SU: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Picture this, you’ve just graduated high school and you’re now entering into what most people call the BEST HBCU in the land. Then boom… you’re hit with late fees, and financial aid lines, cashiers, housing, and even having to pay an arm and a leg for a parking pass.
Being a Southern University Jaguar can be one of the most exciting but yet challenging moments in life. Considering Financial aid, cashiers office, housing, and even parking, students face these challenges everyday. Honestly students shouldn’t have to go through these challenges . Think about it: students have to pay thousands of dollars in tuition and fees each semester. Why in the beginning of a new semester at the financial aid and cashiers office; there are long lines of frustrated and confessed students wondering why their classes, housing and meal plans are purged? It never fails: this is every semester. I believe this happens because someone is not doing their job or doing it at the last minute. The truth is we’re all guilty. Sometimes first time students do not have the guidance they need to be on top of their stuff and do it at the last minute. This is one of the main factors of late fees and purges. Other times financial aid and cashiers are so backed up with students they close out student banner accounts slower than others. My advice to SU students is please take care of your financial aid as soon as it opens. The earlier the better. You will want to keep this habit in applying for anything: housing, financial aid, classes, and even commendations if you have a disability.
Parking is also one of the most unreasonable factors students have to go through. Why should students receive parking tickets after they get a decaf? Why is parking limited to students who paid thousands of dollars of tuition and unnecessary fees each semester? Make it make sense! Southern University millions of dollars a semester. There should be no excuse for why they haven’t built or made a parking lot available for students on campus.
Even though students go through misshapes there were improvements to housing and the check in process. It only took a week to move everyone in and most students moved in during their check in periods. It was organized and fast paced.
Although SU has all these navigate misshapes, they also prepare you for life.