The University of Texas at Austin Top Questions

The worst thing about the University of Texas at Austin is the groups of friends because the same race tend to stick together. For example, you would see many Asians together or Hispanics.

The worst thing about the University of Texs is the sheer size. I read somewhere that the population of the student body is well over 50,000 now. When there are events here at UT, theres not even any breathing room.

In my department, I feel that the students in the BFA program are treated better than those in the BA program. We are not allowed the same classes, even though our majors both include dance and I feel that the dance faculty does not support the BA program as extensively as the BFA. I am still enjoying my major, but wish that both majors could feel more of an equality between them.

My school can be very intimidating. If you haven't visited before actually starting school here, your in for a worldwind. So to come to a school like this, the people can be the worst. You need to be open to anything and you have to be willing to let your guard down. This school is filled with pride and expectation, and any person who comes not willing to live by that, won't last here.

There is a large population of partiers. It seems like some of the students don't even do homework over the weekend. Instead, they drink all weekend and then don't show up to class on monday. Second to that, parking is horrible.

The University of Texas at Austin lets the students experience independency. Many students especially freshmen faces many struggles as they have always been pampered by their parents. They make careless mistakes causing them to hinder on their path to success; however, each single blunder can be seen as a gift as it teaches them a valuable life lesson. The University of Texas at Austin may give too much independency to students, but it is how reality is in the business world, the fashion world, and the medical field.

The worst thing is that the campus is landlocked. It is in the middle of the downtown area, so there is not much room to increase the size of the campus.

Sometimes I think my campus is way too liberal. There are a lot of people that are really liberal or not-religious, which is fine, until they try to demean other people's beliefs. I am a moderately conservative Catholic, and although I respect all people's choices in life, I find it unfair when they don't return the favor.

The biggest downside to attending the University of Texas at Austin are the last classroom sizes. I knew this fact coming in as a Freshman, however I still chose to attend this university, because it had always been my dream school. With large classroom sizes, students must make an effort on their own part, in order to reach out to the professor and/or TA, to get a better chance of individual attention.

The worst thing about UT would be the huge introductory class sizes, ranging from 100 to 350 people. With such large classes, the professor's time is stretched and it can be difficult to ask questions during and after lectures. Larger classes take longer to enter the classroom and this detracts from the professor's lecture time. In result, some professors rush their lectures or cut out important information in order to finish on time.