Comments on: HBU vs. UH Main

By: Oscar

Oscar — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:58:17 +0000

Hey! I understand your sense of frustration. I totally get it, and you know what?! You aren’t the only one. Several (over 6 people from HBU) students I know transferred out of HBU. One went to Sam Houston State University, others for cheap classes at Kingwood, and the rest to UH.
HBU has a challenging science college, difficult but rewarding. If you find yourself that you are repeating Bio 1 for the third time, you have to stop and ask yourself, “what am I doing wrong?” and “is med school and the life sciences really what I want to do?”

Bio 1, I found, was all memorization when I took Hopp. As you no doubt know, all upper levels are much more challenging than Bio 1. The hardest classes at HBU are General Physiology, Neuroscience, and Immunology (Genetics with Horn as well). The reason I left HBU was due to financial reasons, I did have the Presidential Scholarship but it just wasn’t enough to help cover all the semesters until I graduated. Personally, I would recommend you transfer to UH. Some classes are easier than at HBU and some aren’t, it depends on who is teaching. As a whole, it is a more laid back school. Also, it is better to graduate from UH with a 3.3 GPA than from HBU with a 2.95 GPA. UH students are admitted to Dental and Medical school ALL the time, not to mention Pharmacy and PA programs. A new school could be what you really need, and you would save money as well.

I don’t know who you are, but you can look for me in Facebook, or e-mail me at mickeyoscar@hotmail.com if you want more info.

By: hbu student

hbu student — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:11:20 +0000

hey its me again…and btw, i dont care about convenience or campus life…i just want easier professors and get my gpa up and catch up on my courses!!! so what do you suggest: hbu or UH? im planning on transferrring to uh for the spring semester next year…please i need help badly!!! and do you think i should stick with the bio major or change my major to something easier?? i dont know…im just afraid that if i change my major, its gonna require even more time to graduate…well the most i would spend for college is 5 years…i care more about my gpa…im not planning on applying to me school first anyways…im planning on getting accepted to a program first then i get to med school…i just want to get the basic pre-med courses out of the way and then take additional courses to graduate and get my bachelors degree…summer school at hbu is so impossible hard and expensive… im gonna spend a total of 5 years here at hbu cuz im behind…and i dont know if it would be easier to catch up at uh. my life at hbu is like gambling..its expensive and kinda challenging for me…

By: hbu student

hbu student — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:57:47 +0000

hey oscar, i am a sophmore hbu student right now..im pretty behind, i took bio 1 and chem 1 on the 2nd semester of my freshmen year..im also taking bio 1 again for the 3rd semester here at hbu. i got better prof. hope i get an A..i also took chem 2 over the summer..its was so hard..i got a c and dropped out with the W. im considering transfering to uh, because its cheaper, but im still debating..people told me uh is easier, but not all the time, depends on professors, and the class is soo big, its hard to get around, but if uh really is easier, then i need to go.. i also plan on going to uh to take a lot of summer classes there.. are they the same or harder than hbu?? cuz im never taking hbu summer classes again..its hard and i wasted 2,470 dollars for just 1 class..i have a 2.95 gpa here at hbu..and i want to get a 3.5 atleast…i dont know if i should stay at hbu or transfer to uh..i’ve been told by 3 students from uh that transfered to hbu told me to stay at hbu..i can afford it here, but it’s still expensive..im paying 10,000 for this semester right now..lost my scholarship!! please help me!!! i dont know where to goo!!!! im a bio major..and i heard in uh, theres more requirements that i have to take like more physics and additional calculus 2 and 3, and at hbu i need another 7 courses to finish my bio major degree after the pre-med basic requirements courses. calculus 2 & 3 are not required at hbu. and i suck at math.. im so worried..please HELPPPP

By: Cloudn9ne101

Cloudn9ne101 — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:43:09 +0000

Okay so I am seriously considering going to UH or HBU annnnd this is the only blog that I found comparing the two schools. It’s like I like the small classroom idea, but I’d rather be on a campus with more students and surrounded by more people. Thank You much for this blog. It helped!!!

By: Oscar

Oscar — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:57:35 +0000

HBU girl:
Thanks for stopping by! UH is a great school, the more I attend, the more things I discover. Classes are tough, but most professors drop your lowest test grade. Also, there is no roll call, you can pretty much study at your pace. Professors hand every test back along with the key, so you can see where you need to improve. I can tell you right now, I feel more free and less stressed at UH Main campus!

By: hbu grl

hbu grl — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:15:36 +0000

thanks for the blog.. i havent been passing at hbu and am not happy with all the rules , seriously considering transfering to uh