U of H down in College rankings (Houston, Austin: unemployed, school)

[blkgiraffe]

3rd Ward isn't even that bad. Me and my friend usually walk around 3rd ward every night with no problems. I wasn't aware UH had a crime problem, because as far as I knew it was just dealing more with petty crimes. TSU is even a safe campus.

If you think 3rd Ward is bad than you must wasn't around in the early 90s. 3rd Ward is pretty safe and most of the crimes are usually personal.

As far as not being able to make it outside of Texas due to getting a degree from UH; that's BS. If you can't become successful in life than you have no one to blame but yourself.

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[Grainraiser]

I find this thread pretty interesting. I graduated from UofH back in 1986 and have only been back on campus once since. Sounds to me many things have not changed. Since it is a commuter school I can't see how it will ever be a tier one university. I received a great education but I don't see how they will ever get a tier one status.

[XodoX]

Originally Posted by jluke65780

3rd Ward isn't even that bad. Me and my friend usually walk around 3rd ward every night with no problems. I wasn't aware UH had a crime problem, because as far as I knew it was just dealing more with petty crimes. TSU is even a safe campus.

If you think 3rd Ward is bad than you must wasn't around in the early 90s. 3rd Ward is pretty safe and most of the crimes are usually personal.

As far as not being able to make it outside of Texas due to getting a degree from UH; that's BS. If you can't become successful in life than you have no one to blame but yourself.

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No, I wasn't. I thought you still had your diapers changed in the early 90's?


And that's not what he means, I think. Someone on this forum has told me the same. He went to UT Austin and then got into U of M. He told me there were only students there who also graduated from a top College. Basically, he was saying that the top grad schools do look where you went to College. That's what EEstudent refers to.

[blkgiraffe]

Originally Posted by XodoX

No, I wasn't. I thought you still had your diapers changed in the early 90's?


And that's not what he means, I think. Someone on this forum has told me the same. He went to UT Austin and then got into U of M. He told me there were only students there who also graduated from a top College. Basically, he was saying that the top grad schools do look where you went to College. That's what EEstudent refers to.

Looking at more statistics; however, I did frequent the 3rd ward area in the mid 90s and remember it.

[Svensk08]

Originally Posted by qwy

So please understand that when I ask for real examples I'm not trying to be snobby or a jerk, I just don't want to spend
Thousands moving to a new state for school and regret it. Honestly I only chose Taxes because you guys have some of the cheapest medical colleges in the country, but like I said earlier, if the quality isn't there I just spend more and find something better

Does this mean that you are planning to go to med school after getting your bachelor's degree? If so, you should be looking only at those 4-year universities with excellent pre-med programs. Wherever you go, work like hell to maintain top grades in all subjects, even those boring ones in the core curriculum. In your senior year you will need to take a prep course for the MCAT exam. A high score will let you apply to top-notch medical schools like UTMB and Baylor. These are in Houston, but I've never heard them referred to as being some of the cheapest! After graduation, residency and specialty training, most young MD's have large college loans to pay off.

Attending a university in Houston or Texas does not guarantee that you'll have special consideration for acceptance to medical schools here. Their students are culturally diverse and come from all over the U.S., plus many foreign countries.

Your best bet is to do some serious research about colleges and universities to determine which ones offer what you need. I don't recall your saying where you live, but there might be one in your home state that has a good pre-med program.

[Felixmp]

Originally Posted by qwy

1. Is U of H downtown a seperate college or just a off site campus?

2. How would you rank U of H downtown because I chose it based on it's low tuition, but I'd rather pay more and go to a quality college than go to a almost worthless cheap one. But from what I'm reading the U of H main campus is a 4th tier college anyway and you guys are right going from a 4th to a 1st tier isn't going to be easy I wish there president good luck

U of H Downtown is a separate college. It is an "open enrollment" school. Basically, it is a local community college. You only need to live within the community and have a GED or high school diploma to qualify. If I graduated from UH Downtown, I might forget to add the "Downtown" part to my resume so people would think I graduated from U of H.

[Topaz]

Originally Posted by mpgerma

U of H Downtown is a separate college. It is an "open enrollment" school. Basically, it is a local community college. You only need to live within the community and have a GED or high school diploma to qualify. If I graduated from UH Downtown, I might forget to add the "Downtown" part to my resume so people would think I graduated from U of H.

And then when your employers find out the truth, they would never trust you again.

[XodoX]

Originally Posted by Topaz

And then when your employers find out the truth, they would never trust you again.

lol, I wouldn't be too concerned about that. Probably gonna let you go then.

U of H has a pre-med program that is approved by the UT Medical Branch. You can look up the details on the UT Medical Branch website.

[EEstudent]

Originally Posted by XodoX

No, I wasn't. I thought you still had your diapers changed in the early 90's?


And that's not what he means, I think. Someone on this forum has told me the same. He went to UT Austin and then got into U of M. He told me there were only students there who also graduated from a top College. Basically, he was saying that the top grad schools do look where you went to College. That's what EEstudent refers to.

Well that and if I wanted to move out of Houston with a UH degree, I'm sure someone hiring me in a different city would be a little hesitant since UH is not exactly on the national stage.

However, if I was to graduate from UT or Texas A&M then I would assume that employers from different parts of the country would not be second guessing themselves.

Almost all of the people I know that graduated from Houston have stayed in Houston to work, cant think of anyone who got their degree and moved to a different part of the country.

[Oildog]

UH puts a number of people to work in the Oil/Petrochemical industry. Lots of transfers for promotions so you tend to see a number of UH grads in different areas.