Texas A&M University - Kingsville — Attraction in Kingsville

We are paying a $2,400+ debt for an untrained staff member’s mistake. My husband applied for this school, signed up for classes & a dorm. He decided to go somewhere cheaper & somewhere that actually had his major. He called to cancel everything & was falsely informed. He was told he would be dropped & that everything was finished & he was good to go. Of course when you tell someone they will be “dropped”, you obviously think you’ll be taken out of the school & will be “good to go”. Soon after we find out he has a debt of about $2,000! We have tried to fight it & they were not having it. They sent our case to a collection agency & now there is a $400+ fee in addition to the $2000. This school is the worst & will do anything to get your money! I myself, was a student for only a semester & was miserable. The staff sucks, not helpful at all (obviously) & the school does not try to reach out to their students in activities, etc. I lived on campus & it was not worth the money so I transferred back home in Houston. The dorms.. every night there is yelling, the smell of weed, etc. The cops patrol the streets but not very well. I do not recommend this school at all. The city around is non-existent & all there is to do is clubbing & drugs. Once you attend this school, you’ll know the regret & the waste of momey it is. Thanks for your time, I just don’t like how the school is winning in our case. We still have to pay this debt due to a dumb staff member who told us we were “good to go” & is too coward to not deny it. Thanks for the debt! (Probably some stupid student helper because that’s what this school runs on with no actual teacher to teach. Just student helpers with also no teacher supervision). This school also has very little majors & you will most likely need to transfer (like me) which means the basics you take here may not apply to your degree & is more expensive than a community college or a college that has the actual major you was. Anyone else notice the staff in the reviews just to gain some 5 stars? That’s how helpless...

I was recently accepted into the Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate program at Texas A&M University–Kingsville. Initially, I was genuinely excited about the opportunity, especially as this program presented a more affordable alternative to my current one.

Unfortunately, my first impression of the university and its administrative processes has been disappointing. I did not receive any formal notification of my acceptance—no congratulatory email or official letter. I only discovered my acceptance by persistently checking my application portal. When I reached out to Graduate Admissions for guidance on next steps, I encountered a frustrating lack of communication and support. Gaining access to necessary platforms required repeated follow-ups, and many of the provided links were non-functional.

Additionally, I was advised to contact my program coordinator—a crucial detail that was not shared with me until I made multiple phone calls to various departments. Once I received the coordinator's contact information, I reached out multiple times over a two-week period without receiving any acknowledgment. I also attempted to contact the program adviser directly and experienced the same lack of response.

It was only after two weeks of repeated outreach that Graduate Admissions provided me with the contact information for the department chair, who finally responded and offered some assistance.

As a prospective graduate student, this lack of support and communication has significantly impacted my perception of the program. The onboarding experience has fallen short of what I would expect from a university of this stature. I strongly encourage the university to reassess and improve its approach to welcoming and supporting new students. A more professional, responsive, and student-centered experience is essential—especially for those entering graduate-level programs.

This experience will be a key factor as I finalize my decision on which...

Absolute joke of a university. This is my second time applying and both have been ridiculous. First time around paid all application fees and everything, took in my physical official transcripts (etc). They took 2 1/2 months to get back to me just to say they misplaced my transcript and wouldn’t be accepting me since they didn’t have one (they never bothered telling me to take in another one). This time around I thought I’d give them another chance. Same exact thing. I applied December 5th and turned in all my documentation. Applied for spring and called the lady who said it would take ten business days for my application to process. About a month went by and I was emailing admissions who basically kept copying and pasting the same response saying to check myself to see when the application is reviewed. Called only to talk to a rude lady who stated that I need to be patient because their only one person doing application reviews(if you know it’s busy after Christmas why not have more then one person?) now today January 17 the day classes have officially started I check and they finally reviewed it. But only reviewed it and stated they needed my college transcript yet again even though I sent it and they have it marked as received. They didn’t even bother calling me and telling me this info. When I spoke to the lady she stated they have everything they need. My advice is stay far away from this university. I have been there a few times for friends and events. Campus is old and falling apart, not anything to do around campus, their customer service and staff is rude and unprofessional. I receive way better assistance at the community college I attended. I recommend anywhere but here, the majors and price may be enticing but it’s not at all worth the...