University of Houston Top Questions

Plan it out. Take one of each type of class. Don't take only Biology and no Chemistry, because later on, you'll have to claw and scramble to make up for lost time. Also, have some financials or a job lined up, because girl, it is expensive! And plan out your schedule wisely. Think well ahead in to the future so you won't ever have to miss classes or important dates.

As i was a senior there was much iformation about how to apply for college but it was not enough, the first thing that i would do is to get all the information about classes that i needed to get prepared for college, instead of taking classes that were not nessesary. Iwould try to get in harder classes in my senior year to be prepared for my freshman year of college. Interships would have helped a lot during my senior year because it would of helped me see if my major was right for me. Although research for carrers was available it would of helped to meet someone from the University to talk about student life to make it easier. Looking for more schoolarships during this time would of been helpful because then i could of had a plan and have enough money to pay for classes. The main thing is i would of applied earlier to the university that way i had more opportunity to not be so stressed out and do everyhting on time. Getting to know what was better wethere to live on campus or off campus would of been of great help as well.

There has been so much drama and obstacles that I've gone through my freshman year of college and I learned so much from each of those rotten experiences. I've learned how to avoid or not make those mistakes since I don't want to go through that road anymore. I've learned to improve my self. My academic improvement is a priority. I've accepted the fact that I need to learn to loosen my efforts in trying to please others all the time. Friends were my priority before, then I saw that when you want them, they can not make time. If they don't have time for your friendship, then those people are not worthy of being your friend. The most secure advise to incoming freshman would be to study hard and then go play. Good grades are worth it in the end, don't lose sight of the light at the end of the tunnel. It is important to remember that you are not there to only gain experiences, but also to gain a solid education and go past the darkness and onto the light of success!

It is rather hilarious that a lot of high school seniors are stubborn with their major. They know what they want to do with their life and will snap at you if you say otherwise. I was one of those students, but it all changed my first semester of university. My first major was international relations, but after taking classes with this area I realized that this was not me at all. I believe that is what college experience is all about. Experimenting with classes to see what fits your personality and character is critical in the college experience. It is about taking risks, but if you fail you can only get better. College is a privilege where values that students would never notice are introduced with a handshake. I am currently taking a US History class where my professor commences class with current event discussions. At first I was annoyed for it was not related to the course content, but these discussions open my eyes to a world that is greater than our own. College then not just only distributes knowledge but introduces me to a new world that I would’ve never found on my own.

I have gotten so much out of my college experience even though im not even finished yet. I have gotten a sense of pride in my school, the determination to be successful in my life and to be able to say that I as educated at the University of Houston. Being apart of the University of Houston makes you feel like your dream career isnt just a dream it can be real if you work at it. And with the campus beign so diverse no one ever feels out of place or uncomfortable and that makes you feel like the world it self is changing. As a person I feel like I am constantly growing and changing everyday. What I am getting out of my experience is finding myself, and this is valuable because that is what is going to help make me succeed. Along with the help of my University of Houston degree.

A college education is very important because it gives you a lot of opportunities to get a good, stable job which is tough to have right now due to our economic situation. I know that having an education doesn’t guarentee success, but it definetly gives you an edge over somebody applying for the same position without a degree.

My college experience has impacted my whole life. I will be the first member in my family to graduate from college and I am truly pleased with the experience I am going through. Since I was in elementary school I have always dreamed of going to college and become a teacher. I am currently enrolled in Galveston College and my classes has been going great so far. Once I'm done with the classes I need to take before I transfer, I will be attending U of H in Clear Lake. Going to college has been extremely valuable to me, I see myself as a very strong person and I know I will be able to get where I want to get. Galveston College has helped me accomplished many things and now I feel like my goals are way easier to obtain. College has been valuable to me because I want to be somebody in life and make my family proud. I know my degree is going to get me where I want to be in life and I am willing to do whatever it takes to be somebody. Thanks to caring teachers and scholarships, students obtain a valuable education.

