Vaquero Voice

“Puedo decir que el semestre pasado mis maestros no fueron muy buenos porque no eran de aquí y eso me afectó mucho y me costó mucho trabajo entenderles ya que su acento era muy diferente. Ya que les tenías que poner muchísima atención e irles a preguntar cosas que no le entendiste como lo dijeron. Y en esta ocasión a mí en lo particular si me preocupé un poquito más por que antes no le ponía mucha atención en cuestión a los maestros y las clases que estoy tomando ahorita, yo creo que me tocaron profesores con un acento que puedo entender mejor”.

“I kind of feel that when it comes to registration, if you’re not on the Dean’s List or a senior, it’s unfair to everyone else. Before I was on Dean’s 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 didn’t need or an elective course, which I didn’t want to do.”

“Classes, for me, are getting harder. I mean, of course, I’m already gonna finish, but overall how some of the courses have changed, they have gotten a lot better. It’s easier to understand what to expect. Being almost done, it’s harder to register because it’s less classes available to you now that most of them you should already be done with.”

“Well, based on my experience registering for courses, I think that it can be the college version of ‘The Hunger Games.’ We all want to get into a certain class and, now with the Edinburg and Brownsville campuses, it’s 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, it’s 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 haven’t 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 don’t have 8 o’clock 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 that’s been a new experience because in the past I’ve 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!”

–Compiled by Ana Cahuiche and Gabriel Mata