University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- 4 Year
- LITTLE ROCK, AR
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- grade BOverall Grade
- 4 Year
- LITTLE ROCK, AR
- Rating 3.59 out of 5 935 reviews
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Reviews
Rating 3.59 out of 5 935 reviews
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Terrible experience. Professors are overworked, act like they are underpaid, and generally don't want to help. There are good teachers but they are just "mentors". Sometimes you will have someone on a check off that will fail you because you asked their name before washing your hands-then the next check off the person will be looking at their phone their whole time. They act like it is a huge inconvenience to them for you to email them, and if you are a minute late you are not allowed into class. However they can call you 2 hours after clinical starts and say that you wont have clinical for the day. The whole program is poorly managed. While you are paying money to learn and actively trying to become a nurse they make you feel like you are inconveniencing them. Also their covid policy is you will fail if you come to class sick - and you will fail if you miss two days of school - so you are screwed either way. UALR nursing doesnt care about you, they care about money and their scores
There isn't much to like about this school, it is a commuter school but the campus police ticket students and administration like crazy. There are not many food options and if there are open food places, they never have all the items on the menu... EVER. The library is nice and the campus living & most professors are very friendly and want to help you but that is it.
The administration of UA Little Rock does not work to better the experience of the students. They have intentionally raised "fees" so that tuition and board stay the same price, allowing the school to make more money off of scholarships and grants. The school is very unsafe.
I like the educational setting of the university. However, as a college student, I should have a better college experience on campus if I pay all of this tuition. There should be better campus activities available for students to make it more enjoyable and less dreadful.
There is a great deal of diversity on campus, and several places to go or participate in if one keeps up with their email newsletter. But cost is extremely steep for what you're getting out of this place, and housing is horrendous when you need to get on the wifi to complete assignments. They do not do a good enough job to remind regular students about sports games going on or plays from the theater majors either. Sodexo is still terrible but World of Wings has become the better alternative than the Trojan Grill that was before it. I'd advise not going here if only to save your money. Take a trade or learn firsthand from workshops. A highly stressful environment.
I would like to see improvements in all areas at the UALR campus especially in academics and safety of the campus.
When I first attended the University of Arkansas at Little rock I enjoyed it! Later as the semester went on, so did my experience. Most of my professors were very nice but I had one that was very rude. My experience with dorms was horrible, I did not like it at all! Also UALR had began to charge me for everything. I was charged for 3 parking tickets and I did not have a car neither did I have a parking permit. My experience was not so nice.
Our school is located in a bad area. We have had shootings two streets away from our campus as well as robbery on campus . Security most of the time is never around . We have emergency locators in every area on the campus but couple of months we heard they do not work. I'm not sure if they have been fixed yet. I feel comfortable walking in a group than alone especially at night leaving the library. Crime usually happens not on campus but near it . Hopefully this year will be a better turn around.
I go to UALR and I honestly think it's okay. I have to live at home because of my parents and have to go home right after classes end, so I don't necessarily like it. It's so boring to me and I won't/can't have any fun experiences. I want to transfer for the second semester and I need scholarship money for that.
It could be worse, but the food is nasty.
There aren't many options for food on campus, you have either taco bell, sub connection, or quiznos. The quiznos is almost always out of what you want, sub connection is decent but overpriced and taco bell is as good as any other taco bell. But it's better than eating in the cafe because even if there is good food being served in the cafe, it's expensive if you don't have a meal plan.
It bad finding out the last minute that you don't have enough financial aid to pay for school
Its no unity and the school is so diverse
Its like a prison at first but once you get use to it its not big deal. Just go with the flow.
I don't believe the party scene has a good effect on the students experience. Mostly because I've heard there is always drinking and similar things. It's not a good reputation to have for parties.
Getting Financial aid through the school is almost impossible unless you take a Student Loan. The scholarships are difficult to win, even if you are over qualified for them.
I don't live on campus, but I have plenty of friends that do. They hate it, saying that there is always a smell of smoke or pot in the halls, even though there is a "strict" no smoking rule. I have no idea from personal experience though.