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The University of Tennessee was a great school for me to attend because it provided a strong academic foundation while also offering real opportunities to grow outside the classroom. The campus environment encouraged involvement, networking, and leadership, which helped me develop both personally and professionally.

Being at Tennessee also helped my career by exposing me to valuable resources such as career fairs, internship opportunities, and connections with alumni and employers. The experience... Read More pushed me to build communication skills, gain practical experience, and learn how to apply what I studied to real-world situations. Overall, attending Tennessee played an important role in shaping my confidence and preparing me for the next step in my career.

UTK is a fantastic school with a vibrant and nurturing environment. It's experiencing tremendous growth across all departments and disciplines, which means no matter what you study, state-of-the-art innovations and resources will be available to you. You also won't find a better student life anywhere. From game days to student organizations to just the peers in your classes, you will find "your people."

However, it does have some downsides. Parking and housing are pretty impossible to navigate, although... Read More the university is addressing the housing issue...at the expense of the parking issue. Politics can get pretty tense on campus, with little room for actually engaging in dialogue about it.

I had an overall positive experience within my major (music) and even met some good professors outside the music building, but the university's bureaucracy was challenging at mulitiple points during my academic journey. My car was towed in the first two weeks that I was there, for parking lot resurfacing. That was a week before the start of the semester, and the only kids in the neighboring dorm were the marching band students like me. They should have come to the rehearsal and let us know, right?... Read More Then in my senior year, they wouldn't confirm if I had completed all course work to graduate in time for me to send out invitations. These bookend experiences left a bad taste in my mouth.

My time at The University of Tennessee was engaging, challenging and full of opportunities to grow as an individual to prepare me for the real world. As a transfer student coming into my junior year it was hard to jump in initially and get involved. I ended up joining a business fraternity that led to many friendships, networking events and neat career growth opportunities that I would not have had otherwise. The culture on campus was friendly and inviting. There was lots of diversity and truly a... Read More club for everyone it felt like. I loved the talent the school had through sports and the school spirit we had as well. I was able to be involved in our sports marketing internship and work directly with different sports on campus. Classes were rigorous and I felt constantly challenged. My professors were helpful but extra credit was hard to come by in a lot of cases. Class sizes were bigger at points but I didn't mind it. I loved my marketing classes the most. They were creative, hands on, simulated team building focused that worked at building us professionally to prepare us for the real world. I worked hard at UT to earn my degree and would recommend anyone to attend. The business program is great and would benefit anyone who attends.

As a graduate student at the university of Tennessee, Knoxville, I’ve found my experience mostly positive. Many students are of the notion that faculty are supportive and willing to help, and the programs offer solid research and professional opportunities. The workload can be heavy sometimes and stressful especially when trying to balance classes within research and teaching, and issues like housing and campus construction can be frustrating. Overall, UTK provides strong academics and a supportive... Read More environment, but it requires good time management to succeed.

I am submitting this review anonymously due to a genuine fear of retaliation, which itself reflects the environment at UT Law.

My experience has been marked by an unsupportive community, accessibility issues, and poorly organized courses. Several professors were inaccessible, dismissive, or outright rude when asked for help, and many emphasized abstract theory with little to no practical legal experience or real-world application.

Course organization was consistently weak, with unclear expectations... Read More and shifting requirements that made learning unnecessarily difficult.

I regret my decision to attend UT Law. Prospective students should carefully consider whether they are comfortable in a program with limited support, weak accessibility, and a lack of practical, well-structured instruction.

I earned my PhD in the XYZ department (not disclosing which department or exactly during which years to maintain my anonymity and protect myself). I will also say that I am writing this review with a level head and calm attitude at a certain period of time after I earned my degree. I learned a few things along the way. For one, the undergrads seem to have a decent thing going for them. Unfortunately, the grad students are generally swept under the rug and have to fend for themselves. Very few of... Read More the faculty seem be concerned with the success of the grad students. This is not to say that the faculty members are not contributing scientists or decent folks. Some of them are well-respected or otherwise well-known (or used to be) scientists in their field of study. Some are "famous" scientists. Coursework: there are only 2 or 3 relevant upper-level courses offered in the XYZ department for the grad students. Only one of these courses has any sort of analytical or critical thinking component. The other few are essentially worthless and commonly known as a joke of a course. Even the faculty will admit that the courses are a joke. There is a common trend for the faculty to spend most of the class time palling around with the grad students, casually and infrequently mentioning a "neat paper" (and then not bothering to dive into how and why it is so "neat"). Many times the grad students are expected to lead the class or teach a lesson. This is actually a good thing in practice. However, due to the complete lack of rigor in the department the grad students often don't know exactly what they are talking about. Again, this can be a good learning experience. BUT, there is never a point where the professor in charge chimes in to correct a mistake or to highlight something important that should be discussed more deeply. Important analyses are never explained in the slightest detail. They are casually mentioned and breezed over. There is no instruction whatsoever at any point. As long as the student-instructor does not completely butcher every aspect of their lecture they often earn full points. This invites endless opportunities to confuse the other students. There is a palpable sense of apathy in the classroom. It is bizarre. This is especially frustrating as someone who is desperate to learn as much as possible. There is no structure in the department. Each academic advisor essentially makes up some arbitrary way to say that, "yes, this person can have an M.S. or Ph.D", and they give their nod to whatever almighty power that prints the diplomas. There are no standards for preliminary or final exams or any specific qualifications or abilities you need to display. Essentially, any student that stubbornly survives the process gets their advanced degree. It doesn't matter how poorly they perform. Some branches are worse than others. I will not divulge exactly which specific branch of study in the department - but many of these advanced degrees are essentially given away. Some faculty will openly admit to this academic sin or refer to it casually. Ultimately (especially for PhD - level studies), the student should display an ability to teach themselves complex analyses and to learn how and why the scientific method is best applied their field of study. However, there is still massive gaping hole in the educational process. It is rather frightening and depressing to watch this hole expand. Part of my project suffered immensely because some folks over my head "lost" or "misplaced" tens of thousands of dollars that were specifically delegated to my research project. The issue was discussed and shrugged off in a matter of seconds at a meeting. This was federal funding that required a lot of work to acquire - completely dismissed and forgotten. How does this compare to other Universities? In the USA or internationally? The educational process seems to be incredibly diluted. I sincerely hope that these are isolated issues. If not, "advanced degrees" are simply a product of an automated factory process.

The social work school is horrible. They can be extremely stuck up. Multiple times I have been belittled and treated poorly for asking questions about my field placement or for asking questions in regards to a grade that was inappropriately placed but eventually was fixed. I was put into a very inappropriate field placement and then blamed. My field instructor did not even have a social work degree and the college allowed her to count my hours wrong all while shaming ME for asking for help on the... Read More matter. It is evident the professor of my field course has narcissistic tendencies as well, and I have no idea how she is a social worker at all at this point with her lack of ethics and lack of empathy. She comes off extremely robotic. I wish I could get a refund due to such a horrible experience. It was borderline traumatic and I am emotionally drained already just from attending this college. I have nothing positive to say. I am disgusted at how students are treated and made to feel. There is a general lack of support and no empathy, all while being shamed and called "unprofessional" if you have any emotions at all due to THEIR errors. They also blame you if they mess anything up. I was even attacked over email for being confused by a faculty members spelling error at one point! GLAD TO BE DONE! DO NOT GO HERE!!