Texas Tech University Top Questions

Texas Tech is an extremely welcoming school to people of all different types of cultures, races, socioeconomic statuses, and religions. It is really hard to say what type of student would feel out of place at this school and what type wouldn't. The campus is so diverse that it is really hard not to find a group that you would feel out of place with. There is not a specific style that Tech students like to wear. You will notice that the fraternity's wear polo attire and sororities enjoy wearing Nike shorts and long t-shirts. Basically anything that show's off what Greek organizations they are a part of. Otherwise many students either dress casually in what they are comfortable in or they will dress in Tech attire to show off their school spirit. How everyone dresses does not have an effect on the interactions among the different groups of students. In the dining hall you may see the separation into the Greek students, the athletes, casual students, and the more intellectual students. But at the end of the day we recognize that we are all Tech students and we all work together to make ourselves and our school better. Most students coming to tech come from all across Texas from areas such as Austin, Dallas, El Paso, and Houston. These students financial backgrounds differ but the majority would have to be made up of middle class residents from these areas. The majority of students coming to Tech are politically aware of what is taking place in our country and many of them tend to lean more right than left. When discussing with other students about their career choices and how much they want to earn many do not always discuss how much they want to specifically earn. But no one is afraid to say that they hope they make a lot of money one day.

The student population is extremely diverse across all categories of race, religion, sex, socio-economic status. Any person could and will find a large population of students in line with their views and background. Despite being in a conservative city, Texas Tech has organizations dedicated to most religions, political views, and controversial topics.

Most of the students at Texas Tech are completely different. For the most part, they are white Christians from small Texas cities or suburbs. However, there is an abundance of international students and people from the rest of the country. There is a community of every kind since the school has such a large population of students, usually you just have to look for it. Mostly, students here are very Republican due to the fact that Texas Tech is located in West Texas and Texas is well known for being a Republican state. There is a Democratic presence at Texas Tech, because younger people tend to be Democrats, and they are very politically active on campus.

Diligent students are abundant in the Arts and Sciences College at Texas Tech University. Everyone is very helpful and ask a lot of questions so that no one is lost in the classroom.

Although I have met a limited amount of people, I know people that vary greatly. Some are very wild, some are extremely reserved and their work ethic varies similarly. There are a lot of good folks, though.

My classmates at Texas Tech depends on the class. In classes such as business they are really into their studies and very eager to set up a study group for once or twice a week. For other classes such as electives or requirements students are a little more chill and other form study groups before test days. All classmates are willing to share notes and build friendships though.

My classmates are high achievers that come together for class to achieve high goals in our journey to an excellent college education.

My classmates at Texas Tech University are very fun, friendly and relaxed.

My classmates are always up for a good study group, I can also rely on them daily for help if needed.

My classmates are mostly focused on their schoolwork and on excelling into the world. Most of my classes do not have huge numbers, so it is easy to open up and actively learn. It is challenging and builds me up to have such encouraging classmates and friends.