My DC was admitted in 2022. We visited UTK and Knoxville was unappealing. We thought DC would love it, but it was a miss. Loved other southern schools and towns so much more. Make sure you visit. |
Agree…was shocked at how dumpy the campus looked…the fraternity houses are at least an aesthetic blight (though may serve their purpose OK). |
Do people really call it “UTK” now, or is this just a weird DCUM thing?
I grew up in Alabama, and the flagship university of the state to our north was always just called “Tennessee.” Not UT, not UTK, just “Tennessee”—with the “University of” part implied. |
57K is huge! That's similar to UMd CP. UT Austin has only a few more applicants, in a state with 6x the population. |
www.utk.edu is the website for a place that calls itself "UT", so... |
Since when is Tennessee known as UTK? |
I don't really understand your point. UTK has 29,000 undergrads and UMD 30,600. UMD had just over 60,000 applications. University of Pittsburgh had 58,000 applications with 20,000 undergrads. So, I guess they are all "huge"? |
Which southern schools did you like more? |
It was in reference to the Texas comparison |
No, we call it UT. |
It’s not. It is UT. |
Auburn, South Carolina, Clemson, Ole Miss, SMU and Tulane. Also liked Indiana up north. Ended up at Tulane, but SMU was a close 2nd. |
I live in TN and worked for the UT system for years. My child will not be applying to UTK, as the state legislatures is insane. It is not a good state for women, minorities or the LGBTQ community. |
Give it a rest. |
My mom used to live near Knoxville and I went down there a lot. That school is lame. It usually has a good football team, that’s it. The idea that its acceptance rate can make it elite is simply ridiculous. |