. It would be better to get a ride from someone or grab some wheels and coast around this huge campus. Either that, or set classes to fit your hours. Thats probably what I consider the worst thing about FAU.

Ashley

The worst thing about my school is the local fees that are added to the tuition.

katryna

The school is divided amogst diffrent campuses. For example the Fort. Lauderdale campus has all the film major classes but the Boca Raton Campus is the only one with housing. the campuses are far away makes it a little annoying to navigate schedules. and transportation. There isnt much on the weekend for residents to do. all the food stores besides the cafe is closed. the weekends can be pretty boring.

Martine

Worst thing about my school is where it's located. The area surrounding my school is for Upper middle class, so it doesn't allow students to find good and cheap off campus housing or stores.

Lauren

I consider the math and science departments to be the worst thing about my school because many of the professors have teaching styles that are very difficult to learn from.

Brittany

As for most universities, the parking is the worst thing at FAU.

Vasha

One of the worst things about FAU is the amount of students in a class. There are times where the classes have about 200 and plus students. It is the worst thing because sometimes student talk to each other and the teacher has to stop every tim. There are other times where the teacher can not be heard or they can not control their classroom.

Sandy

The worst thing about my school is the availability of parking.

Jacqueline

The size because thatit is a commuter school the students tend to not focus on the social aspect of college.

Jennifer

The worst thing about Florida Atlantic University is that there is an immense amount of commuter students. Even though the campus is a nice size it seems to be crowded and feels like a race when scheduling for classes.

Heather

The teachers dont speak English.

Jansel

All the paperwork moves very slow. Transfering credits, the application process, the academic advising, and the orientation process took forever. When I called no one was able to help me with what I needed.

Cassidy

I don't have anything negative to say about the school. I literally love everything about it.

adair

how expensive it is since im out of state, for it not being a high regarded school or well known, have been living in florida for over 2 years and they will not give me instate

Ashley

There is nothing wrong with school, its just maybe the whole idea of college is not for me. I feel like i learn more in high school than i did in college.