Academics
Students at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte love the 鈥減roximity to the financial district in Charlotte,鈥 which is a 鈥渇inancial hub鈥 with 鈥淔ortune 500 and other reputable companies throughout the region.鈥 鈥淭he flexibility of the program allows you to customize your concentrations, so they are relative to your strengths and what you would like to do in a future career,鈥 remarks one happy student. There is a 鈥渇ocus on banking, as there are a lot of BofA, Wells Fargo, and TIAA-CREF students,鈥 and the school has a particularly strong finance faculty. 鈥淭he work piles up and is demanding,鈥 one student says, 鈥渉owever, I鈥檓 getting used to the pace, and I feel that the extra work I put in is appreciated and noticed.鈥 UNC Charlotte 鈥渋s known for its diverse background and for its high expectation of students, which helps set up a two-way benchmark establishing goals for both the business school and the students.鈥
Students are very happy with the 鈥渧ery hands on鈥 and 鈥渆xtremely flexible鈥 administration. There is a 鈥渟trong commitment from administrators to help students succeed at scholastic and career goals,鈥 and 鈥渁dministrators will bend over backwards to help you in any way they can,鈥 such as 鈥渃onstantly making you aware of internships and available jobs.鈥 The administration is particularly quick at 鈥渁nswering questions or fixing problems.鈥 鈥淚 have not had an issue yet that they haven鈥檛 fixed quickly,鈥 one student says. 鈥淥verall they are friendly, responsive, and knowledgeable.鈥 鈥淭he business school staff is very helpful and always available.鈥 Students do feel the administration should do more for students outside of normal weekday work hours. There are 鈥渘ot many 鈥榓fter-workhours鈥 networking opportunities鈥 and not enough 鈥渘ight/weekend class offerings for graduate studies.鈥
Students are also proud of their professors, who 鈥渞eally care about their students鈥 and whose 鈥渄oors are always open.鈥 鈥淢y professors for the most part seem engaged, very intelligent, and reasonably demanding. The professors don鈥檛 want cookie-cutter answers and encourage depth in responses.鈥 鈥淎 majority of the professors are top-notch,鈥 and the ones who aren鈥檛 are 鈥渟ubject matter experts at worst.鈥 Although most professors 鈥渁re really great,鈥 others 鈥渕iss the mark and just teach the syllabus.鈥 鈥淟ike any academic institution, it鈥檚 bureaucratic, but not so much.鈥 One student explains the school 鈥渋s accessible, and you can always be pointed in the right direction.鈥
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