Lamar University

foxyhill21 · May 9, 2005

One of my friend goes there. She has only said that on test they give u one minute to answer each question. Other wise I have not heard any bad things about lamar. What r some of the things u heard & I will ask her about it. She has been in there nursing program for 1 year now, so she knows quite abit about the school

TXAshley · May 10, 2005

I applied there, but I don't really know anything about their program. My mother had a friend who got her BSN there several years ago and she seemed to like it. Beaumont is a horrid place to live though, or from what I've seen it looks like it would be. It's a real small place, really poor, and not too pretty. I recently got a letter from them telling me what transferred and what did not....my micro, chems, english, math, and pysch classes did not transfer, and I took these at UT-Austin, so I have no idea why. I didn't bother to pursue it anymore since I have already been accepted and registered at another school. They don't even tell you if you are admitted until July, which seems horribly late and short notice.

misha8210 · May 10, 2005

One of my friend goes there. She has only said that on test they give u one minute to answer each question. Other wise I have not heard any bad things about lamar. What r some of the things u heard & I will ask her about it. She has been in there nursing program for 1 year now, so she knows quite abit about the school

Someone told me that their pass rate for the state board was low. The faculty are extremely racist and I heard this from more than 5 people. Their program was extremely hard for no reason. I heard so many bad things about it.

misha8210 · May 10, 2005

I applied there, but I don't really know anything about their program. My mother had a friend who got her BSN there several years ago and she seemed to like it. Beaumont is a horrid place to live though, or from what I've seen it looks like it would be. It's a real small place, really poor, and not too pretty. I recently got a letter from them telling me what transferred and what did not....my micro, chems, english, math, and pysch classes did not transfer, and I took these at UT-Austin, so I have no idea why. I didn't bother to pursue it anymore since I have already been accepted and registered at another school. They don't even tell you if you are admitted until July, which seems horribly late and short notice.

I do not understand why they have to wait until July...to hear if someone is accepted or rejected to the program. That's crazy.

TXAshley · May 10, 2005

I don't get it either. Their deadline was March 1st I think, which isn't too far off from other nursing school deadlines, so I have no idea why it would take them so much longer. It's silly, b/c you can't sign up for any last minute prereqs you need over the summer or anything, that's why I'm basically ruling it out. But there website claims they have like 500 something applicants, which really shocks me that so many people apply there.

misha8210 · May 11, 2005

I don't get it either. Their deadline was March 1st I think, which isn't too far off from other nursing school deadlines, so I have no idea why it would take them so much longer. It's silly, b/c you can't sign up for any last minute prereqs you need over the summer or anything, that's why I'm basically ruling it out. But there website claims they have like 500 something applicants, which really shocks me that so many people apply there.

:coollook: Dang!!! 500 applicants!! I wonder how many applicants they take for the semester. The schools in Texas are very competitive. That's why I applied out of state

YoungWiseWoman · May 11, 2005

I applied there, but I don't really know anything about their program. My mother had a friend who got her BSN there several years ago and she seemed to like it. Beaumont is a horrid place to live though, or from what I've seen it looks like it would be. It's a real small place, really poor, and not too pretty.

Ok I am from Beaumont and it is NONE of the things that you mentioned. It's not poor at ALL! IT's not horrid or REALLY small. You should really watch what you say and how you say it because you never know who you will offend.:angryfire

YoungWiseWoman · May 11, 2005

I was raised in Beaumont and left there 9 years ago to attend the University of Houston. I still live in Houston because I love it here. Beaumont is not a place for someone who likes a faster pace lifestyle. It's a great place to raise kids and retire, but if you are looking to go anywhere after 10 pm, it's not the place. That's why I left because I love being able to do what I want, when I want. It's a very beautiful place to live and very quiet. As far as Lamar, I have heard some stuff about the nursing program that was not so good. I have heard that it is racist, but I have only HEARD that. I have not experienced it for myself. The town itself is not racist and the people there are generally friendly.

I would say if you are looking for a city that has a little more to do, than Beaumont would not be your place. However, maybe you should visit. Form your own opinion about the city and the school, that way u can make an informed decision. GOOD LUCK! :)

paraloco · May 11, 2005

I was raised in Beaumont and left there 9 years ago to attend the University of Houston. I still live in Houston because I love it here. Beaumont is not a place for someone who likes a faster pace lifestyle. It's a great place to raise kids and retire, but if you are looking to go anywhere after 10 pm, it's not the place. That's why I left because I love being able to do what I want, when I want. It's a very beautiful place to live and very quiet. As far as Lamar, I have heard some stuff about the nursing program that was not so good. I have heard that it is racist, but I have only HEARD that. I have not experienced it for myself. The town itself is not racist and the people there are generally friendly.
I would say if you are looking for a city that has a little more to do, than Beaumont would not be your place. However, maybe you should visit. Form your own opinion about the city and the school, that way u can make an informed decision. GOOD LUCK! :)

