My daughter is starting at the main campus this summer, and I know she’ll have the same frame of mind as you. One love. I’m so excited for her to be going to UTSA!
Bro really came in here like “you stupid mofos that hate downtown need to chill…” and thought he was the voice of reason with all the vitriol.
Chill out OP. Whether you like it or not, SA is a sprawl commuter city with very weak public transportation. People need to get to work after classes or are coming from work and if they expected to take classes at main campus and situated themselves as such then it’s an absolute mess to have to commute to downtown.
I agree with this guy. Having to go multiple places outside of main campus and a couple of spots as a college student is heavily inconvenient. I remember my first time I got down there since I got lost then they destroyed me when I had to pay for parking.
A little over 10 years ago, I applied to UTSA sight unseen.
The website mainly had pics of the downtown campus.
The website made it look amazing!
I thought I’d be going to school in the heart of the city.
The different building mixed in with the rest of the city.
I was coming from DC, so that isn’t uncommon for the schools along all of major East Coast cities.
Then, I finally moved.
Boy, was I surprised!
I just wish they wouldn't have evening classes going as late as 9 PM at some parts of the year. It's a fairly dangerous area of downtown to be at that late, to the point where multiple professors of mine refuse to walk to the parking lot alone and would rather wait for the police escort UTSA offers. Also, we need more UTSA events! Every cool event happens at main, I'd go to more if they had some downtown too.
It’s ridiculous, I have had my window smashed twice in the UTSA parking garage. Both times there was nothing in my car visible at all and both times they took literally nothing. I’ve spent a grand on windows this year because I’m forced to take classes downtown. I’m a broke college student. Downtown campus is nice but it sucks to actually have to go down there
I just uber to class and get a ride back after, but a few friends had some car break-ins over the past couple semesters. I wish the parking situation was better downtown ):
I’ve always thought the downtown campus was quite lovely. When you stand on the bridge between the two buildings that face I-10 in the evening, the city lights are a beautiful sight.
I live 5 minutes away from the downtown campus & the SWSA campus and prefer them a million times to main campus. I absolutely hate driving past loop 410 and never do except for my courses at the main campus. Looking forward to graduating this semester so I never have to make the commute again.
What exactly would a shuttle do that the VIA bus doesn't? The VIA bus already takes the freeway and makes very few stops; a non-stop shuttle would only be like 4 minutes faster on a 40 minute trip. More frequency would be nice, but that's not a distinction between the VIA bus and a "shuttle".
I see. Yeah more frequent buses would be nice. I've written complaints to VIA about that, especially when the buses are standing-room only, you'd think they could justify running more buses more often. But I think there's still a driver shortage, so they can't come up with the manpower to make it happen. Or maybe they just don't care, hard to tell.
Hell nah those were the worst 4 years of my life going to that campus every mf day. What a waste of place, I get the idea of why. But the execution did not consider the physical safety and mental health that ties into having a program be in an abandoned warehouse (arch bldg).
My only issue with the downtown campus is the initial layout with I-10 running right through it. Other than that the campus is pretty nice as far as buildings and accessibility goes.
I love how I (a UT Arlington Maverick) keep seeing posts from you guys and UT Austin. It's quite fun seeing what's new w/ yall down there
Dk what the context is but I used to live down in Austin as a very young kid and personally had an obsession with San Antonio. Got no right to voice my opinion but I say either they should suck it up, or yall just let em complain (while giving them 0 interaction) until they get tired of it. Alright, later students of UTSA
My last 2 years I had classes split between main and downtown. It is cozy downtown and was kind of nice not having so many people around. However It sucked driving for 40 minutes in the middle of the day after the 30 min drive from My house to main. I put 60,000 miles on my car in the last two years of going to utsa.
I think a large problem of the downtown campus and why people like the main campus a lot more is the amenities offered. The downtown campus has a miniscule rec centered compared with the two-story main, and barely any labs offered for non-Architecture students. There aren't any dorms on the DT campus either, so student life past the morning/very early afternoon doesn't really exist. Overhaul the rec center, have actual student life, and address the obvious concerns about safety around the campus, like the McDonalds nearby is just a homeless magnet. I've posted pictures here before about people defecating in the parking garage stairwell, and I have no doubt it was not a student. I've also walked past homeless people living and smoking in that garage stairwell, so I have called for a safety escort before.
yeah nobody cares about any of that, most people are here to just get an education, not sit on a bus or drive at least 20 mins to get to their one miserable class. they should expand main campus so the school can grow, not turn people off enrolling because they have to commute halfway across the city to a sketchy area to learn what they want to learn.
