http://www.studentsreview.com/TX/SHSU_comments.html Life at SHSU - Comments en http://www.studentsreview.com/TX/SHSU_comments.html 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... Wed, 13 May 2009 11:30:10 GMT StudentsReview 1340-60274 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 1340-60274 1340 44 Criminal Female Undergraduate Class 2010 3rd Year Negative 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. Wed, 13 May 2009 11:30:10 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/TX/SHSU_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/TX/SHSU_comments.html Sam Houston is a fantastic school for History and Criminal Justice majors. We have the fastest growing history department in the United States and the faculty (in the history department) are all amazi... Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:51:40 GMT StudentsReview 1340-59594 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 1340-59594 1340 41 History/Histories (art history/etc.) Female Undergraduate Class 2010 3rd Year Advice Sam Houston is a fantastic school for History and Criminal Justice majors. We have the fastest growing history department in the United States and the faculty (in the history department) are all amazing. Other than that this school basically sucks. The some students are driven to do well, and, lucky for us, we don't have very much competition to be the best. However, it would be nice to have some driven, like-minded students. There are things to do outside of school as long as your creative. The one thing I greatly dislike about Sam Houston is the fact that there is a lot of crime and no one does anything about it. In one semester I have had laundry stolen from the Laundromat (and the university does not provide the dorms with individual washers and dryers so there's no other choice) many times and even had my doormat taken right from my front door. My friend's car was broken into and his window smashed in. The worst part about that is that the Residence Life people and the Resident Advisors don't care. It is a good college, if you take yourself seriously and apply yourself. The classes (at least in history) are difficult, but not absolutely unreachable. However, I would not go so far as to call it an intellectual college... Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:51:40 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/TX/SHSU_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/TX/SHSU_comments.html this is a horrible school!!!!!! :)... Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:03:55 GMT StudentsReview 1340-59029 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 1340-59029 1340 48 Archaeology Male Undergraduate Class 2004 3rd Year Negative this is a horrible school!!!!!!

:) Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:03:55 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/TX/SHSU_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/TX/SHSU_comments.html A beautiful school. Not very far from Houston, The Woodlands, or Conroe. Good classes. Class sizes in many classes are between 15-48 students. A couple of classes have over 100 students. But the major... Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:37:01 GMT StudentsReview 1340-57755 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 1340-57755 1340 17 English Male Undergraduate Class 2012 2nd Year Positive A beautiful school. Not very far from Houston, The Woodlands, or Conroe. Good classes. Class sizes in many classes are between 15-48 students. A couple of classes have over 100 students. But the majority of classes have a small teacher to student ratio which I like so you feel like you are more than just a face in the crowd. And the teachers get to know your name and if you need help they are avaliable.
Also the school is affordable. Tuition runs about $2,000-$2,500 a semester depwending on how many classes ayou take and any additional fees for labs, etc. Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:37:01 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/TX/SHSU_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/TX/SHSU_comments.html 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... Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:41:11 GMT StudentsReview 1340-57557 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 1340-57557 1340 58 Political Science Male Undergraduate Class 2002 1st Year Negative 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.!!!! Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:41:11 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/TX/SHSU_comments.html