University of North Texas Top Questions

The only thing irritating about my school is the people. I love the dorms, hate the other people in them. i love the education, hate my peers. Maybe i alone am just having a particularly terrible time, i am super outside the box.

I don't think this is the most frustrating thing, but it's definitely up there: the lack of Emergency Poles. Yes, we have some, but at Baylor, you can never not see 2 of them. Knowing that's not the case here makes me feel that much more unsafe even if I generally feel fairly safe walking around campus by myself. I'd like that peace of mind.

From my own experience, I've had some political issues with a business fraternity and with the chair of the department which my major is in. These are problems with individuals rather than the school as a whole, but these individuals have been able to break the rules of the school because of their positions. Some have not helped me as much as they should or have not fulfilled a promise. Some professors ask for you to write yourself a recommendation letter for them to sign, which is dishonest. There is also a lot of construction making longer walks.

Students are expected to do the majority of the work themselves. This is acceptable for classroom related material, where the professors cover the basics of the class and the students learn the advanced topics on their own time, but is unacceptable when academic advisers or financial aid workers cannot answer your questions or are unmotivated to do their jobs.

The university has made many poor decisions that directly impact the costs imposed on students. UNT built a new and unnecessary football stadium, are building a new student union building, are potentially planning the construction of other newer buildings. This is in light of a recent audit which revealed that the university had been mismanaging budgeting processes for years and owes the state millions of dollars. Despite stating the debt would not impact students, one new policy dictates that credit/debit payment services fees are now the responsibility of the payees. There are likely many more such policies to come.

Administration is trying to focus more on the health sciences though historically it has been a liberal arts college.

Parking is an issue. You'll want to ensure you get a good sticker to park close to your classes.

I am not one to get easily frustrated, but something that does frustrate me is people trying to pass out fliers, trying to get you to do things, or having very large posters to voice their opinions that include pictures that people, regardless of their opinion in the matter, do not want to see. I know I sometimes take the longer way to my classes to avoid some of this encounters.

The rising tuition cost. The parking is limited to only a few spots so if you commute you may have to walk even more to get to your class. The shuttle only goes one way around the school which means it takes a long time to get anywhere.

The most frustrating attribute about my college is their lack of open studio hours for myself and other classmates to work on our homework. Being an interior design student in a prestigious program requires much of our time to be directed on school work, which involves the need of course materials and work space, drafting tables, computers to access software, et cetera. It would be so nice to have full access to these whenever we need them, because they are very expensive to purchase on your own.

Parking for some people who don't live right next to campus can be a frustrating experience .

The most frustrating this would have to be the same thing that I replied to the first question.

I pay everything on my own. Therefore, housing is to expensive near campus and I wish financial aid would consider my financial needs more because my parents do not help me pay for anything.

The most frustrating thing about UNT for me is the class sizes. Most of my classes are small, only 25-30 people, but they few classes that are big are huge. I feel like a small fish in a large sea. Test days are the worst too when you have 300+ people trying to turn in Scantrons.

The University of North Texas is the 3rd largest university in Texas and because of that we do have a lot of littering. North Texas has recently become green, meaning that our campus is not enviornmentally friendly. There are now solar compactors, recycling bins, and signs promoting our eco-friendly ways all over campus. In relation to being eco-friendly, UNT has become a smoke free campus, which allows our air to be free of toxins.

Nothing really love the education, only frustrating is how expensive it is even though it's $8,000.

The parking in the morning is pretty frustrating, finding a spot takes more time than driving there.

The most frustrating thing about my school is the large portion of underachieving students. I see so many of my fellow classmates that are not striving to meet their potential. This is a poor reflection for the school, but more importantly, it is students who either do not know or do not care about their own abilities. To see a student who is capable of making a real impact on the world and society but is restricted by their own doubt, lack of care, or discourage is a truly frustrating experience.

The Financial Aid Department tends to give students the “run-around”—or at least this is my experience from attending UNT. However, the last school I attended (Texarkana Community College) was much worse. Overall, the Financial Aid Department is not bad, but could use some improvement.

I don't feel like the college properly prepared me for where I needed to be. Granted, I picked a major that didn't fit well with me

The fact that most people in the DFW area don't realize what a great school it is. UNT is often considered a "safety school" by many, which undermines it's true accreditations.

The most frustrating thing for me is all the technical difficulties I have with the school website.

There is very limited space in some of the technical writing courses. Also, some of these courses are not available every semester.

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Getting clear answers from advisors.

The most frustrating thing about my school is having large classes. I feel that when having a large classroom the professor can't connect well with his/her students. A professor should want to connect with his/her students to some significant level even though they may have a large amount of students. It's easier when the professor knows how the students work, participate, what kind of level they are on acadimically and how they learn. If the classroom size was smaller then everyone can feel the attention instead of feeling like the professor is teaching to the choir.

