The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Brownsville Campus — Attraction in Brownsville

If I could, I would rate it 0 stars. As an international student who got injured during an art gallery internship that did not offer any payments (there are interships in which you get paid), there was nothing to be done. There is no insurance for international students. But! If you are a US citizen, you could be wearing high heels and break and ankle, then the University would do something for you. I graduated from there back in 2015 when the university was transitioning to be UTRGV. I am grateful for the Art Professors I had, BUT extremely pissed and disappointed at the International Students Advisors: Thelma Sullivan, Aragelia Salazar, and now Ricky Martinez. Those three didn't help me when I was struggling, when I was in deep pain. Bureacreacy towards International students is real rough. It doesn't matter if in many semester you earn great grades, I faced hell and distressful times. Went through several breakdowns. And I can understand WHY there are so many terrorist attacks in the US: because people refused to help. You must not listen but HELP. Counselors are useless!

REMEMBER: INTERNATIONALS are the ones who give you MORE money. TREAT THEM WITH RESPECT!

I wished I pursued a career in Internationals Diplomatic Affairs to do something for students going through issues like mine, create a program to defend them and sponsor them, and also fire those who work st the Mexican Consulate ( you cannot even trust in the Consulates either). Those jobs are a privilege, and should be about HELPING the immigrants and the internationals. NOT TO SCREW THEM.

No lawyer in Brownsville wanted to take the case to sue against this University.

And this is my vengeance: Ms. Marivel Graham or Ms. Marivel Ortiz (who happened to be my"boss" at the Art Gallery), I am telling you that after you destroyed me morally and physically, I am stronger, and becoming successful. I asked you a favor, and you turned away. I am doing things you are not capable of or even not capable of thinking of.

Just to let everyone know to be careful...

UTRGV is not a place to go, in my opinion, like don't even create a student account with them because I promise you that they will try scamming money out of you somehow. My husband and I had signed for orientation back in the year 2019 when we were still in high school but called immediately to cancel when we found out that we had to pay $75 each and were told that we were good to go. Now, in 2023, out of random, we owe $75 each for the orientation that we canceled years back and never attended to either. Currently, we're emailing them back and forth, but I kid you not it's been already more than a month. Not only that, but We've tried calling no one answers, so we left our contact information and no callbacks once so ever. Very horrible service 10 out of 10 would not recommend. I also have a friend who transferred out of UTRGV because of how bad this...

Most of the 5 star reviews are from visitors who think the university looks nice because its historical. The university itself is dysfunctional nobody at university for any department ever picks up the phone, and when they do, its 20 year olds getting paid $11 an hour so everyone is clueless youll get transferred multiple times because nobody knows anything, most things the university has don't work, the wifi is always out, parking is out of control, most of the degrees are worthless/useless, takes them about a week or two to reply to emails, alot of the staff are very incompetent, there is minimal student services, nothing to ever do at the university, it's like...