University of the Pacific Top Questions

The most frustrating thing about my school is that no one goes to the events. There is hardly any support for the sport's teams or other events that happen like concerts and things. School would be a lot more fun if we banded together more often and weren't so focused on school all the time. It's frustrating to support something when no one else wants to support it with you.

The sciences courses (which are the courses that I am taking for my major) are at a much more advanced level than those at other universities.

The schools public and private websites are difficult to figure out how to use. It seems that even some staff mambers do not know how to use it. The headings and links are not very helpful. There are links to pages that do not need to be linked and there are no links to the pages which I need, most of the time.

The most frustrating thing about my school is that there is really bad crime in Stockton. Even though there is campus police, there have been many instances of crime on campus in just one semester. A girl was threatened with a knife while riding on her bike, two of my friends and myself had our bikes stolen, two of my friends had their on campus apartments broken into and thousands of dollars of stuff stolen and one of my friends was robbed at gunpoint not 300 ft off campus. It is hard to study when you don't feel safe.

The most frustrating thing about my school is the lack of athletic spirit and sport culture. While Pacific still offers a wide variety of intercollegiate and intramural sports and facilities, the culture surrounding athletics is not as prominent as those found in other universities. Our fan base and student spirit towards sports doesn?t quite live up to our Division I standings.

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I can't help but feel as though the campus administrators do not care enough as they should about the students here. I have seen many students fall through the cracks. In this school, it would be best for the student to go find their professor if they need any extra help or clarification, after all it is a student's responsibility. In addition, the lack emphasis on original thinking just drives me crazy. If you are one to think out of the box, this school is not for you. This school is more like a trade school.

Lack of school spirit and the surrounding area is not anything like what a college town should be. Very little social aspect to college life here.

If one doesn't live on campus, the parking is a fustrating since parking is not always avaliable near the building one's classes are held in. The dining hall is not located at the center of campus so it's a long walk to get there. There's not vending machines in every building so carrying food around in a backpack is recommended - especially if one has a full schedule or a late class.

How much they charge me and the time it takes to tell me how much I still need to pay.