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Word around the parking garages at USF is that parking is a pain in the rear. With USF being a mostly commuter school, the majority of students is going to campus in automobiles, making parking a problem. The cost of permits to park on campus seems a little steep when students have so much trouble finding a spot. Most students also say that the ticket officers sometimes take their job too seriously. In all fairness, it is their job, and they give a warning for the first offense. The parking garages can be a bit of a doozy navigating, but they are often the best places to find a spot.

Parking is a bit of a hassle all over campus. For residents, most of the time, you can’t find a spot reasonably close to the building you are living in, so you end up walking what seems like a half mile at times. The flip side of that is on those days that you do get a good parking spot, you have a feeling that it's just gonna be a good day. For non-resident students, they have to go through that hassle every day, and many will claim to have a higher magnitude of problems. Those students also have to leave for class normally 30 minutes early, just for enough time to find a parking spot.

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mercedesnunez3

Finance '14

3.5

B

Ok

make sure to get to campus early. its easier to follow someone to their car to find parking.

May 23, 2012

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USFMufasa

Accounting '14

1.2

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Notoriously Bad

You will most likely not find a spot on campus at USF. If you do happen to find one, you will most likely not have the right permit to park there and they WILL ticket you. I have gotten 3 parking tickets in 2 years and they have a terrible warning system. Also, parking permits are not cheap.

May 19, 2012

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taylorcarew

Anthropology and Archaeology '15

1.5

D+

More Hassle Than Help

You must get to class at least 45 minutes before your class starts to find parking. Even if you get there early if your first class is in the afternoon you will not find a spot. Parking at USF is like parking at the mall on Black Friday. Pay by space parking is $1.50 an hour with a maximum of 8 hours. Parking passes range from $90 to almost $200 dollars and if you do not have one...do not park where you are supposed to have one. Even on the first day of a new semester, parking services are strict. You can try and talk your way out of a ticket but it is unlikely. On a good day, with an early class and a permit, you have nothing to worry about, anything less, its like you have to give an arm and a leg to survive.

May 14, 2012

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