Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne Top Questions

The most frustrating thing is that there is a student in every single class that feels the need to straight up argue with the professor. If the topic of their argument offered some kind of merit, I wouldn't even blink, but the topic is ALWAYS completely irrelevant to the discussion. For example: if the professor explains string theory, then mentions that it is used in an episode of Breaking Bad, this student will ALWAYS argue that it wasn't REALLY used in Breaking Bad. That student makes me want to stay in bed in the morning.

Since it is a regional campus, many people do not think it is "good enough" as a huge state campus. These people mostly just want the party atmopshere so they go to a large state school focused more on the social scene than the academics. I do not like how our regional school gets knocked on simply because we do not emphasize partying all the time.

It is hard to get a hold of faculty members or they take too much time to respond to questions.

The parking is terrible, but there is another garage being built. It is still a hastle to find a parking spot.

Group projects. I know its required and every school has them but being a single mom its not always easy to find a sitter to meet outside of my classes. Also, not living close to campus makes it hard to meet outside of classes too. If group projects were part of class time it would make things easier.

They give out almost no financial aid other than loans. Its very hard to get a scholarship, even if you are academically successful.

Housing situation. the apartments take away from a dorm like atmosphere and to live there is almost, if not more, expensive then tuition.

I would have to say that the most frustrating thing about IPFW is finding a place to park. Otherwise, no complaints!

I was incorrectly advised by an advisor on the residency requirements (amount of time spent at a specific school prior to graduation from that school) for transfer students at IPFW, resulting in a further $2900 worth of classes and postponing my graduation date a full year. So I suggest to any incoming student, especially transfer students, to read and be aware of all school policies that will pertain to his or her education and graduation.

That alot of adults use this school so they can get better jobs so alot of the classes or filled with older people instead of kids my age.

Trying to find parking for class on Tuesdays or Thursdays.

The most frustrating thing about IPFW is that there are not many classes offered, and so as a freshmen, I really get the short end of the stick. It's upsetting that I cannot move forward in some classes as I move forward throughout my years of college. In order to get into already filled classes, you need the professor's permission, but I have yet to recieve that for the classes I wanted to take this semester.

Honestly, I'm really impressed with the way IPFW runs things. The professors are great and really know how to get you to want to listen. The only real complaint I have is the parking situation. The parking lots they have aren't clearly stated as to whether or not students are allowed to park there, and the parking garage they have is always very congested and can sometimes take a long time to get parked. Other than that I have been really happy with my experience here at IPFW.

The most frustrating thing about my school would have to be that the practice rooms in the music building are not sound proof. This frustrates me because while I am trying to practice my instruments, I constantly get disrupted by others next-door trying to practice theirs. The school barely offers any jobs on campus either. In addition, the shuttle system isn't very reliable.

The most frustrating thing about my school is trying to find out who my academic advisor is and then getting a meeting with them.

The most frustrating thing about my school is the fact that it is a "commuter campus". There is no actual student housing on campus. Granted there is some across the street. But i feel that having student housing on campus helps build friendships. They have designated "Commuter Lounges" which is nice. That allows you to sit and talk or study with others who also commute. I am a commuter by the way.

I am not able to take all of the classes I need to become and animator, I am at a community college so right now i can only get an Associates of Applied Sciences in Visual Communication and then transfer to another school to get a Bacholer's degree.

the commuter campus mentality

Parking. If you want to live in the campus housing, they are hard to get into because there isn't enough rooms for the demand so most people live off campus...