University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Top Questions

The worst thing about the school is the overwhelming political slant among the majority of students and teachers. At times, I do wish it was a bit more balanced, especially from the faculty's perspective.

wayyy too liberal. god help you if you're not a member of the democratic party.

The campus is verily large and sometimes it's hard to make it to class on time, especially if you have one class on north campus and then you have make it to south campus for another class.

The parking and other areas of high traffic are even worse because there are more incoming freshmen than ever before.

Some people can't handle the size, and the advising faculty are hard to get in contact with. They also aren't very able when it comes to giving specific advice for each individual student.

Worst thing about this school is how expensive it is and how expensive the surrounding area is.

I love everything about UNC-Chapel Hill.

The worst thing is probably the amount of work required to do well. I can do the required work with minimum studying and get a B, or i could do 50+ hours a week and maybe get an A. However, it is very hard to get A's.

The large size of classes makes it harder to have a personal relationship with the professors

I would have to say parking. It is very difficult to park on campus on home football game weekends.

Freshman year, be ready for big classes! It will inevitably feel huge compared to your high school. My freshman classes all had 70-300 people in them, which made me feel really distant from my professors. However, once you get past the basic courses and you get more involved in your department, that problem goes away completely.

A lot of social life is around greek life.

Due to the fact my school is a liberal arts school, I sometimes feel that my conservative views are a little supressed here. Especially during this years election, because I was a McCain supporter, I felt the need to keep my opnion to myself as the minority group on campus. I only knew of a small group of McCain supporters on campus and felt overwhelmed and somewhat intimidated by the sheer number of Obama fans.

The worst thing about Chapel Hill is the lack of outdoor activities nearby. The beach and the mountains are 3-4 hours away in opposite directions. If you're an avid hiker, surfer, or just a beach bum you have to be willing to drive to get to your destination.

There is so much to do and get involved in, I don't have enough hours in the day to do it all.

That's an easy one! The high cost of out of state tuition and the lack of MERIT scholarships.

I feel like social life revolves around alcohol and there isn't much else to do.

UNC-Chapel Hill has very few bad attributes in my opinion. However, I do think students can get lost in the enormity of the school and not get the academic advising attention they need. Some kids have to stick around for another semester just to get one more required class.