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Get the inside scoop on TCU admissions. Vault provides detailed accounts by students & alumni of the admissions process, including advice on getting in, applications, interviews, essays, and selectivity.


Status
Admissions Survey Excerpts
Alumni
I don't recall the process being especially difficult.   READ MORE
Current Student
TCU has gotten more and more selective in the past 3 years, as administration has attempted to maintain a limited enrollment. As i do some part ti...   READ MORE
Alumni
Went to visit college for over night dorm stay and orientation for the full next day. This process was performed the Spring Semester before enroll...   READ MORE
Current Student
The admission process was pretty easy, but I hear they are making the standards tougher. I believe the key is writing a well thought out essay an...   READ MORE
Status
Academics Survey Excerpts
Alumni
The program was challenging and very intellectually stimulating.   READ MORE
Current Student
I have found my major classes in political science to be much more difficult than my major classes in business ( TCU's most popular major). In my...   READ MORE
Alumni
I was never interested in the most popular classes, I just took the offered courses that allowed me to complete my program. The courses were chall...   READ MORE
Current Student
The quality of the classes at TCU is high. The majority of them are challenging and interesting. Their is a slight problem with getting in to th...   READ MORE
Status
Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Alumni
The program really didn't help to prepare for a new career since it isn't vocationally driven.   READ MORE
Current Student
Career Services seems pretty useless to me. I dont know what the do in their nice office but they have never helped me land a summer job or assisted i...   READ MORE
Alumni
Apon completion of this course I have been with this career that I went to school for going on 10 years now. It puts me in a higher bracket as for as ...   READ MORE
Current Student
Internship oppurtunities are high, especially if you are an above average student and you are involved in some of the more exclusive organizations on ...   READ MORE
Status
Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
I am a non-traditional student with family responsibilities so I didn't get too much involved in campus life. However, I lived near the campus an...   READ MORE
Current Student
TCU's freshman dorms are liveable, although not great. There are some very nice dorms that have been renovated and the On-Campus Apartments are a ...   READ MORE
Alumni
I had never ended up staying on campus for my course of study, however the campus was always clean. The neighborhood were the campus is located at...   READ MORE
Current Student
The quality of life at TCU is off the charts. Housing is really nice and the majority of the student housing dorms have just been renovated. The...   READ MORE
Status
Social Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Again, because I was not a traditional aged student, I didn't engage in the campus social events.   READ MORE
Current Student
Everyone here is good-looking and never seems to go to class. The typical student is rich, white,Greek, and conservative. The running joke about f...   READ MORE
Alumni
I was never apart of a club or orginization so that part of the school I was not familiar with. I went to school there during the day. So there we...   READ MORE
Current Student
The schools social life is one of the best reasons to come to TCU. You can get a great education that is highly respected and still have a great ...   READ MORE

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