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I went to U of H for approximatelyBrightMath
I went to U of H for approximately a year. I came in with nearly enough credits to graduate; my goal was to do so as soon as possible.

U of H is my fourth university; I've attended what are considered 'better' and 'worse' universities previously; as such I feel that I hold a unique perspective.

I hated every second of UH. Here's why:

1. I wouldn't describe myself as super-brilliant, but I was smarter than all of my professors, except for the math teachers. Even worse, I felt that I was 'older', or more emotionally mature. This was depressing. I found myself a couple times unwillingly in a stature war with a couple of them. I was under the impression that they found me intimidating. The math professors thought I was arrogant, and failed me on purpose the first set of exams in order to 'teach me a lesson'. This brings me to the second point.

2. All the kids at U H are white, suburban, and have no will or personality. Right-- that's obviously false if you look at the U H demographics, but it seemed to be true of the math department. I'm rather shy and retiring myself, but the work I do requires me to yell at people, lay down the law, and generally put myself out there. I'm used to dealing with conflict and generally saying what's on my mind. I felt very out of place in the U H classrooms. It seemed that the other kids in my classes had gone to reasonably decent public high schools where they actually taught you things, had stable home lives, jobs which paid a living wage, and didn't have much experience in the adult world except at UHouston. Many of them struck me as overachievers; reasonably bright kids who worked really hard and had become really good at school. The coursework we did reflected this; for the first time in years I was required to turn in homework, and we had quizzes every two weeks. I understand that the professors were trying to 'keep us on track', make sure we were learning things, but for someone like myself who had a lot of bullshit going on in the background, having to be constantly accountable for the course material was not feasible.

I love school, I love learning, but after a pretty awful spring semester juggling work, family, and really stupid feuds with arrogant old men with bad attitudes, I think I'm going to need a good long break before I'm ready resume courses.Hopefully something I've said in all this will be useful to someone considering attending UH.

1st Year Female -- Class 2016
Campus Maintenance: B, Individual Value: F
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I don't know why there is racial tensionAverage
I don't know why there is racial tension in such a diverse school. For no reason, I'm treated rudely by fellow students because I'm Asian. People only treat me differently after they find out my family donates over half a million to A&M. I spent my whole junior high and high school working to pay for college. I never had spring break or weekend off during school. And I watch the poor people get financial aid scholarships that I can't touch because my parent's income. Try not to be racist against race and economic class. The law students seemed racist at UH too, predominantly white.
2nd Year Male -- Class 2006
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Profs and admins are terrible here.Quite BrightMechanical Engineering
Profs and admins are terrible here. I haven't heard or seen anything worse compare to other universities. My advice to you prospective students is not to consider uh. You will waste your time here and develop un-necessary stress. Read the other reviews. This is NOT a university you would want to attend. STAY AWAY!!!!! Before its too late and you will be writing this negative review. For you ME students, watch out for Hollingsworth. He is arrogant and can't teach anything useful in the workforce. I don't know what he is so arrogant about. A Ph.D. graduate from Stanford, and yet, joins the rest of us losers at uh. Good job Hollingsworth. Maybe, Stanford thinks you are a loser too and label you as a reject. Better remove your Stanford name.
4th Year Female -- Class 2008
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