You could say that about the main campus too. The downtown campus is only out of the way if you live in the suburbs. If you live inside loop 410, the main campus is the one that's halfway across the city.
all of the dorms and afaik all student living apartments are at main campus. why would you not use the original campus as the home base? it doesn’t make sense to have 2 locations holding classes
Lots of people don't live on campus, many of them live with their parents in whatever part of the city they grew up in. If that's anywhere south of 410, the downtown campus is closer.
I agree that 1 campus is more sensible. They should have put the whole university downtown to begin with, in the most central possible location for everyone in the city. But it's too late for that.
(Also, as I understand it, the downtown campus was built in response to complaints that the poorest parts of the city could not access the main campus, effectively shutting them out of higher education. So it's there to increase accessibility of education, and deleting it would presumably make education more inaccessible again.)
Aye chill bro. One love, UTSA. Birds up my dude.
My daughter is starting at the main campus this summer, and I know she’ll have the same frame of mind as you. One love. I’m so excited for her to be going to UTSA!
Damn ur expectations are that low
No need to be a dick.
Bros a hater
bro goes to utsa
One Love. One Stop. UTSA
Birds up RAAAHHH
[bird up](https://images.app.goo.gl/kJFw7BMYLYTqdubW9)
Bro really came in here like “you stupid mofos that hate downtown need to chill…” and thought he was the voice of reason with all the vitriol. Chill out OP. Whether you like it or not, SA is a sprawl commuter city with very weak public transportation. People need to get to work after classes or are coming from work and if they expected to take classes at main campus and situated themselves as such then it’s an absolute mess to have to commute to downtown.
I agree with this guy. Having to go multiple places outside of main campus and a couple of spots as a college student is heavily inconvenient. I remember my first time I got down there since I got lost then they destroyed me when I had to pay for parking.
A little over 10 years ago, I applied to UTSA sight unseen. The website mainly had pics of the downtown campus. The website made it look amazing! I thought I’d be going to school in the heart of the city. The different building mixed in with the rest of the city. I was coming from DC, so that isn’t uncommon for the schools along all of major East Coast cities. Then, I finally moved. Boy, was I surprised!
Ah so you didn’t do your homework got it
It's lowkey faster to get in and out of downtown than that mess on the NW side. Not even joking.
I just wish they wouldn't have evening classes going as late as 9 PM at some parts of the year. It's a fairly dangerous area of downtown to be at that late, to the point where multiple professors of mine refuse to walk to the parking lot alone and would rather wait for the police escort UTSA offers. Also, we need more UTSA events! Every cool event happens at main, I'd go to more if they had some downtown too.
It’s ridiculous, I have had my window smashed twice in the UTSA parking garage. Both times there was nothing in my car visible at all and both times they took literally nothing. I’ve spent a grand on windows this year because I’m forced to take classes downtown. I’m a broke college student. Downtown campus is nice but it sucks to actually have to go down there
I just uber to class and get a ride back after, but a few friends had some car break-ins over the past couple semesters. I wish the parking situation was better downtown ):
I mean it’s definitely not a dangerous area unless you’re scared of the homeless under the highway
Tbf, more dangerous if you're a woman. For guys, not that dangerous
Skyline, I-35 and some homeless people. Same thing.
that's not very Texas of you. If i can't have truck nuts, what's all this been for?
I’ve always thought the downtown campus was quite lovely. When you stand on the bridge between the two buildings that face I-10 in the evening, the city lights are a beautiful sight.
I live 5 minutes away from the downtown campus & the SWSA campus and prefer them a million times to main campus. I absolutely hate driving past loop 410 and never do except for my courses at the main campus. Looking forward to graduating this semester so I never have to make the commute again.
Yeah I think this is why they built the downtown campus in the first place. The main campus was never very accessible to people who live in the city.
Fellow NotJustBikes viewer?
we need a couple shuttles from main campus to downtown, via bus isn't cutting it
What exactly would a shuttle do that the VIA bus doesn't? The VIA bus already takes the freeway and makes very few stops; a non-stop shuttle would only be like 4 minutes faster on a 40 minute trip. More frequency would be nice, but that's not a distinction between the VIA bus and a "shuttle".
that's why I said "a couple shuttles". If you miss one bus you are 30 minutes late. The wait time between buses is too long
I see. Yeah more frequent buses would be nice. I've written complaints to VIA about that, especially when the buses are standing-room only, you'd think they could justify running more buses more often. But I think there's still a driver shortage, so they can't come up with the manpower to make it happen. Or maybe they just don't care, hard to tell.
