The University Of Texas At Arlington

I’VE GOT MAVERICK PRIDE! Bleeding blue ’til the day I die. But really, UT Arlington is a splendid place to let your freak flag fly, and be well-​rounded, grounded, and open-​minded. Honestly, this university is a very affordable choice for local students, or students from abroad (shout out to my awesome international students) and when you add the scholarships you can get from being a stellar incoming freshman, you will have your expenses paid for, really. I am not snubbing other college options, for all are basically businesses in its own right, but you should definitely try saving your money so you can spend the remaining surplus on a nice car, place, and most importantly, FOOD.
Not a full 5-​stars because of one thing… Parking. And that terrible construction on Cooper. But every school has it’s problems with those things from time to time.
Choosing to attend UTA has been one of the better decisions of my early life, and I hope that it’ll pay off in the future when I’m hitting my big professional goals, with less debt than the next student at another TX university. It disappoints me that schools (like my high school) snubbed this amazing university, and just lowkey shames people that go here. Like, this is the 5^th most diverse uni in the nation. We are getting our money’s worth AND being immersed into the greater community that is the melting pot of America. No shame in that endeavor.
Being so diverse, I’ve been able to find many groups I can form a niche with, like multicultural organizations, pre-​medical societies, public health committees, and more that are just rad. UTA has over 300 orgs, so there’s a place for everyone. Student-​run and dedicated, I get to see how hard these peers of mine work, and it inspires me to become a better version of myself every day.
I could go on, and on about the benefits of being a Maverick, but I’d type forever that my hand would suffer carpal tunnel and fall off before diagnosis.
All in all, take a tour here, and make a wise choice. ;)

If you go to a school because of a Unilocal review, your priorities might not be where they should ;)
The school is expensive with limited justification of fees. The administration does what they are told with minimal regard to student life. Transfer students always take a backseat. Parking is horrific with no advance notice of events that affect parking. Minimal employer turnout to job expos.
People are nice, but as a whole, they don’t have your general interests in mind.
If you are going, take your basics at DCCCD or TCC.
Source: In my 5^th semester at UTArlingon. Worked at the Shorthorn (school paper). 40 minute commute commute one-​way.

Difficult parking. Lots of crime on and around campus — most dealing with valuable items being stolen but every month or two someone gets robbed at gunpoint. The few parking lots they have are poorly lit and there really isn’t much of a police/​security presence as they claim they’re always working on adding more.
Instructors are hit or miss. For every great one there is an equally miserable one, but I guess you find that at most public universities.
If you are from the area and want to save some cash and go to a local university, then this is not a bad place to go. The on campus math/​science related clinic offer free assistance.
The only «disappointment» I have is there lack of sporting events here and general lack of any social atmosphere. Not much of that at UTA so come here to get your education and get out. If you’re relocating here for school and don’t know anyone in the area, then good luck!

First impressions of UTA: I didn’t know it existed. At the time, I wanted to study architecture and they had a program. I applied on a whim and got accepted. I applied to OU and was also accepted, but without any grants or scholarships. I am forever grateful at UTA for being VERY GENEROUS WITH NEED BASED GRANTS. Both of my parents combined made less than $ 40,000 and I desperately needed the money.
I lived in the dorms for one year, before communting the rest of my college career. Dorm life was less than stellar. There wasn’t a lot of things to do on campus, which was one of the many reasons and wanted to come back home. The second year, I commuted to school and changed majors. First to art and then linguistics. The transition was easy and a lot of my prior credits were added to my degree plan, so I was pretty estatic about that.
In the meantime, I experienced a diverse group of people. I LEFT UTA MORE OPEN MINDED THAN WHEN I CAME IN. I had grown up in a typical homogenous suburb, so I only met a certain group of people. The commuter school stereotype exist and I am proof of that, but I actually don’t mind it, because it allowed me to focus on working part-​time rather than fooling around on campus. There are a lot of older people coming here for a second degree because of self-​interest or they chosed a different life path after high school. I joined a few clubs and made a lot of my friends in college that way. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND joining clubs in order to get the most out of your experience on campus. It is sometimes a hit or miss, but there are many good ones. Making friends in classes is actualy hard because a lot of people leave campus to go to work or want to go back to their dorms/​apartments.
I will say that one major downside was the after highschool crowd that went to UTA. A lot of these people are very entitled and feel like they shouldn’t be there because they were in a «higher caliber» school and ended up expelled or because they are hoping to transfer to UT Austin. I just rolled my eye at them mostly. As far as the caliber of people, I give it a 6. There are definetely some good people there, but also a lot of people just want to fool around and party. Not necessarily the most inspiring academic environment. I mostly minded my own business and focused on graduating.
Their classes at UTA are surprisingly great. The architecture program is pretty legit, albeit intense. The art program wasn’t bad, but it’s a very small group of people and a lot fo them are incredibly stuck up for being at UTA. The linguistics program has some nationally accredited professors. I learned so much from them and I don’t regret changing my major to linguistics.
THE GYM IS REALLY NICE. That’s about the only thing I miss after graduating. You have pretty everything at your disposal. I definetely took advantage of working out here.
The city of Arlington is actually pretty nice. You’re close to Dallas and Fort Worth, so YOU HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO DO IF YOU HAVE A CAR. The immediate area around the campus is a little dangerous and you have to be cautious. Basically, be smart and don’t walk around campus alone with your headphones on.
Overall, I would say that while my initial impressiosn were less than stellar, by the end I came to appreaciate UTA for what it is. This is the type of college where you can do as little or as much sa you want. You have every opportunity as people in other state colleges in Texas after college for employment if you are committed to being a good student. I leave my review of my alma mater at four stars because I know UTA is constantly improving for the better and the professors and the students made my experience a good one.

