The University of Texas at Austin Top Questions

The University of Texas at Austin is a top-tier research institution, offering students access to some of the greatest minds and most technologically advanced settings available in the world. This excellence applies not only to engineering and science but also to the liberal arts, business, communications, sports, law, music, etc. You name it, and UT excels at it. This school does everything, and does it well. Whatever subject you are interested in, whatever academic career you wish to pursue, you will find it here.

Our school features over 1,000 organizations in which students can get involved. There is a place for EVERYONE! I love that there are so many people with so many different views and interests, all of whom are completely in love with being at UT !

THe school spirit! I love being a LONGHORN!!!! Football and the traditions here are timeless. The education you receive here can carry you a long way!

There are so many resources here and the University of Texas is a very well-rounded school. It is at least the top 20 in almost every category. There are so many options for a student to follow their own path.

I believe the best thing about the University of Texas at Austin is the academic and research environment. The school really pushes everyone to do research as an undergraduate. Many students are published in reputable scientific journals in their fields of study before attaining a bachelor's degree. I think this is absolutely amazing.

The best thing is the diversity and how everyone gets along. I am in the school of music, where they expect you to work hard and be successful and give it your all.

It's in Austin, which is a nice place to live while you're in college.

I love the school spirit that the school exhibits and the city that my school calls home. The school spirit let's you know that people are proud of their school, their experiences with the school, and people truly love this place. Austin, TX is an amazing city for students. There is so much to do and tons of diversity.

If you're into sports, UT has some good teams and the student body has alot of spirit. If you're like me and could care less about sports, UT is in a downtown urban center filled with clubs, bars, pool halls, and tons of live music. Austin also has a nice lake scene and several hiking and biking trails and is considered a liberal island in the sea of conservative Texas, "keep Austin weird" is the official city slogan. Austin is also home to several high-tech and gaming companies such as AMD, Intel, Dell, NCsoft, Blizzard, and Bioware.

The best thing about my university is how easy it is to pursue your own academic interests and research even at the undergraduate level. The professors are extremely accessable. If you make the attempt to get to know them, they will take time to enage with you and encourage you in your own pursuits. They are more than happy to share thier expertise with you and give you helpful information and advice on your own research interests. This combined with the research facillities availble on campus make it very easy to do a lot of research in several fields!