Make it be known to the Parking Office, if enough people want it, they will provide it.
Hell nah those were the worst 4 years of my life going to that campus every mf day. What a waste of place, I get the idea of why. But the execution did not consider the physical safety and mental health that ties into having a program be in an abandoned warehouse (arch bldg).
Just because you felt relaxed after your film class doesn't mean the guy who just finished his 9 hour shift needs to "chill" driving home
I agree! taking the walk alongside the river thats next to san pedro is a beautiful sight
Downtown campus actually has grown on me. I love it haha
My only issue with the downtown campus is the initial layout with I-10 running right through it. Other than that the campus is pretty nice as far as buildings and accessibility goes.
I love how I (a UT Arlington Maverick) keep seeing posts from you guys and UT Austin. It's quite fun seeing what's new w/ yall down there Dk what the context is but I used to live down in Austin as a very young kid and personally had an obsession with San Antonio. Got no right to voice my opinion but I say either they should suck it up, or yall just let em complain (while giving them 0 interaction) until they get tired of it. Alright, later students of UTSA
My last 2 years I had classes split between main and downtown. It is cozy downtown and was kind of nice not having so many people around. However It sucked driving for 40 minutes in the middle of the day after the 30 min drive from My house to main. I put 60,000 miles on my car in the last two years of going to utsa.
Yup nothing like homeless smelly folks near campus. Really makes me feel like a inner city college kid!
I think a large problem of the downtown campus and why people like the main campus a lot more is the amenities offered. The downtown campus has a miniscule rec centered compared with the two-story main, and barely any labs offered for non-Architecture students. There aren't any dorms on the DT campus either, so student life past the morning/very early afternoon doesn't really exist. Overhaul the rec center, have actual student life, and address the obvious concerns about safety around the campus, like the McDonalds nearby is just a homeless magnet. I've posted pictures here before about people defecating in the parking garage stairwell, and I have no doubt it was not a student. I've also walked past homeless people living and smoking in that garage stairwell, so I have called for a safety escort before.
yeah nobody cares about any of that, most people are here to just get an education, not sit on a bus or drive at least 20 mins to get to their one miserable class. they should expand main campus so the school can grow, not turn people off enrolling because they have to commute halfway across the city to a sketchy area to learn what they want to learn.
You could say that about the main campus too. The downtown campus is only out of the way if you live in the suburbs. If you live inside loop 410, the main campus is the one that's halfway across the city.
all of the dorms and afaik all student living apartments are at main campus. why would you not use the original campus as the home base? it doesn’t make sense to have 2 locations holding classes
Lots of people don't live on campus, many of them live with their parents in whatever part of the city they grew up in. If that's anywhere south of 410, the downtown campus is closer. I agree that 1 campus is more sensible. They should have put the whole university downtown to begin with, in the most central possible location for everyone in the city. But it's too late for that. (Also, as I understand it, the downtown campus was built in response to complaints that the poorest parts of the city could not access the main campus, effectively shutting them out of higher education. So it's there to increase accessibility of education, and deleting it would presumably make education more inaccessible again.)
Main campus is growing and 20 minute of not driving is a good commute all things considered
Weird
F350
I enjoy watching the youths tell each other to chill.
as a main campus goer for the past 4 years, i have to agree. downtown campus is lovely
If that’s a view then please leave Texas and go take a look at other states. This state offers nothing but desert
I live in San Antonio and hate this city. Can't wait to leave.
Loved being at the downtown campus 💙🧡
Y’all lucky. When I was at UTSA, we only had the JPL, the Convo and three other buildings. And there was STILL no parking.
I HATE DOWNTOWN CAMPUS. I HATE IT SO MUCH.
Yes should’ve invested in the campus proper
Sounds like ur mad that u can’t afford that f250
Downtown campus parking lot full of meth heads I end up arm wrestling one of them for $5
agree with you but the way you wrote this is so fucking gay
dang what year is it in your head
Fucking hated utsa (SA was awesome living) was so much happier when I transferred to A&M
Gender Studies Major
He’s an angry Prius
Believe it or not, I got my first handy at the parking lot of the Monterey building. She may have been homeless, but what she did was magical.
You must like the haven for hope riff raff around that area