The University of Texas at Austin Top Questions

The sheer size of the University. In order to properly accomodate for the masses of students, many bureaucratic processes have been put in place. These processes do increase the efficiency for the institution but depersonalize much of the interaction at the student to administration interface.

I am unable to take a photography class because it's restricted.

The most frustrating thing about UT Austin is the size. There are so many people on campus, it is hard to find a quiet place to study or be alone.

The most frustrating thing about UT Austin? The one thing that frustrates me, would be people riding bikes around campus. Now you may be thinking, hey that doesn't sound frustrating. But, almost every time, it can be a major nuisance. When you're walking across the street to get to the building where your class resides, don't expect it to be a walk in the park. Most likely, there will be an annoying biker on your trail and you'll have to avoid it because they're not hesitant to hit and ram you like a raging bull.

When they call the University of Texas "forty acres" they are not joking! The campus is very large, with one wrong turn you could easily get lost. Yes the extra walk is a good exercise, but when trying to get from one place to another in a limited amount of time it can get stressful. However, as long as an individual sticks to a certain route and focuses on the destination they are walking towards, everything should be fine.

One of the most frustrating parts of UT is that it can be fairly difficult to change your major. You have to wait at least a semester before doing this, so this might set you back even more on graduating than if you could change majors when you wanted to.

The school is enormous! I can deal with the amount of work I have by simple scheduling, but how can I overcome the size?! I'm not very comfortable with bikes, so that is out of the solution. I would have to run to my next class I have back to back. At least it's good exercise.

The University of Texas at Austin is really, really big; it can be easy to get lost in the crowd.

exactly what i said above. i have had quite enough of this application. can we get done with it already?

The size of the university is the most frustrating. You're surrounded by a lot of people, but you feel alone. Getting from class to class is a hassle. Everything's so spread out that the 10 minutes you get to transfer to class never feels like enough. It's a constant struggle, especially whenever there are people that decide that stopping in the middle of an intersection is necessary. You see different people everyday going through the same struggles as you are- it makes you feel a little better knowing that you aren't as alone as you feel.