r/UniversityOfHouston

I’m going into the second semester of my first year, I’m going to be taking classes like physics and calculus II…I don’t know if they are honors classes for calculus II but I do know that there is honors physics.Is honors physics really worth it or is it just unnecessarily difficult.

i was going to move in with these people and everything fell apart due to greed and i felt like i was gonna be homeless. now i have my own apt (no roommates 😍) meanwhile these r girlies are still trying to find a place for $700 lol.

if u can find a place for urself do it now

I am an incoming freshman who will be staying in a dorm, is the food rlly that bad?

Hey guys! I really wanted to go to pitch live bar by the Houston fan fest but all my friends can’t make it. I know this is a bit last minute but I would love to make new friends that are girls and go with someone :)

I don’t really feel safe to go alone and I’m sure that’s self explanatory..🥲

A little bit about me; I’m 21 and I’m from Houston! I go to UH and I’m currently a senior planning to go into optometry. I’m super social and outgoing lol I’m hoping someone is also in the same boat as me and would like to go 💗💗

As an incoming freshman who hasn’t applied to housing yet, can I still get a dorm for the 26-27 academic year? Also what are the chances I’ll be placed in moody?

I know its july.. but im entering my junior year of college & i just want to tell anyone who is reading this go coogs and may we all have a blessed & successful upcoming year. i wanted to make this to ask anyone if there was anything they suggested doing before the school year arrives or anything they recommended doing this school year. like completing externships, emailing professors for opportunities, or going to parties to connect with different people. any suggestions or tips u have that could benefit anyone and their career/future are welcomed. ( im an econ major but all majors welcome😆)

My experience with this department has been consistently hostile, unprofessional, and deeply concerning. The leadership — specifically the directors who oversee UH Parking — foster an environment where fairness is not the standard. If you are not someone they personally identify with, your chances of having a citation waived or receiving equitable treatment drop dramatically. This isn’t speculation; it’s a pattern that becomes obvious once you’ve dealt with them more than once.

They actively target individuals who have prior citations, and it feels less like a service and more like a revenue‑driven operation. If you’re on their radar, they will look for reasons to issue more citations rather than resolve issues. Walking into the office, certain people are immediately labeled “aggressive” or “difficult” without cause — a tactic that shuts down conversation and avoids accountability.

It’s important to note that the front‑desk representatives are not the problem. They have no real authority and are forced to carry out decisions made by higher‑ups, even when those decisions make no sense. They deal with frustrated customers all day while being stuck under leadership that refuses to offer solutions. The reps understand how unreasonable many of the citations are, but they aren’t the ones creating them.

The real issue lies with the directors. They appear to create new citation rules on the spot, seemingly to increase revenue rather than support students and staff. The only time progress is made is when complaints are escalated beyond them — something they clearly dislike.

If you plan to visit this office, be aware of the environment you’re walking into. The system is flawed at the top, and the people who suffer most are those who rely on UH Parking to operate with fairness and integrity.

Someone probably already asked this, but do we have to notify/send a form before we enroll in a class outside UH?

I’m planning to take one class at UH this semester and two more at a community college, but I don’t know if I have to notify the college beforehand or just go and then send my credits after the semester ends.

So for context, I was discussing my experiences of college so far and one of my coworkers, maybe mid to later 30s, said that college wasn't for him as he dropped out a year and a half into it.

I asked him something along the lines of what made him drop, and he said that not only was it not for him, but colleges feel too political now. I get it in a sense of ICE, LGBTQ, the literal government, and how we're involved in such foreign manners.

However, I really didn't feel that way? I go to class, maybe talk and hang out with my friends, and boom. Sure, a couple protest there and there, but how is that different from what we see outside of campus, you know? Please don't attack my coworker or assume anything, just wanted y'all's thoughts is all.

Im an incoming freshman, currently doing business, but I want to change my major to mechanical engineering. I haven’t gone to orientation or signed up for classes. How do I go about trying to change my major?

This is somewhat related to the “blackpill” in how your looks affect the way you are treated by others, not just in dating. I graduated as a math major in 2017 and have only had contract roles (I had to lie to get some of those roles). I finished with a 2.4 GPA.

In junior or senior level math courses that many engineering and math students take past Calculus 1-3, such as Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, PDE, Intro to Advanced Math, etc. you’d have problems on exams that take up half a page. I would find myself get deducted 5 pts out of 10 for missing a step or not showing enough work in the process. Meanwhile, other students who made more egregious errors got 8/10 or 9/10 for the same problem. It was ridiculous, despite studying 6 hours a day for 2 weeks and sometimes resorting to all nighters, I got harshly penalized for minor mistakes or omissions while other students almost breezed through.

Yes, Mark Tomforde and Alex Mamonov, looking at you.

The only math courses where I got As were two statistics courses in the summer, both online. There, my face isn’t visible and I got treated like everyone else. I don’t think it was due to a lighter course load, since 6 credit hours in 2 months of summer is equal to 12-15 hours in a full semester.

It seems like getting jaw surgery gives you a bump of one letter grade, both academically and in dating. The younger GenZ people are blessed with having more Looksmaxxing content shown to them that wasn’t available to me back 7-10 years ago.

So I’m coming back to pursue my MA and I wanted to start an org on campus to give myself a social life. I’m gonna go to the games as well but it’s obviously not my main purpose of coming but I want to still have some fun. Is it odd I’m 26 I feel a little old?

So im starting at UH this fall and wanted to know of any niche jobs near campus? Was also wondering if the hilton college only hired from their major i though it might go hand in hand but not sure. I know getting a campus job is pretty competitive so i wanted to look off campus in like a 15 minute radius of good places to work that are ideallyy $14+

I was just wondering about my chances of admission as a rising hs senior. I have a 3.0 gpa, top 75% class rank ,and 1170 on the sats. I have 6 years of theatre for extracurriculars and a part time job. Im just so worried about getting rejected and im in some desperate need of advice/reassurance. Please be honest.