University of Houston Top Questions

So some extent...we are located in the middle of the 3rd ward, and as someone who has had their car broken into I would love to see some changes around the area. After attending UH for four years, I have come to realize that many people choose to come to UH rather than just not having any other options except for community college- UH needs to do more to change this perception!!!!!!!!! And to change the fact that we're a commuter school- require freshman to live on campus; work on getting more stores and restaurants in the area (not ghetto fried chicken restaurants and gas stations you can't go to after dark), you don't want students to have to drive over to the Rice Village all the time (they might as well go to Rice); continue the momentum with better student housing and more options; strengthen student organizations and do more to encourage students to get involved! We have the potential to be a great school, but we have a lot of factors working against us!

Yes, sometimes.

Not at all. While UH does not have the reputation of A&M, UT, or Tech, when it comes to the quality of education and the intelligence of the students we match them point for point, if we don't out right beat them. When you get out of the main-stream thinking and into specific fields UH has a reputation as being one of the best and turning out some of the highest quality graduates.