Academics
Students from across the Lone Star State and beyond come to 鈥渁ffordable鈥 Texas Tech for 鈥渢he benefits and resources of a large university,鈥 such as a 鈥渉uge variety of majors and classes鈥 and 鈥渁 lot of organizations with opportunities for internships and networking.鈥 Students believe the university, as a whole, 鈥渢ruly cares about its students.鈥 They describe professors who are 鈥渧ery intelligent,鈥 鈥渆xperienced,鈥 鈥減assionate鈥 about what they teach, and 鈥渁lways available.鈥 They describe an administration that 鈥渉as a vested interest in the success of each student.鈥 Still, at such a big school, students must take total responsibility for their education. 鈥淐lasses are what you make them. You can fall asleep, or you can participate. The more advanced your classes are, the more your classes will be discussion-based rather than lecture-based, and probably the more you鈥檒l get out of them.鈥 Some students complain that they 鈥渦sually have teaching assistants and graduate students that teach鈥 their classes, that does not seem to be a problem in the Honors College. 鈥淏ecause Lubbock is the 鈥榟ub city鈥 of west Texas, businesses from all over the area come to Tech to recruit and inform students on opportunities. While many students decide not to attend Tech because it is in a somewhat isolated location, it seems this is actually beneficial when it comes to enticing recruiting, career fairs, and special guests because such a large surrounding area is drawn to Tech.鈥
Student Body
鈥淭he typical student here at Texas Tech is a white person from somewhere in Texas.鈥 Though many students seem to hail specifically 鈥渇rom either Dallas or Houston suburbs,鈥 鈥渢here are still a lot of students who are from small towns all over Texas and New Mexico who still wear cowboy boots and drive huge pickups.鈥 Most students are 鈥渞eligious to some extent, and of a right-wing political affiliation.鈥 They tend to be 鈥渋nvolved in some kind of organization, whether it be religious-based, sports or fraternity.鈥 鈥溾榃est Texas鈥 hospitality is dominant on campus,鈥 meaning that most people are 鈥渧ery welcoming to new students.鈥 All the foregoing 鈥渋s not to say that there are no liberals, no minorities, and no atheists at Tech鈥攁nd certainly that is not to say that such students, which may be defined as atypical for Lubbock, Texas, are discriminated against. As long as students are respectful of others and their opinions, all are treated equally.鈥
Campus Life
鈥淟ife at Texas Tech is like any typical college experience. Sports are a very big part of this college, particularly our Big 12 football and basketball teams. Students also participate in a variety of intramural sports on campus.鈥 If athletics do not appeal to you, don鈥檛 fret. 鈥淭here is a campus organization for anything and everything, and more pop up every year.鈥 Between classes, 鈥淪ome people go to the new game center that just opened. It has pool, bowling, and arcades.鈥 鈥淒rinking is a big thing in Lubbock,鈥 鈥渂ut if it鈥檚 not your thing you can easily find other people [who] don鈥檛 drink.鈥 For those who do drink, they do so either at frat parties or at bars. Hometown 鈥淟ubbock can really suck if you don鈥檛 take advantage of all the cool things here.鈥 Suggestions: 鈥済o play midnight bingo at one of the halls鈥o to the drive-in movie theater ($5 for two current movies: Can鈥檛 beat that!!!) and the $2 movie theater, and鈥o to the more artsy things like the free art tour at the museums the first Friday of every month.鈥 Students would like to see 鈥渂etter dorms鈥 and a better parking situation; 鈥淭he parking on campus is awful.鈥
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