Texas Tech University

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Texas Tech at a Glance

Location:
Lubbock, TX
Setting:
Mid-sized city
Control:
Public
In-State Tuition:
$6,970
Out-of-State Tuition:
$12,858
Room & Board:
$7,966
Full-Time Undergrads:
22,061
Part-Time Undergrads:
2,175
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School Website:
www.ttu.edu
Admissions Website:
www.admissions.ttu.edu
Financial Aid Website:
www.fina.ttu.edu
Application Deadline:
May 1
Acceptance Rate:
72 %
Admission Difficulty:
Easy
Average SAT Scores:
1470–1760
Average ACT Scores:
22–27

Best Things

Worst Things

  • Traveling to Tech (the Highway 84 stretch)
  • Walking to class during wind and dust storms
  • Parking
  • Unruly fans
  • More worst things . . .

Most Popular Majors

  • Business
  • Social Sciences & Liberal Arts
  • Engineering
  • Communications
  • More majors . . .

Overall ExperienceWhat's This?

The reviews of Tech from outsiders looking in are usually mixed or negative. It’s stereotyped as a party school in the middle of nowhere, where going to class takes a backseat to having a beer. Although Thursday nights are big in Lubbock, students who attend Tech get not only a great education but a chance to explore who they are and what they are good at in a laid-back environment. Texas Tech has it all, or all you need anyway. Whether you want to load each semester with 18 hours and be done a semester early, or you choose to take a fifth-year victory lap, Tech is as challenging as each individual wants to make it. Four years will fly by, and students who leave with only a head full of facts have only taken in a small percentage of what Tech has to offer. Even though Lubbock may not be huge, the network of people it brings together is. The relationships built in Lubbock while studying for finals or just hanging out easily transfer to post-college life. More importantly, these relationships make the time you spend in college unforgettable and irreplaceable.

A major aspect of any college experience is road trips. They are a chance to get out of the everyday and go somewhere else for football games, fraternity parties, or visiting high school friends. Since Lubbock is so far away from the most visited cities, the carpools are always big, loud, and fun. But, as good a time as you have on these trips, the best part is the feeling you get on Sunday when you are ready to get back to Lubbock. Tech is a big school in a small town, and for this reason, students will either find their niche and spend four years living it up in Lubbock, or they will get out after their first year or even their first semester. The students who decide to stay, and the alumni who made it through, have a love and appreciation for Tech that never seems to fade. Texas Tech is a place where friends are easy to find and grades are easy to get, as long as you put in the effort. Tech graduates will all have different stories to tell or nights to remember, but everyone is sure to leave with at least a little part of themselves left behind in Lubbock.

Texas Tech Student Reviews

Overall Experience at Texas Tech University

lacegroot

Health Care '15

4.6
A

Experience

So far my experience has been alright. I have not met many people, because most are either Greek or they simply have their specific friends that they associate with already. I understand that though. College is not like high school where everyone knows everyone and all the people are alike and hangout with whomever. It's diverse and the social atmosphere in many aspects, but not all, is much more mature. This school has much to offer academically which is why I go here and I plan to stay until I have accomplished all that I plan to. The staff is helpful and I have generally had a good educational experience so far, about which I cannot complain. I love Texas Tech for what it is as a University and I have much respect for what it stands for. I am very far from home, and there are many people here that are nothing like me or the types of people I am used to being around. In my opinion there are many students here who seem to have their heads a little higher than others and look down their nose, and if they aren’t like this from what I have seen everyone else keeps to themselves. I have had a few encounters with some very rude girls who live near me, but I am not moved by their antics, because that is just a distraction I will continually run into throughout life. I am here for an education and I am not worried about much else. So I would say despite the rough encounters I have had I still have a goal in sight that Texas Tech will help me reach as long as I do not lose focus. Overall it has been a good experience and I hope my experiences here will continue to be good in the future.

Feb 15, 2012

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Overall Experience at Texas Tech University

kateleonard2015

Retailing Management '15

5.0
A+

Will Always Love It Here

If there could be a A++ option for the grade I would personal pick it. I absolutely LOVE Texas Tech! Everyone that you meet here are wonderful, they are nice and helpful. Game days are my favorite, I love the tradition that Tech has. I also love how the buildings look, an old spanish home sort of style, very inviting when I first saw the campus. The learning environment I also love, its not easy to pass here, you have to work hard to get the grade.

Dec 02, 2011

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Anonymous

Texas Tech University Student

My favorite thing about Texas Tech...

My favorite thing about Texas Tech would have to be the sporting events. In football, we are always fighting for a Big 12 championship, and the atmosphere is great. Before games, RaiderGate is where the students tailgate and listen to the music—we’re the only school in the Big 12 that allows tailgating on the campus grounds. My least favorite part about Tech would have to be the wind storms. Every once in a while there is a wind storm that is full of sand and cow manure. But everyone gets used to them, and they are part of Texas Tech.

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