alright, so i am a freshman at UH and well many ppl look at UH and think thats where alot of stupid ppl go..didnt get accepted to UT/A&M/tech etc, well UH wants that to change. the UH president is tryin to make it a tier 1 school, in the ranks of a UT/A&M, and from what professors have been saying, this should be done within the next 10 yrs. this also means that acceptance wont be as easy as it has been in the past. just wanted to let my fellow past/present/future cougars know bc i think thats a good thing a something to be proud of so UH will stop being talked about like its ****! sorry no link. my source are my professors.
You know UH is a 4th tier school right now, right? It has to jump many, many schools to get into the tier 1 category...keep in mind that every school is always aiming to get better, not just UH. UH is a decent school, but it will never reach the status of UT, as far as rankings are concerned. You should get decent grades after your first semester and transfer to a tier 1 school if that is so important to you.
http://www.star-telegram.com/804/story/1160404.html So UH is being mentioned as one of the universities that could be bumped up to Tier 1. FWIW, this article came out yesterday.
Some people may be quick to dismiss UH, but that university is already underrated in that it has some truly remarkable programs and a strong research base in several of its colleges. And they have truly started to do some significant investment in the past few years as far as facilities are concerned -- the new state of the art library, the new Natural Sciences building, a brand new business building under construction (btw, Bauer has been the best kept secret in town for a long time), the Rec center etc. I think the school is serious about upgrading its status and it will get there in spite of the scoffers.
UH spends around $75M on research annually. About $25M shy of the requirement to be designated tier one. It's also larger than the figures mentioned for UTA and UNT in the above article. Looks to me like UH would be one of the better bets to get the bump if Dewhurt's proposal goes through.
UH is a damn fine school. It's come leaps and bounds since the old "Cougar High" days. I'm pleased with the way the school is being run, and I'm extremely pleased with Dave Maggard. Dude knows how to rebuild a school's athletics. I left North Texas to go to UH. Trust me when I say that UNT has a LOT of work to do to catch UH. That school was going downhill when I left.
Finish your degree. .Build your resume by taking an internship or two. If your not working get a job even if your not supporting yourself it gives the impression that you are which I have found to be a huge positive in my experience.... Do that you will be working with people that went to various schools that probaly will inclulde tech, ut, atm etc....
I would love to see UH reach Tier 1 status. We definitely need more than UT and A&M being the only public state schools with that status. ...and this is coming from a Rice grad
Agreed 100%. I see positive things coming from UH. I'm hoping it provides a better alternative to everyone around the state, but particularly to kids from Houston.
Odd, considering this article from a week ago... http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_11476298?IADID AUSTIN -- Two of the top three priorities on El Paso's legislative wish list -- enhanced funding to elevate UTEP to elite status and allowing Speaking Rock to reopen -- are unlikely to happen this year, Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday. Money for more tier-one universities in this lean budget year will probably not materialize, Perry said in a wide-ranging interview with the El Paso Times. And he said neither he nor other conservative legislators have backed away from their opposition to expanding gaming in Texas. Despite the bad news from Perry, El Paso legislators said they were determined to push ahead with the region's priorities. "We're not easily deterred," said state Rep. Marisa Marquez, D-El Paso. Perry said the state's budget would be the primary issue of the legislative session after the "sobering" announcement from Texas Comptroller Susan Combs that lawmakers would have $9 billion less to spend this year than they had two years ago. Weakening consumer spending and falling oil and gas prices meant less revenue for the state, she said. Higher-education officials for years have been pushing lawmakers to invest in creating more nationally recognized research universities. Now, only two Texas public universities have attained that status: the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University. Perry said Texas needs more top-tier institutions, and he said the discussion about how to create them should continue. As for money to actually give the schools momentum, though, Perry said, "The reality is it's probably not going to happen this session." State Rep. Joe Pickett, D-El Paso, said that whether money is available or not, lawmakers would probably discuss ways to fund top-tier universities when the dollars do become available. "Having two tier-one universities for a state this large, this diverse, this dynamic is crazy," Pickett said. The University of Texas at El Paso is one of several schools vying to be the state's next top school and to benefit from all the economic resources the status provides. Choosing just one school, though, is a tricky political quandary lawmakers have been unable to resolve. Among the recent proposals is one that would create a large pool of money that would be used as an incentive for universities. Whenever a school accomplished steps to put it closer to the elite category, the state would dip into the pool to provide matching dollars. El Paso lawmakers, Pickett said, want to make sure that UTEP is able to fight on a level playing field for whatever money becomes available. "I'll stand UTEP up against anybody," Pickett said.
In my opinion the next Tier 1 school should be located in one of the two major metro areas in the state - Houston or DFW.
ya but Dallas basically has two tier 1 schools- smu and tcu(even though its in fort worth close enough)
Those aren't state schools, so they wouldn't play in the state's decision. by the way - TCU is not considered a good school.
UH needs an identity -- it just seems like a big school spread out all over Houston. It reminds me of ACC in Austin -- not the quality of the school just the way it's spread out. I've been on the main UH campus and there just isn't much to it -- UH Clear Lake is pretty nice though. I haven't been to either in many years so things may have changed for the better/ worse. UH also needs to get its athletic programs going strong again -- when I was a kid their football and b-ball programs were national powerhouses. The demise of the Southwest Conference was a big problem obviously - but that was a long time ago now.
I've been at UH now the past four semesters, and I've liked it a lot. I couldn't have asked for better, more knowledgeable professors. The English program, at least, is phenomenal. All the lectures for the most part are interesting and thought-provoking. I went to Baylor my first year, and it was nice, but nothing beats being in my hometown, going to see the Rockets, and getting to finish up school. I always say if I had it to do over again I would have gone to UT (in high school I had always wanted to go to UT, I got in, but for some odd reason I chose Baylor), but I definitely wouldn't have minded being at UH all 4 years. I love it here.
