The University of Texas at Austin Top Questions

UT has a great, long-standing culture with tons of traditions. It's a huge school, but there are so many ways to make it smaller by finding a niche in an organization or social group. The campus is beautiful and amazingly manageable. The administration is definitely here to support the students. There definitely is no lack of school pride, or Texas pride. I think one thing that UT could improve on to help its national standings would be out-of-state recruitment, where its efforts lag behind many other comparison schools. The most frequent complaints are about parking, but there's no way around those issues when you go to a school of 50,000 in an urban setting.

UT is a great school with a lot of diversity. I never regret the decision of coming to UT because it has taught me many more things than just things you learn in a classroom. I've learned to deal with people and tolerate people.

Its big and awesome and we are badass in sports. We have the greatest education system!

love UT. most of my friends out of state are jealous at how much fun and great academics that i get here while still being in texas. could not imagine myself anywhere else.

The best thing about UT is that it's a college town. Not only is UT a recognized university but it has one of the best night lifes in the US. It has a diversity of things to do: jazz clubs, techno clubs, bars, greek life, dance clubs, etc. Almost anything you want to do during the night you can find it.

UT is really big, and in the middle of a great city. Austin is one of the coolest cities in America. Also, UT has a great faculty of professors that can teach students a lot. I love how UT excels in academics as well as sports. I feel like we're a very well rounded school. And I'm proud that it's a public university. You get a lot of bang for your buck at UT.

I think that UT is great place to go to school. I think that it is big, but it makes it interesting. I love the sports at UT and how involved the school gets with all the extracurriculars. I think that UT is awesome because almost every student is prideful in our school, and everyone for the most part wants to be here.

UT is amazing! It is what you make of it. There are so many opportunities available. I like that UT is so large. It allows for more diversity. The one thing that bothers me is that there are so many overlapping causes. For instance there are at least three AIDS organization. I don't think there is a general consensus about UT it really depends who you talk to. Some people are impressed others are not. The only consistent response comes from rival schools like OU, A&M and tech, I think they are just jealous. Austin is definitely a college town. At least in the downtown area. The administration at UT is very bureaucratic and often inefficient. Controversy usually arises out of diversity issues such as whether same sex couples should get insurance benefits. There is a lot of school pride but at the same time there are people who don't care at about UT culture at all and they fit in just fine. UT has some really creepy old buildings. Walking into the anna hiss gym is literally a blast from the past. Most frequently students complain about cost and the lack of food options in areas away from the dormatories

The school is HUGE. Students need to find a smaller group or student association in order not to feel lost. The school has a reputation, mostly of being hard to get into, but some people, usually because of football, are not too fond of UT. Austin is an awesome town. There is a little bit of everything here and alot of variety. There is life outside just the college activities and it is a great place to explore. There is alot of school pride and alot of competition. Students complain about parking, sometimes living arrangements, not getting into the classes they want, and in some cases, unfair teaching focused more on 'weeding out' the weaker students instead of teaching the important material.

I think the best thing about UT is its location and football. Who could ask for a better place to have a college than Austin. So much extra curricular outdoor activity. The football is huge at Texas, and everyone has such great school spirit. I think the size is large, but does not bother me at all. I have my particular group of friends here, but love to meet new people. I always say, I have never met a stranger.