Although this has only been my first year in college, I have learned more about myself more than I ever have before. By the end of my senior year of high school, I thought I was so sure that I wanted to become a photographer. Later, I learned that liking art is not the same as wanting to make your career out of it. Disenchanted, it seemed to me that nothing seemed to suit my interests and be of important use to society. After many months of dissatisfaction and listlessness, I discovered an unusual but ultimately good way to contribute to the world and my personal happiness: entomology. Since the animal kingdom is comprised of ninety percent insects, investing my time and talents into studying insects will be worthwhile to me and to the world, as insects can both harm and help humanity. Thus, I wish to be of service to my larger international community by becoming either a forensic or medical entomologist. This is the most influential and most valuable experience I’ve gotten from my few short months in college: the realization of my true, strange self and the feeling of self-worth and purpose in my life.

This is only the beginning of my second semester at UH, and I've already fallen in love with being a cougar! So far, I've had the oppurtunity to partake in a multitude of extracurriculur activities that have made it more fun and easy to adjust to life as a college student. Whether I'm covered head-to-toe in body paint cheering on the coogs at a football game, or on stage singing with one of the choirs or accapella groups I'm in, I am having a blast and learning something about how to live a productive and happy life and interacting with others. UH is the most diverse university in the U.S.A., and that forces students to continually come into contact with people that are very different from themselves and learn to work together. I love the fact that I have friends that are incredibly different from me , and that we get to experience and learn from one another. Also, the metropolitan setting of the school allows students to become more independent. The most valuable aspect that a student receives from attending UH is becoming an sociable, excellence bound, well-rounded student. GO COOGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was 18 when I headed off to college. Having fun and hanging out with friends was often more important than making an A in a class. After, having graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Education, I realized that I had wasted an excellent educational opportunity. I currently teach at an Intermediate School in the Houston Area. I continually have to remind my students that although college may seem like a long way off, they must start preparing now. For the Fall 2010 Semester, I tried to apply for graduate school in Houston and I was denied admittance because of my undergraduate work. It broke my heart, to realize that the mistakes of my youth would continue to follow me. However, I applied to another local University and was accepted. Since admission into their Educational Leadership program I have maintained a 4.0 GPA. I am proud of my educational accomplishments, and I know that my studies in Educational Leadership will give me the knowledge and opportunity to help to develop leaders in our future generations.

College has meant the world to me. Being able to attend, not only this university but yet another. Having this opportunity to better myself. Being able to be someone my family could only dream of being. Knowing that an actual future is in my future. My college experience has taught me that life really is a challenge and that only you as a person can determine it. I have grown up a lot over the last three (3) years. Sometimes I did not want to or agree with what was going on, but I made the change. I stand strong today and look everything and know that I accomplished a lot. Each day I get closer to graduation. It is within my reach.

I have gotten many things out of my college experience so far, but the most important thing I have learned is that you should study something that you yourself find interesting. You should not declare a major just because everyone else going into the field you are has that same major. You should do something you love, even if you do stand out from the pack by doing so. College has been valuable for me to attend because it gave me something to focus on. I just coasted my way through high school, come college I had to actually sit and think about what I wanted to do and how I was going to get it done in a timely manner. College has allowed me to broaden my horizons and contemplate a career path I might not have thought of otherwise.

Overcoming the most difficult time in my life was transferring from another school to the University of Houston. The transfer was extremely overwhelming going from a small junior college to a university with over 37,000 students. My family was going through its own problems as a blended family as well as myself overcoming a separation. I had a new school, new friends, new job, and a schedule so strenuous no social life. I travel over 55 miles round trip to and from home to the university daily. I had never felt more alone my entire life. That was until I got familiar with the campus and got involved with more than one scholar enrichment program and more than one student organization. I am now an officer for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and have never enjoyed my college experience more than I do now. I feel as though I have found my family away from home and truly enjoy my experience at the University of Houston. The civil Engineering department is growing fast and making large improvements to better the educational experience

