University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Top Questions

Since I am a transfer student, the most frustrating thing about UNC has been that all of my credits did not transfer the way I was hoping. I had to go to each department trying to gain credit for classes, which was a hassle. Scheduling in general is not the easiest, but for the most part you can eventually get what you need.

The most frustrating about my school is the lack of tutors in the math department. You will spend hours in the math tutoring center waiting for help because there is only one or two tutors there to help over 50 students. The math tutors are patient but the lack of math tutors at my school is very frustrating when I am in need of assistance.

How incredibly difficult professors can be when the material isn't that hard to understand.

A lot of students are family legacies who want to party in frats and don't particularly care that this is one of the best schools in the state. Too many people drink instead of finding more productive ways to have fun.

The closing times of dining halls and convenient stores on weekends, as well as the considerable distance between campus and the closest grocery store/shopping complex.

The workload is a lot. For science classes, you have 5 hour labs, webassign, along with reading the book and note taking during lectures. Also, many classes only have 2-3 tests all semester, and your grade primarily relies on these tests alone so if you fail the tests you pretty much fail the class. However, many professors curve heavily.

Some of the advisors are not helpful when a student is seeking specific information about majors, minors, and the pre-medical and pre-dental tracks.

The school spirit

The most frustrating thing about this school is that I don't have as much money as the other students.

While it can be refreshing to see brand new faces every day on your walk to class, at around 20,000 students, the size of the school can be overwhelming - and it exhausts the town's resources, with parking virtually nonexistant and Franklin St. beyond busy on weekends.