The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Top Questions

I think it's really important to go to your professors office hours. It really helps establish a relationship as to where you can get help anytime you need it.

Professors know my name because I am in nursing school, with only about 100 people in my graduating class. My favorite class of my whole college career was History of Rock with Wendell Werner.

Most professors know my name because of the intimacy of the art department. In art classes, participation and attitude basically make up the majority of your grade because it's not necessarily the product, but more the process you go through to get there. The graphic design program/art studios in general is VERY competitive. Everyone is always feeding off others' ideas and it's really like it's own community within the community of UTK. Working on campus is a good idea. I work at The Daily Beacon and it gets me job experience in a field I am interested in, but more importantly I made contacts that will be useful in my future of graphic design. I would recommend getting a campus job to anyone. Having a boss on campus is a VERY useful contact when applying for scholarships or future jobs. I feel that the majority of the conversations I have with my acquaintances (not so much close friends) is about class. My favorite class thus far has been my ENG 102 composition class. I enjoy writing, but I also liked the discussion in class and the readings assigned. Outside of class I rarely ever see professors, but I have always had successful email responses from any teachers I needed to contact.

Classes are interesting for the most part. There is an equal amount of good and bad professors It can get competitive Lots of help is offered

Academics at UTK are great in my opinion. Some of the undergraduate and graduate programs rank very high nationally which is excellent for a public university. Each year the programs continue to climb in the rankings therefore UTK's future is looking up. Students at UTK study a good amount in my opinion. I, myself tend to study a few hours a week per class and that still leaves me time to have a social life.

I thought when I came here that the classes were going to be so large that I wouldn't succeed but that is not true. Many of my Professors do know my name and if I needed help they would be willing to help me. The educational experience here is what you make it.

I believe academics at UTK are great, very challenging and intellectual stimulating. I believe that by just having a diploma from UTK will make one stand out on their resume than others because UTK is getting harder and harder to get into, not just anyone can get into UTK. Class participation is very common and has helped me learn the subjects better than just listening to a lecture. I really pride myself on the fact that I go to UT and the academics here at UT.

I hate our Math Department. I think the teachers are awful. The best class that I have taken at UTK is Social Psych 360 with Debra Stairs. She is an amazing teacher. I always enjoyed going to her class.

it all depends on how large your classes are, and how much of an effort you make to get to know your professors. if you make a big effort, and try to get them to remember your face, the professors will definitely know your name.

the academics are very good and students are held to a high standard. if you want a good atmosphere for studying and good degree programs i would completely suggest that UTK is the place to be, there is a wide variety of majors and higher degree programs and all are very good.