From my college experience I have learned to make descisions about my life and really pinpoint exactly what I want to do in life- become an art teacher. I have met the most amazing teachers/artists in my college career who have inspired me to visualize and create with no boundaries. In my life I have always been encouraged to think logically, be responsible. My college experience has taught me that I can do both, I can be an artist in the most responsible way possible, by teaching art. It has been valuable to attend college because I feel like I have found what I can do best, and I have people around me in my field of interest tell me that I do it well. And when I haven't executed something well the first time around, I have an even stronger drive to see their faces the second time around. There's something that the professor posseses that makes the student strive for the absolute best and not give up until their vision has been created, and that is what one cannot find without attending college.

I had a great college experience, although it was not a traditional one. While some would say that I didn't get a "true" college experience since I lived at home, I strongly disagree. I joined a sorority at the University of Houston, so I was able to experience much of the same things that my peers who lived on campus experienced. The great thing was that if I wanted to stay on campus for the weekend of a big football game, I had the ability to do so by staying in the sorority house. Unlike my friends, I also had the ability to go home and enjoy some alone time. While I had a great social life, I was also very dedicated to my studies. I look back fondly on all the days I spent studying in the cozy nooks and crannies of our school library. We also had many small, empty classrooms with dry erase boards that I would often use to study with friends. I greatly value my choice to attend University of Houston because it allowed me to thrive both academically and socially. For me, it was the perfect mix for an excellent college experience.

My college experience has taught me that learning who you are is harder than it looks. For years, I had been secure in my world of high school where the people I went to school with accepted, or if not that, understood me. But, college is like being reborn. Your eyes squinting and blinking in the absurdity of this new world of adulthood where there is no one to tell you to go to class or to come home at a certain time. You are a given a new life where you can create to the person you believe yourself to be. I, who believe that I had molded myself into that person during high school, was very surprised that I was not above the freshman scramble to self- actualization and discovery. My college experience has taught me that no one ever stops evolving. In attending school, you are given the ability to become the center of you r world. You get to discover who you are outside your pervious environment. In college I was given the opportunity to create my own experience and the power in that is worth the time and effort.

College has made me grow as a person and in knowledge that I can use to give advises to others. It has been the gateway to the part of my life that I thought I would never accomplish, being responsible, having hunger for more knowledge and making decisions that have been reflected throughout the growth in my field of study. I have learned to open my mind to other cultures and traditions, something that I did not have in my country, Puerto Rico. Also college has made me patient enough to work in teams, be ambitious about what I want and to be more organized in school and in life. Those are a few of the reasons why college has been very valuable for me to attend. Also being first generation college student in my family made me realized that history cannot be repeated. Not repeating history is one of my Mottos discovered in college, I want to be able to give my future family the education necessary to start changing the world.

During my college experience, I have learned to all be myself because no one there is going to judge you. I have become more intouched with my career goals with the internships and community service opportunities that I've been apart of. I have gained a bond with the student body, the faculty and staff, and the campus. University of Houston is like family and we help the families in the surrounding community. The students love the campus and I have grown to making the campus apart of my faimily.

I have really grown and learned how to grow up during my time here. its made me grow into a good person. its been valued to attend because of the heart warming people of houston texas. and its faculty at this school

I have gotten a lot out of my college experience. First of all, attending college has given me the opportunity go gain valuable contacts. The networking opportunites are endless. The University of Houston has an alumni association which you can be a part of to gain not only great professional relationships, but also have helped me make some great personal relationships. The professional relationships gained during my college years helped me obtain my current job. My college experience gave me the opportunity to listen to lecures of top experts in the business field. This has helped me in my work experiences by encouraging me to think, ask questions, and explore new ideas, which in turn allows for additonal growth and development. College was a valuable asset for me because it helped me gain the knowledge I needed to obtain my current job. Without the education I recieved from the University of Houston I would have not been able to do what I love doing today and make a decent living for me and my family.