The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Top Questions

What do you consider the worst thing about The University of Tennessee-Knoxville? Why?

Megan

I just do not care for our chancellor. He is in a hunt to be in the to 25 universities as reported by U.S. News and World Report, and I feel like every decision is made for that reason. It seems that the school cares more about its reputation than its students sometimes, which seems oxymoronic. I think that a university that spends more time enabling its students to be more successful and independent will have a better turn out that would lead to reaching the university goals of being in the top 25 schools in America.

Bailey

I think the worst thing on campus would have to be the negative attitude that much of the male population has towards the female population. You don't encounter it physically, but on annonymous social media like Yik Yak, you see it way too often. Females are constantly put down for not having sex with someone, or not pressing charges for accused rape or assult, and the such. UT is also focused on getting on to the Top 25 Public Universisities list, so they're tearing down many buildings and replacing them with new ones, so tuition is rising.

Jeffrey

Tuition increases every year. For the Fall 2015 semester, current students saw a 3{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} increase while incoming students suffer a 6{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} increase.

Mason

The worst thing about my school is that many of the activities and social events are centered around Greek life. More often than not, if one is not a member of a fraternity or a sorority, they feel out of place at campus events. This can make students feel disconnected from the world around them.

Samantha

That the sience classes are too big. I am a chemistry major and it is harder to engage in my science classes with 300 ids in them.

Anthony

The worst thing abiut my school would have to be how long it takes to walk to certain classes. A couple of my classes were a 20 minute walk away whch made it a hassle to walk there especially when there was bad weather. It made going to class that much harder.

Jordan

The University of Tennessee is a large campus and functions much like a small city. For this reason, you may or may not get to know people.

Julia

The worst thing about my school is the rate of tuition. It's a financial burden on me and my family and for every other student I know.

Dillon

Campus housing is extremely expensive. I would love the convenience of living on campus (even if it meant tight living conditions) but I cannot bring myself to pay for it if the price isn't even close to competitive.

Elise

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