As an actual Accounting grad from UH, i can say that UT and A&M make getting an internship a little easier, but it is not worth it in higher tuition cost. Accounting is not like finance for investment banking jobs, in accounting everyone starts off at staff no matter UT UH or A&M. Getting internships/jobs in Accounting is the easiest out of all business majors and there are plenty of opportunities at UH.
Hmm... Still ranked 190 in U.S News rankings which is still pretty low. I would say anything in the top 100 would be considered "good". http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/university-of-houston-3652
I went to get information for the engineering program and it said that I need min a 3.0 gpa on the overall all college level. My question is since I already have an associates degree in applied science which I feel like I coasted, would my gpa count against it even though it's not related to this major?
You're misunderstanding my point. UH is located in Houston. Texas A&M is located in College Station. Who do you think has more internship opportunities for students while they're in school?
http://www.uh.edu/about/tier-one/ Tier One research. Still a long way to go for us to get to Tier One undergrad. Although we are ahead of Texas Tech in the race for 3rd place on the state's public pecking order, but not by a lot. Unfortunately the reality in Texas for undergraduate education support from the state is like this: UT . . . . . . . . . . . . A&M . . . . . Everyone else
Over the summer, when the most prestigious and most meaningful banking and accounting internships to getting full-time roles are conducted, kids are recruited from Texas, A&M and all over the country.
Lets not kid ourselves, that is very much true. If you want to land a job outside of Houston coming out of school, UH is not your best bet. I decided I wanted to live in Houston as a senior in HS, so UH made fantastic sense for me. Otherwise I probably wouldn't have gone. Like I said, the opportunities presented in the city of Houston are just outstanding and something students and recent graduates of UH can *really* leverage to their advantage if they're proactive/smart.
Right, but what about the Spring/Fall? That's missed opportunity if you're not in the right market. I took advantage of that fact and had internships every semester my last two years at UH, something I probably would have had a much more difficult time doing in Austin or CS.
The answer has always been Rice. They used to leave their Monstertrak page open and post all the companies coming to their career fairs and recruiting for specific programs, U of H wasn't even close.
I'm aware the career fair and post-grad recruitment isn't as good as Rice's, but that is irrelevant to the discussion. Once again, plenty of opportunities presented to UH students in terms of career preparation because of the growing economy and robust market the school sits on top of. UH students can leverage that if they're smart and proactive. If you don't do any career prep, and expect to have just as easy of a time finding a job after college as UT/A&M/Rice grads (especially if you're searching outside of Houston), you're gonna have a bad time. That is not a secret to anyone.
If coasted means your GPA is less than 3.0, than yes. Transfer applicants are judged by GPA, credits and nothing else.
It elucidates the manner in which U of H is marginalized even within their own city, which takes away whatever perceived advantage they have over UT or A&M. Finance in particular is competitive enough and there are some investment and oil and gas firms that don't even look at U of H kids.
False. UH kids definitely have an advantage over UT and A&M kids regarding in semester interships and co-ops. And the days of companies not recruiting at UH are gone. As an engineer i've seen a surge im UH recruitment and respect for studemts who earn a degree(engineering) from uh. Saying UH is "marganilized" is an ignorant statement.
Take the scholarship. Where you graduate from is overrated imo. You will be able to find internships and career jobs fine as long as you actually try and apply yourself. No better or worse than UT or A&M.
