The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Top Questions

Before coming to the University of Tennessee, I wish I had known how much walking would be necesary for me to get to different parts of the campus, as well as how hilly the campus was, so that I could have been in better shape before the first day of classes. Also, I wish I had researched the classes that I was considering to take in my first semester prior to orientation, where you are expected to sign up for all of your classes on the second day. There are so many students and they can only help so much.

What classes/work the major I chose would truly require of me.

I wish I would have known how much responsibility you need to be successful in your college courses. I have been so accustom to being guided through everything I do in school. But here, everything is in your hands. You have to know when and what to study. The professors are not going to remind you about anything. Nor are they going to make sure you make it to class. How you perform in college is completely up to you. I knew going off to college would make me more independent but I was not expecting the level of responsibility.

To get involved with on campus organizations earlier.

Before coming to this school I wish I had known how much construction the campus is undergoing right now. It seems that everywhere you turn there is a torn down building and a crane. The noise is obnoxious and it takes away from the campus' beauty.

How expensive it was going to get. That they were going to up tuiton like crazy. That they were going to waste my money. That some of the professors would have such thick accents.

I wish that I had known that there would be a lot of construction on campus.

I wish that I would have known how expensive it was going to be. They have continued to raise tuiation evry year since Ive been here. I am at the point now where my scholarships do not cover it all anymore. I understand that college is expensive but I feel as though my school is constantly finding new ways to raise tuition. There is an immense amount of construction going on on campus rigth now, so I have to take alternate routes to almost all of my classes. It is actually getting kind of annoying.

I wish I would have known a better layout of the campus. I was not very familiar of where certain departements and buildings were located.

I wish had known that there were so many hills that I would have to walk by in order to get to my classes.