âPuedo decir que el semestre pasado mis maestros no fueron muy buenos porque no eran de aquĂ y eso me afectĂł mucho y me costĂł mucho trabajo entenderles ya que su acento era muy diferente. Ya que les tenĂas que poner muchĂsima atenciĂłn e irles a preguntar cosas que no le entendiste como lo dijeron. Y en esta ocasiĂłn a mĂ en lo particular si me preocupĂ© un poquito mĂĄs por que antes no le ponĂa mucha atenciĂłn en cuestiĂłn a los maestros y las clases que estoy tomando ahorita, yo creo que me tocaron profesores con un acento que puedo entender mejorâ.
âI kind of feel that when it comes to registration, if youâre not on the Deanâs List or a senior, itâs unfair to everyone else. Before I was on Deanâs List, I was just a regular freshman. I always felt like I got the bad end of the stick because I had to waitlist four different classes that I needed. I would have to choose a different class that I didnât need or an elective course, which I didnât want to do.â
âClasses, for me, are getting harder. I mean, of course, Iâm already gonna finish, but overall how some of the courses have changed, they have gotten a lot better. Itâs easier to understand what to expect. Being almost done, itâs harder to register because itâs less classes available to you now that most of them you should already be done with.â
âWell, based on my experience registering for courses, I think that it can be the college version of âThe Hunger Games.â We all want to get into a certain class and, now with the Edinburg and Brownsville campuses, itâs very competitive because we have much more options available for Edinburg than what we have in Brownsville. I am an international student, I live in Matamoros and, for me, itâs very convenient and important to be able to attend class here at the Brownsville campus. Fortunately, I have been able to register for them here in Brownsville. I havenât had the need to go to Edinburg to take any courses, yet, but I would suggest that more courses be available here. This semester, I have a pretty manageable schedule. It is the first semester that I donât have 8 oâclock classes, which is great! They have been great and I was happy to see that there have been more rehabilitative courses offered here in Brownsville as well. I am also taking two online classes and thatâs been a new experience because in the past Iâve just taken one, so taking two is kind of a change because I have to juggle more things by myself. But it has been great!â
–Compiled by Ana Cahuiche and Gabriel Mata
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