Pretty good university at a good price. Financial aid is hard working with. If you go mid year here, all you can get are loans. Plenty of job opportunities here if you work hard.

I’ve been going to UTA and have almost completed my undergraduate degree. Great school.

FANTASTIC UNIVERSITY! I love UTA so much. While people may bash it for being a commuter school, no school spirit, no football team, etc, I praise it for its amazing Nursing and Engineering programs, awesome faculty/​staff, and great student organizations. In the heart of Arlington, UTA offers students access to a variety of surrounding restaurants and one of the biggest attractions in the United States: the AT&T Stadium.
Believe it or not, UTA also has amazing school spirit. With over 300 student organizations, I find it hard to believe that a student can’t find something that interests them. These involved students are what make the university flourish. The professors here are also top notch as well. All my classes were intriguing and the professors made it fun to learn.
UTA being the 5^th most diverse university in the nation doesn’t hurt either, ehh? I am and always will be proud to be a Maverick!

Terrible school. Seriously, it’s like a huge community college that offers university degrees. The advisors are the WORST. Don’t piss them off. They will forget to inform you of important dates and schedules. The graduate nursing advisors are the worst of the worst. It’s cheap, but you get what you pay for… very little.

Lots of useless teacher. I had a java teacher that did not know java, David Henry Crockett. My speech professor would have gay porn all over his devices when he’d give presentations and have dudes saying pervert things on skype when he was giving presentation. Counselors were super rude, they’re only paid 30k a year and handle like 8000 students so I don’t completely blame them. Anything out of routine that you ask help for and they’ll get super annoyed. UTA nickle and dimes people for everything. The computers on campus are stupid slow and sometimes unusable. Even professors routinely joke about UTA technology being crap. Had a PHd student teach some of my classes. We paid 1300 each for the course. He was paid nothing for teaching it. Had a useless adjunct professors that would literally say adjunct teachers don’t work nearly as hard as tenure professors (we pay the same). Had one professor say he’d outsource grading to India. Had one teacher that would show up late by 20 minutes to class or cancel class while people were waiting. Had one professor that had been arrested 6 months ago for public intoxication. UTA is a commuter college with little personality. The social clubs, students and the decent teachers might make it up, but you’re really rolling the dice against your odds on this one. You really have to fight for what you want at this school. The drop rate is horrible, a majority of people don’t graduate within 6 years. Why would you do that to yourself? Go to a school with such a terrible culture and little respect for students.
UTA loves custom books from cengage and other manufacturers. This means they can sell old editions of books for $ 130 while those editions are $ 1 in amazon. It’s to help professors not have to remake the curriculum and still force students to pay the maximum for books.
The school is a business not a school. Even from the very beginning orientation they’re trying to sell you a bank account a wells fargo. They even FORCED us to listen to a Wells Fargo sales pitch a few times during the orientation and had their sales people outside the doors. I applied and was accepted to the school and the first time I went to it the guard wouldn’t let me park in guest parking, they said I was already a student. There was absolutely no parking. I parked near the business building at the very very back end of the parking lot where the was no one so I could be advised. I received a $ 50 ticket upon coming back. Counselor was super rude also and was annoyed I was talking about credit by exam and taking more than 12 hours first semester. She would not answer emails and getting an advising appointment sometimes took multiple weeks. Food on campus is crap. It’s like prison food. In fact it’s managed by the same company that makes prison food in bulk. Meal plans literally give no value, you’re still looking at $ 8 per plate for your dry spaghetti and chicken or pizza plates. Buildings have asbestus and there’s constant construction. You see the construction workers with mouth covers on which is worrying because none of the students do. Lots of crime in the area. Get crime notices all the time of armed robbery or forced fondling. There is tons of traffic around the area including a train that crosses right in front of the school behind a school zone. There is no parking. Expect to be late unless you leave 35 minutes before you need to be there.
Even just printing is stupid. You have to go all the way to the library and refill a payment card called my mav express. It costs $ 1 to do it online, or you can go to a machine in the library that only takes dollar bills and doesn’t give back change. There is one stapler in the whole library and they protect it dearly, even if you even need an access card to enter and exit the library (another hassle). The printing? It’s like 10 cents a page and the printers are set to toner saver on lowest DPI. This is analogous to the rest of UTA, they take the max they can and give back the minimum.
Prerequisite requirements require you to spend at least 4 years at UTA. You can’t just take all the classes you need at once, You have to do them 1 by 1 and they will charge you more for it. Transferred credits are often put into different categories even if it has the exact same course name and book. Lookup Vistasp Karbhari on rate my professor. Even the school president has low ratings and is proclaimed to be an egomaniac.

