The University of Texas at Austin Top Questions

large class sizes

Because it is such a big school there is no parking on campus making it a bit difficult to get around campus, but we manage.

Because there is hardly anything terrible about my school, I'd say the worst thing is the meal plan for students living in a university dorm and have to eat dorm food. I'm not a picky eater; I love food and often vocally express my appreciation for it to my friends. But after eating dorm food over and over again, my stomach craves something more well-prepared and appetizing. I often wanted to eat out or have home cooked meals, but I had money reserved on my meal plan, so I often forced myself to eat dorm food.

It is very liberal. It is open-minded towards everything but conventional viewpoints. Conservative is a synoynm for "bad" at this school.

The campus is an open campus. Anyone can walk around and not be disturbed.

Dorm living, it is very expensive and is not at all worth the money paid. The best residential hall is over-priced.

I've come to appreciate everything UT has to offer but I would like to see more racial diversity considering the size of our school. Lower costs on housing near campus would be really good as well.

I would like to see a more diverse group of students here at the University of Texas at Austin. During the 2008-2009 school year, the African-American population on campus is approximately 4{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}. It can sometimes be uncomfortable to attend a school of nearly 50,000 students and only a handful look like you. Although I do have friends from other race/ethnic groups, it would be nice to see more students that look like me on campus. In most of my classes, I am the only African-American in the course (some of which have over 400 students).

The worst thing about the school is its size. If you do not enjoy having class sizes of over 300 then most classes you would not find interesting. This is the main problem but as you get closer to graduating the class sizes get smaller so in the end UT is just a really good university.

The ONLY thing I dislike is the fraternity and sorority rush system.