Tennessee State University in Nashville

As you may or may not know, it's as great HBCU that produces exceptional talent academically and athletically in spite of its underfunding by the state governing body. Imagine what if! What are you going to do about it?

Where do I even start with this place. Let's start with the dorms. I stayed in the dorms. The dorms are loud constantly. Residents are constantly slamming doors. Loud music plays 24/7 in the dorms. There is a constant marijuana scent inside the dorms along with other unpleasant smells. The dorms are a cold place to be. They are extremely dusty with many appliances and furniture broken or simply not functioning. The showers have curtains broken off. I recall when the fire alarm went off several times during the night and day. It would go on for hours. Some students would purposely pull down the fire alarm in the middle of the night. There were other times when there was an actual fire in the laundry room. The fire department came several times. Many of the machines in the laundry room are broken or just dont work at all. The laundry room is extremely dirty and dusty. If you enter the dorms ever, it's like a time machine that takes you into the past. They are very outdated. Students yell out of the dorm room windows nearly every night and speak atrocious language at each other. They also throw objects out. Let's talk about the campus. Crime is very much so a problem on the campus and outside of it. Most of the buildings are detoriated. I recall a time when I walked into a biology class in MCcord Hall. The classroom was extremely outdated. Parts of the ceiling was hanging down. It was disorganized. Extremely dusty and dirty. I couldn't believe what my tuition dollars were paying for after this experience. The library is another problem. Students are constantly disturbing others. Faculty are always getting on the microphone to warn the students to quiet down. That doesn't seem to help. The paperwork process at this college nearly caused me not to attend my first semester here. They paperwork is extremely slow moving. I found myself going in never ending loops from one department to another. The lines at departments such as financial aid can be extremely long. The food served in the cafeteria is unhealthy. Sometimes food fights would break out. Then students would talk about it proudly. In the classroom there seems to be a lot of disturbances caused by other talking when they shouldn't be or someone trying to be funny. Overall I found that the students here are not serious about their education. Immature behavior by students is a very strong presence in the university. This university seems to be on a extremely fine line between a functional university and a university that catastrophically fails at its mission. The university messed up my account by adding a balance several weeks after a semester ended and all payments had been finalized in the beginning of the semester. I really feel cheated by this university not only by that mistake but also the terrible quality of education they offer. I did not find the classes offered here to be challenging. Sometimes professors would say inappropriate things. Many are not professional. This is not a place I felt proud of going to by any means. In fact I was ashamed to say I went to TSU. I am glad I made the decision to stop going here and never look back. I'll admit that I should have done more research before going to this college. Should have taken a tour. But this review is not about that. I think I have reviewed this college honestly and I hope anyone that reads it can decide for themselves whether they want to attend here or take the steps necessary to go to a better college. Do not make this college your only option like I did. I just think that this college is very close if not at the point of what is unacceptable for a university.

I graduated here back in Fall 2017 with my BBA in Accounting. It's a rocky road dealing with staff; even during slow times outside of registration. I used to work in the college system, so I understand the workflow of how I am supposed to handle being a student (which offices to go to for help, who to ask help from, keeping track of specific documents I need to turn in, etc.). However, it was difficult to get help when needed. Some staff can be very rude and unhelpful if they ever answered their phone/email. I would also go to the main campus offices to try to talk to someone, and there were several occurrences where offices would be randomly closed without putting it in their voicemail or webpage. This is not helpful when you work full-time and have to take off work to go to campus. Aside from the nightmarish organization of student services, this is a really great university! Most of my professors were very passionate about their teaching, and actually showed willingness to help you if you are struggling or congratulate you if you are doing well. Going into upper-level accounting courses were tough, but rewarding, and I felt like the professors and classmates were there to support me all the way. What's also great about this university is how affordable it is. I managed to graduate here with no student loans. It's hard, but doable. I also appreciate the accreditation is the same as other local large universities. So if you are looking for an affordable and good university, check out TSU. Just be prepared to take off time, and prepare for some disappointments dealing with staff and admin.

I was supposed to have been transferred here last fall as part of their community college transfer program. I went through all of the paperwork and kept asking when my classes would be put on record so I could sign up for classes. (everything I needed to take had prerequisites that my community college credits would satisfy) after being told repeatedly that it would be taken care of in time. Despite this, my transcript wasn't updated on time, the semester started and I was still unable to sign up. Furthermore, even if they got my transcript applied it wouldn't have mattered because the financial aid office also proved to be inept. I had submitted all of my documents on time and was sent one last thing to fill out on my computer. Each time it would come back a few days later saying the information was incorrect (it wasn't) I tried to contact the financial aid office and never heard anything back. Because of all of this my plans for the future got completely sidetracked. I had to take another job while I waited to get to a different school. Thanks to TSU's negligence I am also now unable to receive a community-college transfer scholarship because it has been too long since I left NSCC. I would not recommend anyone attend this school, administration is absolutely awful.

The class instructors have been back to back world class credentials for my two years. Some other faculty can be a distraction since we have kids coming from all over, not just southern ways. But that is this area problem. The educated college kids and Profs don't see color only any longer. The uneducated kids and staff do stick out though. But sadly also aren't here more than a semester or so. I’ve had a great experience so far overall. Ten stars to instructors and classmates, three for other. I love TSU! - ♥️one of our white girls