Hope College Top Questions

What's the most frustrating thing about your school?

Nichole

The most frustrating thing would have to be the lack of diversity. Hope is a wonderful school and the only thing I woud ever complain about at Hope would be how everyone there is pretty simillair, which is good in some ways (everyone is nice, supportive, and easy to get along with) but bad in others (it results in a lack of diversity).

Kelsey

No diversity

Robin

I pay for school myself, so the cost is frustrating.

I

The math department caters so much to the education majors, somewhat understandably because there are so many of them. But it would have been nice to have some harder problems and to move a little faster in the upper level classes.

Beth

expensive!

Derek

The lack of diversity along with the lack of sensitivity towards minority groups whether it be ethnic/racial or religious/social.

Jacquelyn

How conservative people are, and how they don't seem to be wiling to entertain other ideas (as in liberal ones), and that if you don't share their beliefs they think you're weird or different - basically how everyone seems to be expected to conform. The professors are very different, and don't pressure people into their beliefs or share their beliefs at all, but the students aren't that accepting.

Jesse

lack of ability to get on campus housing

Ryan

classes at time can be pretty tough but you can get through it

Brandon

The constant weather change

Ashley

I hate that the Art program does not get enough money from the college. Hope is a liberal arts institution, but they really focus in on the sciences. Art classes are limited because of that . The professors are great, but can't cator to all the students because of this.

zoe

I can not think of something that truly frustrates me about Hope College. l love Hope College and have wanted to go there ever since I was a little girl.

Kari

The most frustrating thing at my school is the Christian closed mindedness that accompanies most of the students. I am Christian myself, but the reformed background doesn't seem to be as loving as Christianity should theoretically be.--the general outlook seems to be judgemental.

Melissa

The most frustrating thing would be the housing process for me. More people get upset and frustrated by how housing operates and they continually get stuck with bad housing assignments. Housing is based on credit hour and I have been lucky, but it doesn't seem fair for the same people to get shafted every time just because they weren't in AP classes. The same goes for the registration process. Again I was lucky with my credit hours, but I know many people who are frustrated with trying to get the classes they want.

Jonathan

Most teachers are perfect for their job, but I have had a few that seem underqualified and should not be teaching. They have even been moved from course to course to find what they would fit in best just so they don't have to leave, but they really shouldn't be teaching. One of the college professors I knew didn't even know most of the class materials she was teaching so she had to sit in in an identical class taught by a phenominal professor in the time period right before she taught. Copy-cat teaching.

Katie

This is also hard because there isn't much to say. I guess I really wish it wasn't so expensive to go here. It's a huge financial commitment, but I often tell people that I am getting more than a great education at Hope- it has been the best years of my life!