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One of the pluses to Kent State is that it allows all of its students to have cars. Otherwise, parking is a complete nightmare. The price for parking passes is relatively expensive for the amount of stress you will have in actually finding a parking spot. Freshmen are stuck out at the stadium where they’re guaranteed a spot, but they have to wait for a bus to come get them and drive them back to campus. Commuters are always fighting for the good spots on campus, but they would have an easier time by parking in one of the not-so-convenient lots and just walking the extra five minutes to class. Those who live on campus will also be foraging the lots for an empty spot close to their dorm, and they will most likely have to park a little farther away than they would like. But for anyone who has had to park at the stadium, anything on campus seems like a godsend.

Be sure to park where you are supposed to, because you can and will be ticketed. Kent State recently upped the prices of its parking tickets, so if you are a constant offender, prepare to suffer through $50 fines and having your car tagged for towing. Only some Kent State students cheer on the yellow-coated parking attendants as they ticket cars that are parked in the wrong spots; the rest look at them with disdain, remembering all the past tickets they’ve received. When tickets aren’t paid promptly within seven days, a five dollar surcharge is added, so be sure to drop your payment off in one of the many red collection boxes scattered among the lots.

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hpcollin456

'15

Design and Applied Arts

2.3

C

Know Your Location

Getting a permit is somewhat costly. If I had to guess I would say that a stadium pass is roughly forty dollars. The stadium however, is a good five minute drive off-campus. There are buses that take you to and from the stadium regularly but still. As for parking tickets, just be cautious. Your first ticket is free of charge meant to be a warning. After that it is fifteen dollars. My suggestion is that just make sure you have your pass in sight.

Feb 04, 2012

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msk123392

'16

Graphic Design

0.0

F

Terrible

parking is very limited and way off campus mostly and even then you have to buy a very expensive permit to park anywhere on school property even library lots. there is not even 1/3 enough spaces to students.thats really bad.

Jan 25, 2012

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Russo93

'15

Pre-Medicine Studies

0.8

D-

Freshman Parking Horrible, but Gets Better as You Advance

If you're a freshman, you'll have to park all the way out in Dix Stadium, which may not bode well if the bus service isn't running at its best when you need it to. As you move up in grade, you'll find way better parking spots on campus, and there are alternatives, such as the churches nearby which offer decent parking spots. One of them doesn't allow overnight parking, but the other does.

Jan 10, 2012

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