UNC is NOT for everyone

jack
Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:39:31 +0000

OrchidDrop: I’m not “attacking” you; as I said, I’m just very surprised. Classes solely taught by TAs was not the experience of our daughter, nor of many students I personally know. And I do actually think that your “intro level” class experience is relevant to the discussion. My point was that perhaps huge intro level lecture-hall type classes are mostly taught by TA’s, and so if most of your classes were this type for the semesters you were there, then your experience might differ from students who placed out of a lot of those classes. Again, I don’t know this for certain, but I would think you also have a choice of registering for a class section with a tenured professor, or registering for one with a TA. Once again, however, TAs are often excellent instructors.

Your experience regarding social events, campus-wide activities, and events offered doesn’t seem to mesh with what I know, either.

As far the OOS tuition being “grossly unfair,” I think you have to remember that any public university will be more expensive for its out-of-state students, than for those resident students of its own state, whose parents pay taxes to support the state university system. That’s part and parcel of a state university; read the mission statement. (I daresay you are paying more for Northwestern.) Again, though, I’m glad you made the transfer and are happy at Northwestern.