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| Quite Bright | I HATE this school, all that the student body can pride itself is that it has a ton of putdowns for other schools in the area, like Texas A&M University. The school is a dump, ALL construction goes to the lowest bidder and it shows. Mechanically speaking (as I am a HVAC commercial technician) the people that maintain EVERYTHING at this school and in the entire CRAPPY city of huntsville are complete IDIOTS. Huntsville itself is a dump, nothing more than a bunch of hillbillys and blacks; both in and out of prison. I have had several professors (about half) that were ESL (and did not speak clearly enough to understand), and several professors who are so into their own field that they have no way of explaining it to those who are not (students). The only place worse than shsu is university of houston, and the only reason thats the way it is, is due to the fact that uh is located in the GHETTO...shsu is located in a hillbilly ghetto...RUN, goto TAMU or UT, or even TT for god sakes, do not waste your time going to this crappy school. | Perceived Campus Safety: A+, Education Quality: F |  | | |
| | May 13 2009 | 3rd Year Female --
Class 2010 | | Blog it!Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account:
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| Super Brilliant | this is a horrible school!!!!!!
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| | Apr 02 2009 | 3rd Year Male --
Class 2004 | | Blog it!Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account:
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I would start of by saying that this university needs a lot of work on the part of its student body. A good portion of the individuals that attend this university are from small, Texas towns or middle-class suburban areas of Houston (mostly the north side.) As for myself, I myself was born to a white mom and a Chinese dad and grew up in Southwest Houston, so I had a real multicultural and pro-academic upbringing.
In terms of race relations and religious views, this school would be considered highly conservative. Protestant Christianity might as well be the official religion of the university as there are several highly-active (and large) student Christian organizations. It's almost unheard of to come across someone who identifies with a religion other than Christian. With that said, if you are seeking a diverse academic environment (most schools of this size are) then this isn't the place for you.
What's good about this school is that it is in a VERY safe area. The prison where they execute Texas death row inmates is within a stone's throw of the university and with that you have a ton of law enforcement and prison guards in the area. Also, it should be noted that the prison system nearby and the university have a very close working relationship. The school is supposedly (according to the students) the 2nd largest criminal justice school in the nation, but during my time at Sam, I have yet to see the source of that "fact."
The professors I have to say are in my experience above average. I have been fortunate enough to have the privilege to study under many highly talented professors. However, at the same time, it is unfortunate that the professors abilities at this school far surpass the quality of students here.
Even though I am aware that the administration and professors do their best to improve the university, one who has walked around a more "well-known" or "higher-tier" university in this part of Texas (i.e. Rice, U of H, etc.) can't help but notice that this school is significantly behind. What I mean by that is that the library had chairs and furniture that I would bet have been there since the library's opening in the '60s. Many buildings, though acceptable as places of learning, do show their age and signs of wear. One can judge from this school's architecture that Sam Houston State doesn't have a multi-billion dollar endowment to play around with.
As for Huntsville? Don't get me started. It's not a college town at heart. It's more a prison town than anything else. The college atmosphere here is nothing compared to more well-known, classic American college towns, i.e. Berkeley, Auburn, Austin, Lubbock, etc.!!!! | Faculty Accessibility: A+, Education Quality: F | | | |
| | Feb 07 2009 | 1st Year Male --
Class 2002 | | Blog it!Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account:
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| Quite Bright | My major was in a very competitive and cliquey department.
The teachers and opportunities were amazing; the students were more like high school--inappropriate outbursts, refusing to work with people that weren't in their social group. It appeared to me they were more interested in smoking pot, drinking and having parties than excelling at their major subject. On top of that, the town is extremely depressing. The only clothing store available is the JCPenney catalog store. The only bookstore is Hastings and the small campus bookstore which focuses on textbooks. I had to drive to College Station or The Woodlands (1 hour) for items that you can commonly get just a mile from your home. I was expecting a more mature social attitude, but instead got something more like jr. high or high school from my peers. Partying is way more important here than it should be. I had to leave as my spirit was becoming more and more broken. I wish my dept. could have moved to a more sophisticated environment; they were wonderful. | Education Quality: A+, Collaboration/Competitive: F | | | |
| | Jan 09 2009 | 1st Year Female --
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