El Paso, TX

[digits2006]

I was wait listed at UTEP and need to pass the time until I hear if I get in. So, I decided to start a thread on El Paso. Has anyone ever lived there, attending the school, or anything? Any information would be nice.

[cesada]

I grew up in El Paso, and my brother graduated from UTEP. I have lots of family still in the area. It is an interesting place... lots of culture, lots of delicious Mexican food. (Griggs! Rancho Escondido! Find these restaurants!) It is an inexpensive place to live generally, but it is definitely important to live in a nicer area of the city. Recently a lot of crime is being exported across the border.

It is a really ugly city... very dry, very hot. In Star Wars, it would definitely be that desert planet where they found Anakin. Don't go if you need a nice ambiance to survive, unless you have a thing for deserts, dust storms, and rock walls.

My brother really enjoyed UTEP, made a lot of friends there, and even met his wife there. He said the atmosphere was very friendly, relaxed, and down-to-earth. The nightlife is pretty sleazy, especially in Juarez.

El Paso is also a quaint little liberal stronghold in the vastly conservative Texas, if that matters to you.

[digits2006]

Awesome! Thank you so much for your help!

[Soleil ت]

Delayed but my two cents regardless. Welp, above poster covered it all.  El Paso is, considering its size, safe.  It's statistically one of the safest in the country (relative to its size, I stress).

And hell yeah, it's ugly as all get-out.  But the food is amazing, and UTEP isn't a terrible campus. Just be smart and stay out of Juarez.

[Soleil ت]

Very true!  Flights to ELP are usually not going to cause you to bang your head on the wall.

[MikeTheFronterizo]

Hi All!

Anyone have info on UTEP and El Paso?

Housing, recreation, nightlife, best places to eat?

Can anyone suggest apartment complexes to check out?