The University of Texas at Austin Top Questions

UT is a campus filled with energy. Students on campus are very involved in organizations, and various causes are continually being promoted on the campus around the clock. It is a large school, but this allows for unique interactions with different people every day. I love the diversity on campus.

UT is a big school, but the best thing about it is there are so many great organizations to get involved in, which makes it seem a lot smaller.

Awesome place. I think is one of the top 5 places to go to school, comparable only to stanford and U of M. It big, very diverse, great academic program, great athletic program and its in a great city. It has a lot of traditions and to put it in a few words, what starts here.. changes the world.

UT's campus has a lot to offer. You just have to be motivated and make the effort to take advantage of it. It's harder when you live off campus, like I do/did in the Castilian. As much as I liked my dorm, I wasn't in the middle of campus and I was always just a bit lazy. Of course, I made a great group of friends from my dorm. There are a lot of events that go on every week, with flyers marketing them. Make an effort now and then to read and look at one - I did. And the events are really great. Texas Revue in the spring is really fun to go to. The drag is really great, but you do get tired of it after one Semester. Also, make sure you have pockets of cash. Eating out as a student is really appealing and the Drag has a lot to offer, but that money adds up at the end of the week, and the month...and before you know it $100 is down the drain and you don't know how. So when you go into a restaurant and see a table of people your age all ordering water, they are definitely college students. My friends and I started spending a lot of time on congress, going up that hill. There are a lot of funky little shops. It's just nice way to kill a quiet, calm, and gorgeous evening.

UT has lots of people and lots of opportunities. Those who are go-getters, ambitious, and intentional about taking advantages of resources around them succeed. However, I think there are also those who feel overwhelmed and lost by the mass of information. I understand that Dean Woodruff is placing efforts toward making smaller communities for the undergraduate experience, and I hope that implements of this cause will come soon. Most every student that gets into UT has great potential at succeeding as students and leaders, but some may need help in navigating through all the information and operations at UT to reach their potential.

The best thing about UT is that you can do anything here. You have a world class campus with extraordinary faculty and resources, but also some of the best parties in the US! Also, Austin is a both an old and a metrpolitan city, so there are so many different kinds of things to do. Best of all, Austin is a very active place. There are always free events or 5ks or art shows or something going on.

Very large college; people usually think highly of UT engineering; most of my time is spent in Jester; controversy - approval of the +/- grading; a lot of school pride

it's a large school and not meant for everyone. if you're looking for school pride and being part of something, this is the school for you.

The best thing to do here at UT is to go out and try out the different restaurants. The campus is quite pretty. the buildings are aesthetically pleasing.

My department does not do enough to recognize undergraduates in the Art History department. The department focuses too much on its graduate students, thus it's undergraduate program becomes less competitive. Each year is different. For the first two years of my college career, I spent most of my time in the ART building, working in the painting studio. For the next two years, I've spent most of my time in the Fine Arts Library, researching. This past semester, I have spent a great deal in the business school. The administration within the College of Fine Arts (I don't have much interaction with other departments) is great! The Dean of Student Affairs is attentive and dedicated to her job. It's been tough not having a permanent Dean of College Of Fine Arts for the past two years, but he's finally here, and here to stay. For me, I have a lot of "college" and university pride. Unlike other schools, UT offers training in highly specified areas. As a freshmen, you have many options, however, you have to seek them out. My advice to all freshmen would be to not take any of your professors and resources for granted. Ask much of your professors. Do not expect things to "magically" happen. You have to work for it.