Texas Woman's University is a great school. It has a wide variety of majors and minors to choose from. It is a good school for me because it's smaller, and while sometimes I wish it were a little bigger, I like the small class sizes and the individual attention/help you receive in the classes. Denton, Texas is definitely a college town, which is also shared by University of North Texas. It's small, but it has your basics covered as far as food, shopping and fun things to do. Plus, it's only 34 miles north of Dallas and about an hour away from Ft. Worth, so it is also a good commuting school if someone couldn't live on campus.
One thing that TWU lacks in, is in school spirit. Hate to say it, but it's true. Our mascot are the Pioneers and while everyone knows that, most people don't exactly know what the official Pioneer of the school looks like. If you are a college football fan, then this school might not be for you, because we don't have a football team, not many boys to even think about creating one. But we do have gymnastics, which a lot of people come out to support and our school spirit definitely shines through there, and at the other sporting events we have and offer on campus.
One interesting fact about Texas Woman's University, is that it was the first music school in Texas when it opened it's doors in 1909. I am currently a Music Therapy Major, and I love it. Music Therapy is used as a medium to help children, teens, adults and the elderly in crisis, clinical, rehab and therapy situations. It is a great field to study, and one of TWU's jewel programs. People come from all over the world to study under the outstanding music professors. It is a career that few colleges offer. That is what I really love about TWU, is that they offer some of the many careers that are up and coming in the medical field that many other universities fail to provide.
TWU's population has grown so much in the last several years, that they have literally run out of dorms and apartments to house the students in. So, housing is a factor to consider, before deciding to live on campus. The Housing Department is well aware the they have an issue on their hands, and are making plans to expand student housing. One thing that people need to know is that students are required to live on campus if they are under 21 years of age or they have less than 60 credit hours. They require that based on a study that was conducted many years ago, based on students that live on campus during their freshman and sophomore years, were more likely to graduate, than students who moved off campus after their freshman year.