The taxes in Beaumont are high, and if you want your kids indoctrinated into the street culture, send them to the public schools. They have good Catholic schools, and at least two other Protestant schools. There is alot of old money in Beaumont, and good places to shop and eat. Houston is not far away, nor is the beach. Stay away from the neighborhoods surrounding the campus to the north, west and south.(drug activity, several half-way house facilities) Directly east is a highway, with a refinery and chemical plants on the other side, then the Neches River. The west end is nice. Most apartment complexes are section 8 . A lot of high-dollar homes are going up. Right across the river(to the east) is Vidor.Vicodin-land. Not a bad place like you may have read about. Your housing dollar will go alot further in Orange County than in Beaumont, but you'll pay substantially more to live to the north, in Lumberton(Hardin County) . To the south are three decent bedroom communities, all intermingled with refineries and chemical plants. South of those lies Port Arthur, a little smaller but demographically similar to Beaumont. I have been a paramedic in the area for 18 years, 13 of them for the city of Beaumont. I don't live there. Gas is less than some other places. The heat & humidity are oppressive. For you culture- artsy-types there are museums, 2 performing arts theaters, a symphony, 2 ballet companies. There is a large entertainment complex to the west of town, with a large amphitheater, a coliseum where they play arena football and ice hockey, and a whole bunch of softball fields where teams from all over the nation come every year for a huge tournament. There are two hospitals, Memorial Hermann Baptist, and St. Elizabeth, both understaffed (at least in the E.D., where you will frequently find ambulance cots lining the hallways). It just depends what you are looking for. I don't know much about the nursing program. I am going to go there to get my BSN after I go through a paramedic to RN program at Lamar-Port Arthur. I can't imagine why they would not transfer your credit from UT. Lamar is hardly Harvard. Though they have built alot of new gated on-campus apartments(almost all the housing is either new, or re-modeled), alot of its students are commuters. Those who went off to the big-name schools, partied too much, and limped on home to live with mommy & daddy again. Or adults, looking to better themselves. They gave up on football years ago, still have basketball, and a sometimes-impressive baseball team.

TXAshley · May 12, 2005

Sorry if I offended you Ketcia, didn't mean to. I have been to visit it a few times, I am from the Houston area. That was my impression of Beaumont, and my two best friends actually grew up in Beaumont and have families that have lived there for years, and they feel the same way about it as I do. Maybe I just saw the bad part of town, and it would be a major adjustment for people from a big city, but I'm sorry if that offended you.

YoungWiseWoman · May 12, 2005

The taxes in Beaumont are high, and if you want your kids indoctrinated into the street culture, send them to the public schools.
They have good Catholic schools, and at least two other Protestant schools. There is alot of old money in Beaumont, and good places to shop and eat. Houston is not far away, nor is the beach. Stay away from the neighborhoods surrounding the campus to the north, west and south.(drug activity, several half-way house facilities) Directly east is a highway, with a refinery and chemical plants on the other side, then the Neches River. The west end is nice. Most apartment complexes are section 8 . A lot of high-dollar homes are going up. Right across the river(to the east) is Vidor.Vicodin-land. Not a bad place like you may have read about. Your housing dollar will go alot further in Orange County than in Beaumont, but you'll pay substantially more to live to the north, in Lumberton(Hardin County) . To the south are three decent bedroom communities, all intermingled with refineries and chemical plants. South of those lies Port Arthur, a little smaller but demographically similar to Beaumont. I have been a paramedic in the area for 18 years, 13 of them for the city of Beaumont. I don't live there. Gas is less than some other places. The heat & humidity are oppressive. For you culture- artsy-types there are museums, 2 performing arts theaters, a symphony, 2 ballet companies. There is a large entertainment complex to the west of town, with a large amphitheater, a coliseum where they play arena football and ice hockey, and a whole bunch of softball fields where teams from all over the nation come every year for a huge tournament. There are two hospitals, Memorial Hermann Baptist, and St. Elizabeth, both understaffed (at least in the E.D., where you will frequently find ambulance cots lining the hallways). It just depends what you are looking for. I don't know much about the nursing program. I am going to go there to get my BSN after I go through a paramedic to RN program at Lamar-Port Arthur. I can't imagine why they would not transfer your credit from UT. Lamar is hardly Harvard. Though they have built alot of new gated on-campus apartments(almost all the housing is either new, or re-modeled), alot of its students are commuters. Those who went off to the big-name schools, partied too much, and limped on home to live with mommy & daddy again. Or adults, looking to better themselves. They gave up on football years ago, still have basketball, and a sometimes-impressive baseball team.

Uh street culture??? I don't think so...Beaumont has no "street culture." Just street wannabes. I went to public school ALL my life and hardly saw anyone engulfed in street culture, so you are TOTALLY off on that one. Public school is public school anywhere you go. And unfortunately I was not apart of the "old money", so private was not an option.

Also, I lived in the north and never got caught up in any drug activity. Now don't get me wrong I know Beaumont may have it's share of drug activity as any other place, but I nor anyone I know has ever been offered a "crack rock." In fact, I was sheltered from TONS of things before I came to Houston, which is a much larger city.

Most of the post was quite fact-filled, but some things were off. I still say that it is a place to raise kids and get old peacefully. This is from someone who lived there for 18 years. Not worked there...not passed through...LIVED.:)