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!

Best thing about this school are the students, the loyalty and their pride to the school. The students and alumni are without a doubt some of the most dedicated people I have ever met. They are always trying to find new ways to incorporate better renovations all around the school and make the university the best it can be.

The best thing is that despite being known as a big party school, we still have high academic standards. Many of our departments are in the top 10 nationally. You will work hard at my school, but you will always be assured that your effort and stress is worth it. You will get a great education and overall college experience, and people outside the college recognize that too. It is obvious that the faculty and staff at the university want you to succeed. There are many resources available for whatever you need to continue and excel.

Representatives from the Queer Student Alliance and Queer People of Color talk about queer awareness week.

A student representing the Distinguished Speakers Series at the University of Texas describes an upcoming lecture.

The school spirit and the standards the teachers hold you to.

The best thing about my school is that there is a lot of credibility and that a lot of people want to come here because of that. Here I can get a great education without paying Ivy League costs even though I'm struggling and working hard to pay for it now. I feel that in the end it will be worth it and I am honored and blessed to be able to attend UT.

the huge network of alumni

The best thing about this school is the city of Austin. Austin provides tons on extra curricular activities throughout the week. Its a very healthy and very eco-friends city. As far as Texas goes it's not too hot and it doesn't get too cold either. It is a perfect city or a university.

It's a pretty diverse place. They could do more and they definitively try to. The diversity allows many ideas to be pushed around and for many people to become active in all sorts of things.

My University offers so much diversity academically and socially that I feel proud to be part of such a community. I have never been in a situation where people are so welcoming to new ideas and new experiences that has encouraged me to open up and want to be a part of something that I know can make a difference in not just our community, but our nation, and even the world.