University of Houston Top Questions

cost to much especially since i didnt do my fasfa they work very slow currently having alot of construction and board is overpriced

Certain departments are not good with communicating with each other.

Trying to fit in work and school commitments all at the same time.

Personally, the most frustrating thing about the University of Houston is the financial aid distribution, this includes the people who decide the amount students receive , the timing of when the financial aid is given, and the little amount of advisors and help students have available to them when financial aid isn't enough to cover tutition.

There is no linguistics department and no upper-level Arabic language classes.

The most frustrating thing about University of Houston is getting administrative concerns handled. The size of the school causes all paper work issues to take an incredibly long time. Patience is key in these situations, as well as meeting all deadlines. Also, by speaking with a represenative at the Welcome Center, you can usually speed up the process dramatically.

The absolute most frustrating thing about my school is the amount of attending students verse the amount of available parking spots. The school has over 37,000 students attending yearly and only a few thousand available spots. Because the university is in the middle of the greater Houston area a majority of students commute daily to the university therefore causing a huge shortage of parking spots.

Mostly the administrative areas, I find myself running around for information. I am also frustrated with the facilities at University of Houston, they are usually old and not very well kept. I would also like to see healthier food choices and the encouragement of healthier lifestyles.

The most frustrating thing about my school is the crippling bureaucracy in academic records. I takes nearly four days for the any emails to be processed and the telephone lines are either busy for absence amounts of time or your connected to someone whose purpose is to direct your call to someone else. The whole thing is infuriating! It’s a known fact that if you want to get something done you has to go to the office and watch them like a hawk.

There online and people services available our horrible for student help. Calling the university of houston is a nightmare as is the application process for their tendency to lose documents. The counselors are lazy and unresposive.