The University of Alabama in Huntsville - Huntsville, Alabama

TigerStar

The overall atmosphere is toxic among students and professors alike. There is favoritism, backstabbing, unhealthy competition, false accusations, cliquey behavior, and an overall sense of disgust for anyone who doesn't fit their culture. There is also a lot of discrimination. Don't expect title IX to protect you here. Also don't expect the ADA to protect you either. Stay far away.

hungry

Advising is horrible if your in engineering. Not very accommodating for students that focus better on a one on one meeting than back and forth emails that take buisness days to get back to. If the issue is too many students wants one on one advising, just hire more advisors, you're a big university, do better for your students and their future. We want guidance not more confusion on top of all our studies.

TC G.

This college is a hidden gem here in North Alabama. The area is beautiful. The campus is nice and clean everywhere. Constant construction and continued growth should be the norm for this campus for several years to come. My money and my kid goes to UAH. GO CHARGERS!!!!

Greesh S.

I found international admissions communication to be the worst among 30 universities that I applied to. I can't find where to complain or request another admissions advisor. Nobody tries to listen and help international students' issues. This is my experience when applying as an international transfer student to UAH, and it's been a month since I applied but no decision has been made. One time she tells me we didn't have your transcript; the same person tells me your application is different for next term; then she marks my application complete on the portal and tells me to resend your transcript. I'm running in circles. They're not taking student's futures seriously.

suzystephens

UAH is not a good school for commuters due to lack of parking. Parking fee is $140 plus $25 for your first parking ticket and $50 for subsequent tickets. And you will receive tickets because the campus police purposely troll parking lots to give out tickets to commuters, knowing that there is not a parking spot for each commuter. The initial fee and tickets are a blatant money grab and should be illegal. They oversell the spots, much like airline flights. UAH probably includes parking ticket fees in its annual budgets. Example of how it takes advantage of commuters: on the first day of class, when everything is always chaotic, all the parking police were out in full force giving out tickets (plus they parked in student parking spots, making the shortage even worse.) The first day is their best chance to bring in parking ticket revenue because later, after some students drop classes, a few spots might open up. Giving tickets on the first day of class is like penalizing middle school students when their bus is late on the first day. Out of a sense of decency and understanding, that never happens. Someday there will be a class action lawsuit. Finally, it should be noted that the parking appeal form makes you certify every possible reason for getting the ticket is not the reason you got the ticket, precluding you from appealing.

Jeremy T.

Be warned, if you have ANYTHING come up and need to drop classes 8 days after the semester starts, YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THE ENTIRE SEMESTER. This includes medical issues, financial issues, and even a death in the family, which will still need to be taken to the board of directors to even consider not charging you for classes you had to drop.

So, if you are going to have an emergency during the semester, you better have it before the 8th day, or you're screwed. And you will not be able to register again until you pay it off.

Edit: 10/2024
Apparently, they now have a pro-rated drop policy that was implemented in the Fall 2024 semester.

Nik R.

Great place to go if you want to off yourself. With professors and staff that don't really care about your academic success. And good luck when you form depression from this research facility, because when you want to apply to talk to a counselor you get put on a wait list for a entire year. And once you decide to end it all they all be like "there were no signs wish he/she would have asked for help."

Dominique I. H.

personally, I have had a wonderful experience here so far. as a non-traditional student at 27, they have been more than welcoming here, as well as extremely helpful. the pre-law program is amazing. I love the CAHS in general. I will be graduating next spring (2025) and will miss it here a lot!