I have gotten nothing but trouble from UTA. It has been a horrible, horrible experience. If you are expecting to apply to this school, register for classes, and go to school, just like you would at any other normal university – please don’t be fooled. It doesn’t go that way at UTA. The admissions process in general will take about twice as long as anywhere else (and I would know, because this is the 3^rd college I’ve attended in my college career). If you submit forms, (transcripts, etc.) they may or may not receive them, so you may end up submitting forms three or even four times, and if you’re as lucky as I was, you may have to physically bring the documents into the office before they acknowledge that they have them, so just be prepared for their lack of communication and complete and utter disorganization.
Registering for classes was just one nightmare after another. I had trouble registering for classes after orientation, so I was told to call the admissions office. No problem, right? They should be able to give me some kind of resolution/​answer and take care of the problem so I can register, right? Wrong. I was given the run around THREE TIMES by THREE separate people from the admissions office, and each time I spoke with someone, they gave me a different answer to my problem, and said there was nothing more they could do about it than what they were doing. Each time I got a new answer, at the end of the conversation they would say «it will take about 3 – 5 business days for this to reflect in our system.», tacking on an additional 3 – 5 days to the time I had to wait to register for classes. So much for the class schedule, and even the 3 backup class schedules, I had planned so carefully to align with my work schedule. The classes that you need fill up so extraordinarily quickly that unless you are able to register just the SECOND that you can, you won’t get into those classes. So, thanks to the fact that I’ve had to wait an additional TWO WEEKS just to register for classes, I may have to quit my dream job just to take the classes I’m supposed to take. If I hadn’t called the last time when I did, I would STILL be waiting for things to «reflect in their system», when in fact that was completely incorrect, come to find out, and there were other things that had to be done. And the explanation I received from the last woman I spoke with? «I’m sorry, the last two people you spoke with gave you the wrong information.» …and they are allowed to do that? I’m sorry, but this has cost me greatly, and I do have a problem with being unapologetically screwed over by the university I’m paying thousands and thousands of dollars to attend.
I am so over it, UTA. Get it the heck together or I’m out of here. There are plenty of other universities in the area that actually have their **** together that I can attend.

I got here to early for my advisement appointment, so figured I could write a review while I wait.ha.
Doing pre requisites for nursing and last year transferred to UTA when I decided to just go BSN and to have a backup. I’m in the AP program where you do your classes and everything solely online. Advisor wanted to see me to explain order of last few classes so I’m here!
I haven’t been on campus that much. Mostly just in Pickard Hall. The academic partnership program is nice. I have never had a problem with any of the professors or coaches. It’s nice not having to leave your house for school, but with kids sometimes you wish you could. Lol. Kidding.
So far it’s a lovely school. Nursing has both off campus and online options. 5 more classes left and I can apply to the nursing program!!!