While I myself did not have any issues come up, a common complaint amongst other students was this: the housing fills up quickly. And the housing department is not the most accessible. Protip: complete your housing application EARLY! I filled mine out in January and was set up with my roommate and my dorm with no problems at all.

One of the most frustrating things about UNT is that sometimes professors say that certain books are required, yet they aren't used at all. This wouldn't be so bad, except for the fact that buying books burns the biggest hole in your pocket. What I like to do is save up money and ride the first week out in order to see if we will truly use the book or not. 9 out of 10 times this works. However, there are cases when the book is used at the beginning of the semester and never looked at again.

I have found the most frustrating thing is how unhelpful the financial aid department is. they have been rude and not helpful on several occasions.

Classes that are primarily TAMS students should be reserved for TAMS students and not open to undergraduate college students. It was very frustrating being in classes that were 90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} 16-year-olds when I thought I was at college and not high school.

the most frustrating thing about my school is that the buildings are really far away. it takes 10 minutes to go from one building to another. and parking i sreally hard to find.

The most frustrating thing for students at UNT is parking issues and our terrible football team. Many students that live off-campus have trouble finding parking spots, but luckily the bus routes are good about going to the major apartment complexes around town. Also, the Mean Green football team is very good at losing games, but hopefully we will turn things around. That wouls definitely boost our school spirit.

The most fustrating thing about my school is the lack of "One Way" street signs on a one way street.

The most frustrating thing about my school are the dorms. I did not like the dorm I stayed in last year because the housing and maintenance staff does not do a good job fixing problems or addressing concerns.

I am going to the school in Fall 2010. Therfore I have no comments on this subject.

Coming from a small high school, it was a little bit of a shock to attend a larger school. When I didn't get involved in activities on campus, I was frustrated more with myself for missing out on the social experience in college. But once you get out there you learn everyone is just as intimidated to step out of their comfort zone as you are. Being a part of the community and school is completey worth it.

Some of the teachers are not quite up to par for being at a four year university. The class schedules are also hard to manage between working and maintaining enough credit hours.

The most frustrating thing about my school is the expesense, but I do have to give into consideration that I want a better life and in order to learn what I need it is going to cost, but the outcome is worth the fight!

The most frustrating thing at my school is buying textbooks. It is better to wait until the first day of class to buy books so then the teacher can inform everyone of what they need exactly. Except most times when you do wait to order your books half of them end up on back order making it impossible to finish assigned readings. The UNT bookstore needs to find a more organized way to make sure that every student will have the books they need available to them so they can do the best possible in their classes.

The most frustrating thing about my school was the parking and on campus lighting. For as much as we were paying to attend the university we should have had adequate parking and lighting. Being a female, at night I did not feel safe walking to classes. Therefore I was very limited in the classes I was able to take. The violence rate on campus had dramatically increased since my attendance. I believe this should be an issue the school board needs to address as soon as possible.

The most frustrating thing about my school is that there are not enough academic counselors to meet the needs of all registered students. This creates long waiting lines for appointments and these appointments are usually only available at the most inconvenient times for students.

I am commuting because I cannot afford to live on campus on on my own yet. I have to commute from Rowlett for 8:00 AM classes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

The school emphasizes music, art, and business over everything else. Events aren't heavily publicized and because it's such a comuter campus, it's difficult to make really good friends.

Although we have a good athletics program, our football team has a long way to go. They try really hard and we actually won more games this year, but that hasn?t been enough. We don?t get the chance to see the ?Mean Green? tower get lit up that often which can become very frustrating at times. Better luck next time Eagles!

It's ten times harder to get an appointment with my advisor at UNT than at my other school. Instead of creating an appointment online like at my other school, I have to track down the secretary and the advisor's available appointments usually don't fit my schedule.

It is frustrating that they dont allow you to live off campus your first year, even if it would save you money.

The most frustrating thing about school is knowing what you need to accomplish for your degree plan. There are many courses that you need to fulfill before you graduate. There is the University Core, The College Core, and then there is your Majors Core. It gets complicated and can be overwhelming and then it becomes frustrating.

The most frustrating thing about my school is that the advisors do not always know the answers to all my questions. I have had several problems attempting to get one question answered. I have to make appointments with several different people to ensure that the answer to my question is the correct answer and will still get different answers from different people.

IThe most furstrating this about my school are the large class sessions in the auditoriums.

During my time at UNT, the most frustrating aspect of school is definitely the transition from home life to campus life and my studies. College work is not easy, and it takes more time to work through things than it did in high school. If you're a senior looking at attending a college or university next year, be aware of the changes that will come and be prepared to take it slowly, doing everything to the best of your ability!