All universities are different, let's just start with that. Sometimes you can just say it's different without assigning a value, but sometimes there are definite values attached. For instance:
Buses- Purdue and the cities of Lafayette and West Lafayette have banded together to make this amazing bus system that is absolutely free to all students (I mean, I guess we all pay tuition, but you know what I mean). There is a stop about 2 minutes from my house that takes me directly to the building I need to go to. The bus drivers are friendly, the buses are clean and in a pinch I've actually seen them treat their passengers like they're in a taxicab and just stop when the person wanted to get off (though this isn't great for the punctuality of the buses). It's great and convenient and saves me time and money. Which is good because...
Parking is dreadful. They've made it as inconvenient as possible for a student to park on or anywhere near campus. I understand that they are trying to encourage busing, but come on, sometimes I just need to be there for 10 minutes and I don't really want to have to wait for the bus.
Finals- The university has yet to assign times for finals, which means no one can plan their holiday travel because none of us know when we'll actually be finished. The last week of the semester is called Dead Week and it's unclear to me whether you have classes that week or not, but what I do know is that under no circumstances are you allowed to schedule a final during Dead Week. Maybe it's called Dead Week because they will kill you if you try to schedule a final? Must look into the more draconian bylaws of Purdue...
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