I had a bad experience with UTA. For my first semester, I got something called a «food plan» where we spent a few hundred dollars and the university cafeteria would provide so many of my meals until all the money was spent. It was a waste but that’s not the point.
What they did not tell us was that if we did not go to the housing office on campus and request to cancel this «food plan», it would automatically charge us for another one the following semester.
So when the time came around to pay tuition for the next semester, we paid it on time. Well soon enough, I got an email saying that my tuition had not been paid and that I had been dropped from my classes. Dropped. Classes started next week. So we called around and they told us that the money that we paid for tuition went towards the meal plan which no one had told us to cancel. (Whose idea was it to prioritize the meal plan over tuition?) They told us we had to go up to campus in person to resolve this.
So we started out at the Bursar’s office where they told us we had to REENROLL for my classes. But before we had to do that, we had to go to the Housing Office and cancel the meal plan and wait for the request to go through. Then we tried to reenroll and found out we couldn’t because now I had a «hold» on my account which we had to go to the Advising Office to remove. By the time we got there, the office was closed and wouldn’t be open until classes started on Tuesday.
I emailed my advisor explaining the situation and how I needed my same class schedule because it had already been established with my job. It took them four days to email me back. By then, classes had already started and I had missed my first day. My advisor told me that she had removed the hold on my account so I could reregister but there was so way I could keep my original schedule.
So I emailed her back and thanked her for responding so swiftly but that I would be continuing my education with another school. Maybe one that doesn’t prioritize the meal plan over tuition and drop you from your classes.

I did the RN to BSN bridge program at UTA from El Centro College. It is called the The UT Arlington Professional Nursing Pathways Program.
You can complete the RN to BSN program in 1 year while working full time as a RN. I did and it is possible, it is not easy, but it is possible! I never had to attend one class in person at UTA either, all my BSN classes were online which were super helpful while working.
I graduated El Centro College with my ADN in May 2012, started UTA’s program August 2012 and earned my BSN in August 2013! It was amazing, best part is I was able to work as an RN while get my BSN, so I had experience and in the end no student loans!

OY where do I start? My son began going to this school in August 2012. He had taken two years of dual credit courses at TCC and sent the transcript over with his application. During his orientation, and registration he was unsure if he wanted to be a history teacher. He asked if it were possible to be undeclared. They do not allow this, so they crammed him in as a arts major, more specifically digital arts. After his first advisory meeting, he was made aware that his TCC credits did not get «transferred», but that was okay. They made him take a full load of art classes that really did not apply to his digital arts major. He spent tons of money on supplies he never used more than once. We began calling and calling asking about the TCC transcript we sent over. We were notified we’d need to replace it. We electronically sent one, and then were notified it was not sent. We sent another, and another. Finally we hand delivered one. Several semesters went by, and his art advisors suggested he should just go ahead and retake the classes, and would only allow him to take more ART classes, and one regular class he’d already gotten credit for. Semester after semester, my son begged, complained, fussed and nothing was done. Till he finally just gave up and took them all, because it’s all he was «allowed» to take. Everything else was locked out. Finally thousands of dollars later (and after he’d retaken all twelve credits) they «found» his transcript in March of 2014, and finally applied all of his credits. During all of this he was also subjected to «mystery charges» that he had to watch out for on his MY mavs account. While they were no more than seven hundred or so I am grateful he lived with us, if not he would have certainly starved. Luckily, he was always refunded by the end of the semester for their «error’.
In Feb of 2014, our family was unexpectedly transferred to another state. I was pleasantly surprised when they went out of their way to help him take classes online while he determined which University he would transfer to that next semester.
For a while, I thought they’d finally done right by our family. Unfortunately, we were let down yet again. They reported my son as inactive to student loans. Now they are asking for him to pay them back. His transcript shows he is taking a class, and their system shows he is not.
All in all, his time at UTA was an expensive lesson. I do not know how he can even continue on. I am proud of him for doing so. It’s amazing that he managed to continue onward with this level of incompetence at every turn. I hate to know that others are being subjected to the same sort of treatment. School is way too expensive to be this incompetent. When you spend this much money, you expect service that goes above and beyond. It’s shameful that this school does not realize this one fact.
It’s just unfortunate that he has to repay the loans for his two years and start all over again. I advise you if you are a Mom or a future student reading this. RUN. The Maverick promise is that you’ll likely be out a lot of money with nothing to show for it.

