University of Louisiana Lafayette — Local services in Lafayette

I toured this college several times before applying and being accepted, only to find myself in a nightmare. This college is NOT kind to first-time-away-from-home freshmen. Contrary to the campus tour, it seems most care is lost for the students once enrolled. I was given mostly uncaring professors (one of the classes I was assigned to was under a professor that did not even exist at the school.) I remember going to my math teacher during her office hours for assistance (very politely) with a problem and her response was a shrug followed by "I don't know" and ignoring me.

Possibly I just received the most awful luck as I only had one teacher who responded to my enthusiasm for learning positively. I threw everything I mentally had at these classes but the professors (that an adviser had signed me up for) put in NO efforts to teach me (with the exception of the one I mentioned.) Maybe in my later years this would be alright, but as a freshmen I was not in my element yet. I attended a required speech, only for it to be announced that they were attempting to "weed out" students. If you weed your entire the garden the flowers will die, but the weeds will come back. With just a little positive enforcement I know I would have done well. I will never appreciate being sold 'snake oil' on the tour. Being told that this is a nurturing school only to be informed otherwise upon paying money to enter.

In addition, everything on campus closes at 5pm (the same time most classes end,) including tutoring and food chains. The grocery store is quite a drive away and anything to eat near campus is bar food or fast food (after 5pm.)

I know plenty of people that did attend and enjoy themselves but they were all locals to Lafayette or...

I came here straight from high school. I had a high ACT score, and had fallen in love with the school, so I came here from out-of-state. I joined an Living-Learning Community, but because so few people are in them, I was matched up with a horrible roommate. She constantly yelled at me for trivial things. It got so bad that a month in, the Area Coordinator for Coronna AND two other RAs got involved during an intervention. They set up weekly meetings between me, my roommate, and our RA. It was supposed to help, but ultimately the behavior did not change AND the RA stopped showing up to the meetings. I then rearranged my room so the bed was in the middle (still in my half) and didn't leave my room, failed my classes, and the RA did nothing. I'd called the RA hotline numerous times, but no one documented anything so my case was empty. Needless to say I left after that semester, and someone told me in the housing office that because of the abusive roommate, I would get my security deposit back. Nope, I got a bill for $250 that I wouldn't have received in the first place had the Residential Life staff been competent at their jobs.

EDIT: Also, if you live in the newer rooms, buy cleaning supplies because the maids that are supposed to...

I enrolled in the ONLINE RN to BSN program. I completed my first class. When I went to schedule classes in the following term, I was told I needed to submit immunization records. Really? I live 3 hours from campus and plan to never go there, not even for graduation. I am an ONLINE learner. Nevertheless, I played along and sent in my records. It cost me valuable time because I was forced to sit out a term over this. Fast forward to the next term, the "hold remains" despite having faxed/submitted my records 3 months ago. I have documentation to prove I submitted. It's a hard to sell to a nurse of 19 years that immunization records are needed to access the school ONLINE over 300 miles away from campus. You would think that an institution of "higher learning" could think outside the bureaucratic box. Seek your...