The University of Texas at Austin Top Questions

the best thing about UT is that it is a huge school and you can find any kind of person, activity, etc. also you can make a complete ass of yourself and no one will care or know. when i tell people i go to UT they usually think it is cool. i spend most of my time on campus in class. i don't really like to hang out on campus if i have nothing to do. it is not a college town, austin is a great place to live for people of all ages. there is a lot of school pride, every third person you see is wearing burnt orange.

the best thing about UT is that its in Austin and theres alot of stuff to see and do, and i love the campus. one thing i would change is the fact that parking in austin around campus is absolutly terrible. i'd say UT's size is just right. I would say people act impressed when i tell them i go to UT. i spend most of my time shopping or eating on the drag or hanging out in the Union in between classes. UT is definatly not in a college town which rocks. I would say the biggest controversy is about the SAE pledge dying last year. there is alot of school pride, but still a handfull of peolpe who dont really care. the most frequent complaints i hear around UT is the parking, and how difficult it is.

I have lived all over the place over the past 3 years: Portland, Dallas, Hong Kong, Massachussets; Austin is hands down the best place on the planet to go to school. It has the best of both world's: a college town type feel yet the amenities, variety, and employers that come with a big city.

There are so many organizations in which to get involved. If you want to go out and party, you can find somewhere to go and someone to party with any night of the week. If you want to stay in, there are always people to do that with too. People know UT is a great school and it is definitely an accomplishment to get in, especially if you were not in the top 10{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of your graduating class. There are always so many people on campus but you always seem to see someone you know. I don't think a school can be too large, it is great being able to find people just like you.

There are tons of beautiful girls. West Campus is the place to be just about any night. Most people in Texas are impressed when you tell them you go here. There is a lot of school pride, I mean, we're better than you, and we know it! My best experiences here are the ones I don't remember.

The best thing about UT- The people. I have met people from all over the country, and a good number of exchange students who came to the U.S. to study. I can honestly say I network of people will stay with me for years to come. One thing I'd change- The registration process. When a student registers throughout registration week is based on the number of hours that student has. I'm not sure how the system technically works so I can't specify exactly how I'd change it, but the registration process is far more stressful than it needs to be! Is my school too large?- Yes, but only when you look at the sheer facts and figures! This school is what you make it. Personally, I think it's just right because by joining organizations and focusing on your area of study, the school feels TONS smaller. How do people react when I tell them I go to UT?- They ask if I ride a horse to school and wear boots everyday. The answer is NO(haha)! They also wonder about the quality of education here, and if it's all it's cracked up to be. I'd say yes, I'm learning so much. College Town?- Austin is AMAZING. Hands down my favorite city in Texas. The culture here is so unique, there is always something to do, and the people are just so cool! Is there a lot of school pride?- More than you would know! A few friends of mine from other schools say that it is seen as 'weird' or 'dorky' to wear their school colors around during a normal class day. Other friends of mine dress up in suits and sundresses for football games- regardless of whether or not it matches the school colors! At UT, burnt orange is seen everywhere, everyday. And if you show up to a football game in any colors other than burnt orange and white, THAT is when you'r seen as a dork. There is not one experience I will always remember...because I will always remember every experience I've had here. I love it here.

The best thing about going to Texas is the city of Austin. Texas doesn't have a college town, Austin is a college city! The university and the city of Austin go hand in hand. The amount to experience in Austin seems limitless. I could not ask for a better place to spend my four valuable years of college. Austin is known as the live music capital of the world. This is definitely evident while living here. Austin City Limits music festival comes in the fall and South by Southwest arrives in the spring. Ausitn City Limits is a weekend long event with a ton of different artists, some known and some not as popular yet. I have been to Austin City Limits, and being a music fan, I felt like I had acheived my own Utopia. Also, there is always a concert to see on the weekends or a live band to dance to downtown. The city of Austin has its own unique soundtrack. The university campus is located in the heart of the city, so 6th Street is a 5 minute cab ride away. This is downtown Austin where a ton of bars and night spots are located. On a typical Thursday night (college weekends start on Thursdays, naturally) 6th street is the place to be, assuming you have graduated from the frat scene. Let me tell you, it is an absolute site. The amount of people bar hopping seems immeasurable. When people from other schools come visit 6th street for the first time they have to literally stop walking and do a 360 degree turn to take in all the action. The excitement on 6th street is contagious and everybody is looking to have a great time, which isn't hard to do there. It is on these nights in particular that I think to myself how lucky I am to go to school in this city. The school pride at the Texas is off the charts. Football season is another one of my favoirte things about Texas. A typical Saturday in the fall consists of waking up at around 10am, and putting on my burnt orange outfit. Then it's off to the tailgate of my choice. A sea of orange is already pre-partying before the game when I step outside. People set up their tailgates as early as the night before the game. I love that it's not just students out ready to support the team. In fact, it's probably more alumnae making up the sea of orange. I know that Texas is the kind of school you will continue to support out of college because of its winning tradition. One word to describe game day is "intense." During my freshman year at Texas, the football team, lead by quarterback Vince Young, won the national championsip title. I cannot think of a better first impression of the school. One strange thing about Austin is the infamous "drag bums." These are homeless people who live on Guadalupe street (the drag). I'm not quite sure why there are a significant amount of them, or if they will ever leave. One of my most memorable experiences in college occurred my second week of school as a freshman at Texas. I was walking down the drag with four friends to a restaurant. Before I knew it, I was face to face with an extremely large drag bum women. At first, we couldn't get past each other (probably because she was almost as wide as the street). Suddenly, wound up her right fist, and punched me in the chin. Yes, that's right, hits me square in my chin. In her left hand she held a pizza pie, and when she punched me with her right hand, the pizza sauce flew on one of my friends. As if this isn't crazy enough, when I started running away from her in fright and confusion, she continues walking down the drag and punches/slaps two more victims. The police arrested her within 10 minutes of this extremely bizarre incident. The "street fight", as I like to refer to it, was one of my first experiences at UT, and from that moment on I knew I was in for one heck of a college experience. I could not have been more right.