(UTEP/UTexas-El Paso) I attended UTEP mainly because I lived in the

How this student rated the school

Educational Quality	D	Faculty Accessibility	B
Useful Schoolwork	F	Excess Competition	F
Academic Success	F	Creativity/ Innovation	F
Individual Value	F	University Resource Use	D
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	B	Friendliness	B
Campus Maintenance	C	Social Life	F
Surrounding City	C	Extra Curriculars	C
Safety	A

Describes the student body as: Approachable Describes the faculty as: Friendly, Unhelpful

Male

Quite Bright

Lowest Rating Useful Schoolwork	F

Highest Rating Safety	A

He cares more about Academic Success than the average student.

Date: Jan 13 2008
Major: English (This Major's Salary over time)
I attended UTEP mainly because I lived in the surrounding city of El Paso, Texas, and, well, because I kind of set my sights low. Big mistake. UTEP is a university that pretty much ranks just above a community college, and I say this not out of anger, but out of constant interaction with other students and faculty members. UTEP is a very non-competitive school, wherein students do mediocre work and face few challenges. Do not expect to learn much here as a result of this. You'll spend many years and thousands of dollars just to have a piece of paper that doesn't mean much (UTEP is pretty much at the bottom of all college rankings—that is, when it is mentioned at all). The university's main goal seems to be to churn out teachers for the local school districts, and it's main feeder school is El Paso Community College. Its entrance requirements are low, so the school is loaded-down with many students who cannot write basic sentences (I'm not kidding, folks—basic sentences) or who do not know basic math. To remedy this problem, the school has a massive remedial writing, reading, and math program. That's right—remedial! UTEP actually has classes to teach new students how to _read_; that ought to give you an idea as to how low-quality the student base is. Don't expect students who are worldly or well-read. Quite the opposite: most are from El Paso, a dusty, isolated border city.

The business college is quite run-down and has a very poor reputation—don't expect big-time companies to stop by for recruiting. The engineering department gets the most improvements, but it's still not as highly ranked as other 4th-tier schools. And the liberal arts department is an utter mess—you can get by too easily.

Campus life is nil because of its commuter status (the campus is dead after 5 PM), and as far as student friendliness, it's not too bad, but you'll run into the interesting "fresa phenomenon". Fresas are preppy students from nearby Mexico who look like they came from some cheesy Mexican novela (soap opera), and who happen to be the most arrogant fools you'll ever meet. They often walk around in clusers with cell phones fixed to their heads, wearing the latest IZOD shirts or K-Swiss gym attire.

Look, if you want an academically challenging school with a vibrant campus life, avoid UTEP. You'll be glad you did.

I got my bachelor's and master's degrees at UTEP, and now I'm looking to go to a better college to start all over again. That ought to tell you something.

Responses

Yeah utep sucks for social life

You seem to be clueless as to one of the functions of a university: to serve the community. Do people get an outstanding, super challenging education at UTEP when compared to other schools? No. Is UTEP selective? Not at all (basically 100% admit rate). But do they help raise the bar in their community? Absolutely. There's a strong remedial program BECAUSE THERE'S A STRONG NEED FOR REMEDIAL CLASSES. The average UTEP admit isn't the brightest star in the sky, but they are better off for their time spent there.

UTEP does suck worst school in southwest especially with all the fresas avoid at all cost

You are an idiot. A high school is where remediation should take place. If worse comes to worse (which is the anthem of El Paso) the community college might have to pick up the slack. Never is a major state university a place for remediation (unless its sights are so low as it the case for UTE)).

You are right Sir. I attended UTEP as well, and after applying for jobs in business consulting mgmt firms I was precluded from obtaining a job offer, (even though I ranked beyond the 75th percentile in the GRE exam-it was required for the position I applied). They said "your school is not our target school", and others simply did not even bother to offer an interview. I am very disappointed and if I decide to do my MBA it won't be at UTEP.

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