The University of Texas at Austin Top Questions

The most frustrating thing about my school is the cost and financial aid. Last year, I was given a tuition exemption as a valedictorian. Because this brought my financial need down, some of the grants I originally was awarded were taken off of my financial aid package. I did not mind this change until this year, for I no longer have that tuition exemption. The advisor merely pressed a lot of buttons on the computer without informing me of the consequences of accepting the exemption. Now, this year, I am still $7,000 short of what I need.

The one frustrating thing about my school is that before you get familiar with your classes the campus is so easy to get lost in. Luckily I learned of the iPhone app that has a map of my school within my first week so I did not suffer as much as I know other freshmen did.

This university is blessed with so much diversity and multiple organizations on campus. It is wonderful, but aggravating because there are so many to choose from, that I am overwhelmed. It is hard to choose one organization and stay with it. Every organization has several perks and will offer great leadership opportunities, but it is impossible to be a part of all of them, even the ones pertaining to my major. I feel like I'm missing out on opportunities because I can't manage to be in a lot of organizations and study sufficiently as a full -time student.

The most frustrating thing about my school is my inability to afford it. Legally, I am dependent, but I am not receiving any help from my parent and have little contact with him. UT is not very understanding because there are so many students and so many people have special circumstances.

The most frustrating thing about my school is the nearby traffic.

One of the most frustrating things about the school was tailoring a schedule that would not involve a constant cross-campus trek between classes. It seemed like every semester I would have my first/third/fifth classes all on one side of the campus and my second/fourth classes on the exact opposite of class. That left little time for dawdling or greetings when passing peers you rarely got to see. The only benifit of this was never really gaining a freshman fifteen.

Definitely the parking situation. Parking on campus is non-existant, and purchasing a parking pass is ridiculously expensive.

The most frustrating thing about this school is that some of the classes are so large that the professor cannot give equatl attention to each student. Because I am used to smaller schools, this will take a while to get accustomed to.

The most frustrating thing about UT is finding a way to stand out. In high school, it was fairly easy to stand out, whether you were a good athlete or in the top 10 percent of your class. EVERYONE at UT is intelligent and has an outstanding resume, so you're competing with the best of the best. Not only is it frustrating, but it's also refreshing to be surrounded by such outstanding students.

I would say the size of the campus. UT Austin is massive, and it can take quite awhile to get from here to there. Whether you are traveling from one class to another, or journeying from your apartment to the library, it is often quite a trek. This problem can be solved somewhat if you choose to live on campus. However, you may still face the dilemma of figuring out how to not be late to your academic pursuits when there are only 10 ten minutes in between classes.