amblance

I have two sons attending UNT, neither in the music program. One thing I wish I'd paid more attention to is the graduation rate from the school. It is 48% within six years. When my kids applied I attributed this to the fact that the school has a large commuter population. Both of my kids have had bad experiences that resulted in them either taking classes they did not need or having to take classes over. When my oldest started there his freshman year he had 6 hours of credit that should have transferred that he was not credited for. He found out after he had retaken the classes at UNT that he should have been credited. An advisor reccommended a class for his major. The class was in his area of study but did not count towards his degree. The response when he followed up with the advisor, was simply 'sorry'. My younger son showed up for a final with 17 other students (out of 30) in the class to find that the final had been moved to another time; an earlier time of course. An message had been posted on the class website but no announcement was made in class. The instructor was reprimanded for moving the final but no recourse was offered to the students. He did't flunk the class but it was not conducive to his GPA. My oldest will graduate this spring. We have easily paid for an entire semester of classes he did not need. My youngest is considering a transfer to another college to complete his degree.

saxguy

Thank you both for contributing some great feedback. I'll keep UNT as a serious option but not my only option. All of this helps tremendously and I'm very grateful for your thoughtful advice, both with positive and negative leanings.

Jewel2000

Professors have to much power to teach as they want, which is good if they "really" like teaching, and very bad if they are busy getting their Ph.D while teaching several classes, and applying for jobs, or if they have been working for the campus for several years and feel as if they are God and... Many do think they are God.

I found the administration not organized well...it took me over 4 months to get register. I had to pay them $800 6 weeks after school began because of their mistake.

If you miss more than 3 days in a class, you drop a whole letter grade.

Writing lab is under staff. Writing is suppose to be important as a college student, better seek help off campus if you want good editing for your papers.

Campus is large, over crowded, can take up to 30 minutes to find a parking space that you pay $235 for.

Lots to do around campus if you like to drink.

Lots of crime on and around campus.

Many Professors are not very understanding towards young students needs.

Not many places to study on campus in quiet.

Tution is cheap.