The University of Texas - San Antonio

Date: May 18 2009
Major: Business - Management and Administration (This Major's Salary over time)
I went to UTSA for a year and was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to transfer to UT-Austin.

If you're like me, then you were perhaps a bit lazy in high school and didn't care much about college, thereforeyou ended up at UTSA. However I can say my (and hopefully your) attitude will quickly change.

Let's be honest: UTSA is a feeder school to UT and other major universities. I strongly recommend working hard, getting good grades at UTSA, and then transferring after 1-2 years. UTSA does NOT have a good reputation and you would be better served at UT-Austin, A&M, TCU, SMU, LSU, etc. then staying here. A degree from UTSA is no better than an associates degree from a community college.

I still talk to some friends that stayed at UTSA and it seems like 90%+ of them are unemployed, working in retail for $9/hr, broke, etc. You are very unlikely to get a good degree, job offers, or academic experience from here.

While many other freshmen will fail out, drink themselves into oblivion, etc., please take my advice at get out ASAP.