The University of Houston

Other than the honors college, the university needs to improve the quality of the student body immensely. There are some real hood rats at this school, in addition to other forms of "diversity". You can call this school the second most diverse in the nation but when 90% of the asians segregate themselves with other asians, I don't see how the general student body can benefit from it. It's like that with almost every race on campus with the sole exception being the students from the honors college who are generally very sociable with other races.

This whole segregation stems from the inherent suburbanism that thrives on this campus. The majority of the student population commutes from the suburbs and still holds that mentality when it comes to the close minded bubble they call home. This suburbanism also extends into life for those who actually live on campus. I have never seen so many wanksters in my life who listen to nothing but rap music and are from the woodlands or katy. Please, yall aint hood. I'm no inner city snob but the amount of ignorance and lack of open-mindness at this institution is astounding.

The school itself is pretty decent academically but a lot of the professors are way too hard on students. UH has some of the highest gpa deflation in the country and if you're serious about going to a good law/med school then avoid this place at all costs because your GPA will SUFFER.

Also the campus lacks zero identity when it comes to aesthetics and architecture. Sure the new buildings are hella nice but they all look so out of place. There's a severe lack of consistency when it comes to architecture and

UH can not hold a candle to Rice or UT's campus who actually take pride in keeping their university uniform and beautiful.So all in all UH is definitely a good place if you're close minded, enjoy commuting in 100 degree weather, and are enthralled by newness rather than character.

Attending classes and seeing the student body and faculty did not help my mind set at all. The faculty is complacent and doesn't care to enrich the student to further develop an actual understanding of the coursework. There are, however, few exceptions to this, but the majority of the faculty is very disconnected to what teaching should be.

The caliber of student is, again in general, complacent. I believe it stems from the efforts of the professor, but still not a good excuse. Students would rather take an "easy A" course that will not enrich them in the long-run and STILL cheat at an "easy A" course. There is entirely too much cheating at this school. I understand that there is cheating everywhere, but it hurts more when the professor KNOWS that cheating is taking place and does nothing to correct it but to make exams harder (Doesn't matter for the cheaters, punishes those who actually study).

Whoever is in charge of the school budget should be fired. Wasteful spending on non-essential "upgrades" to the school. New railings for a handicapped ramp that originates from a closed off parking lots, dozens of large flat screen televisions that stay on 24/7, buildings that require RE-BUILDING before they are even open....and one of the WORST things is SECURITY and PARKING!!! Security is non-existent. The guard at the front desk video chats with people at the computer, minimizing the camera view. Parking tickets are everywhere because its extra cash for this money-grabbing "university" yet safety is always an issue. I remember getting a parking ticket on a Sunday at 8:30pm... yet I have never seen a security guard past 5pm.Going here will be a huge disservice to your professional career. I have miraculously landed a great job with a very big firm that isn't supposed to hire from UH (I don't blame them), so it IS still possible to get a job... but most people will have to settle for less, IE: Target Floor Supervisor, Enterprise Sales Rep, Non-paid "Financial Advising" internship, and then no job. All of the aforementioned reasons are why UH isn't a target school and why I'm ashamed to tell people I went here. Looking for a job at Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan (NOT CHASE), any top consulting firm, and a plethora more.