The University of Texas at Austin Top Questions

When your a freshman, it can be overwhelming to have your first class have 500 students in them. It is frustrating to know that your just a number. But a way to overcome that is by going to your professors office hours and introducing yourself.

Sometimes there are just too many students when trying to trying to get into classes. It may be difficult and almost impossible to get the exact schedule desired.

The most frustrating thing about the University of Texas is the size. Unfortunately, this college is huge. Thus, it is sometimes hard to make more connections with people than it would be at a smaller school. I was lucky to be put into a cohort for my degree. It was not until this time that I made deep, personal connections with other students I went to school with. However, I do think this is the only downfall to attending the University of Texas in Austin!

The only frustrating thing about my school would be the size. Walking to class is sometimes a pain.

Lack of opportunities in terms of language learning, and diversity in languages offered, and poor quality of language teaching in available languages. Students are much less motivated towards change or alternate ideas/lifestyles or to social activities outside of drinking and academics than their counterparts of the 1980s and early 1990s. Life models in drawing classes, opportunities to show/see student work is of a lower quality than in the 1990s. Its impossible to start a new student organization on campus.

The most frustrating thing about this university is registering for classes. The way you register classes is by class year and last name, so freshmens always have the last choice in registering. By the time freshmens and even sophomores register, majority of the classes are full, making it tough to get into classes, even if they are major related . This not only makes you upset, but it brings stress to you because you have to constanty worry about getting into your waitlist class and even then sometimes you cannot get into the class. you wanted.

The most frustrating aspect about UT is honestly the city itself. What I mean is the campus has few things to do within walking distance and those near by are expensive. This gives you 2 options: Drive or Take a Bus. Driving is expensive if you live on campus and parking is difficult as well. Taking a bus is cheap, but confusing. I am from a fairly small town that does not have public transportation and i have found that capital metro's website misses stops and is all around confusing.

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Sometimes it is hard to sign up for classes because classes fill up quickly depending on your major.

I am fairly mellow, but if I had to choose, it would be that the PCL is cold. Also, everything on-campus is over priced.