The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Date: May 09 2005
Major: Political Science (This Major's Salary over time)
My time at UNC-CH was a nightmare. I had high expectations for UNC since it has somehow acquired a fairly good reputation among universities. But the reality of the place was so disappointing that I nearly transferred out. The classes in my department were HUGE—maybe other departments have smaller classes, but I wasn't fortunate enough to have any. I heard professors complain (in class) about how much they hated teaching undergrads, and how it was taking time away from their research. I could hardly believe my ears. The Poli. Sci. dept. is heavily focused on grad students, and they seemed to get all the attention, got to work with the best professors, etc. I felt frustrated and discouraged a lot of time, and really regretted going to UNC.