The first week of classes has kicked off on the University of Tennessee at Knoxville campus, and students are finding the path of least resistance between classes, getting started on their studying and making new friends.
UT has enrolled more than 40,000 students this year, including around 7,100 first-year students. The university will finalize the number on the 14th day of class, but it's already shaping up to be another record-breaking year at UT, where first-year students represent 46 states, plus Washington, D.C., as well as all 95 Tennessee counties and 33 countries.
UT has 14 colleges on the Knoxville campus and hundreds of programs for undergraduates and graduate students to pursue, including the top-ranked supply chain management program and the undergraduate nursing programs, whose students will enjoy a new College of Nursing building this semester.
Knox News spoke with several UT students on the first day of classes Aug. 18 to gauge how they're feeling about the new semester. Check out the video above and the photos below to see campus back in session.
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This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: University of Tennessee students adjust to campus life in Knoxville
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