The Planetarium is one of the coolest things ever and only $ 3 for students and $ 6 otherwise! I highly recommend going!

I was going to attend this school to get my Master’s degree during Fall 2014 but after the bull crap they put me through, I decided to just hold off on obtaining my graduate degree altogether. In fact, they left such a bad taste in my mouth about the whole idea of spending thousands of dollars on an institution that I do not have ANY faith in, I switched disciplines (I am currently student loan free thanks to a scholarship therefore am quite picky about where I decide to rack up loans in).
I had originally applied to the MSW program and submitted all of the necessary paperwork months ahead of the deadline but I did not receive an acceptance letter until THE WEEK BEFORE classes started!
I called the university admissions office repeatedly 4, 3, 2 months before Aug and then several weeks before classes began but always got the same answer:
We are still processing it…
or
It is a really busy time for us but we will get to it…
or
We are waiting on the department [in this case the School of Social Work] to get us your paperwork…
I emailed the administrative assistant for the School of Social Work, who got back to me right away and worked as fast as she could, but not fast enough. When my acceptance letter finally arrived, there were no details whatsoever on who I was supposed to contact in order to register for classes (that were beginning the very next week). I eventually found the information on my own and emailed the graduate adviser for my program. She took her time to reply to me so by the time she took the hold off of my account so that I could register it was already Monday and classes began Tuesday. Needless to say NOTHING WAS OPEN! She basically told me, «Your hold is off, register for whatever is open. Oh, and here is a checklist for 1^st-​years; make sure you register for these first.» Helpful. Real helpful.
After a failed attempt at searching for three classes to register for that would fit into my full-​time work schedule, I finally gave up. Every class that was still open was not a class I could register for (it was strictly online only, or cohort, or whatever). I asked the adviser if I could just drop the one course I was able to register for and after several minutes she said, «Yes.»
So I did. And then she tells me, «Here is the penalty fee for dropping classes during a semester.»
LOLOLOLOLOLOL
I haven’t paid that fee. Fuck that fee! And fuck you School of SW graduate advisor!
Worst school ever! I will never give this university my money. The only thing I am thankful for is that they dragged their feet long enough for me to evaluate my future career decision and realize that UT Arlington is not where I want to go.
Last but not least, a big FUCK YOU to UTA!

Great school in the metroplex! From student events to community events, from student organizations to faculty organizations, from the young student to the seasoned student, there’s something for everyone here. For a reasonable price.

I have been going here for two years now and I do love it. I am an active member of our fantastic and diverse Greek life community, a former reporter for the campus newspaper The Shorthorn, and a current student of the communications department. The only thing is that I wish there was a stronger campus culture present here.

I am so glad that I decided to come here. Such a diverse campus with multiple opportunities at your fingertips! Great professors, staff and atmosphere!
Buck ‘Em Mavs!

I took a campus tour here and it was steamy tour. The campus is really huge and you do have to walk a distance before you get to another building. The campus has a lot to offer and a lot of things to do on campus too. They have an indoor track, lots of fitness activities, and a bowling alley. They even have a planetarium.
If you are going for nursing, this is a number one school in Texas. They have a very excellent nursing program.
Food options aren’t bad, they have all of the selections from Vietnamese, to Greek, from Mexican, to BBQ — to American. They have it all! Even – pizza, coffee, everything just on campus.
I just don’t like how if you wanna go to a play or an event on campus, it isn’t free nor can you just use your student ID. You have to pay out of pocket even if you are a student there. That really sucks.
Also, they don’t care much about the scenery of this campus. They don’t have any colorful flowers or anything. The yard isn’t much kept up and I do feel bad for the plants they have weeds overlapping them. Grass needed to be weedeated, and cut.
I also spoke with the Biology advisor, she was really nice and friendly. She gave me a degree plan to all the classes I needed to take under my Biology major for a Bachelor’s degree of Science. That was very very helpful! Mrs. Pugh (the advisor) she even gave me a list of universities in Texas that do have a PT program.
The city of Arlington isn’t bad at all, its actually is a nice city with lots to do. As though, before I thought the city would be rural and its as urban as Houston of course my bad.
Not a bad campus, but also not a superb campus either. I probably won’t attend here since they don’t have a PT program.