<p>I decided to start this thread just in case any of you have any questions. I am currently a freshman at Texas, and this site really helped me with appyling, calming my fears, warnings and everything else, so if any of you high school seniors (or juniors) have any questions about Texas specifically or anything in general about applying and the school itself or professors, dorms, classes, anything, don't hesitate to ask! I'll try my best to answer what I know from experience. I know I would have loved to have somebody helping me and answering the questions I had when I was applying and stressing out senior year!</p>
<p>Is it hard to make friends outside your hs clique? Since its such a big school and stuff</p>
<p>How manageable are double majors?</p>
<p>How difficult is engineering? Especially Honors Engineering.</p>
<p>@ cocoaluna: not really, most people here are really friendly, there are some that only stick with their hs friends, but thats really not most of them, (and I strongly advise against it), I am the only one from my hs class here at UT and there are two in the other classes, but i never see them…literally…if you’re worried about making friends, just be social in your dorm and if your class is small (yes freshman can get small classes, usu. honors though) you’ll really make friends in their. You can also make lots of friends during rush/pledging if your into that, (I have), and it makes for an instant social life as well…the quality/quantity of your friends depends solely on how far YOU are willing to reach out and be social. Trust me it might seem intimidating (especially if your the only one you know on campus) but it will pass and you’ll have a hell of a time.</p>
<p>okay thanks! i plan on doing honors, and maybe rushing? I will know 10-15 at UT but i hope i make new friends!</p>
<p>About the friends question… I went to high school in Austin just 15-20 minutes away from campus, and I would say that a very good chunk of people from my high school came to Texas. I know so many of the people who are here that went to my high school who just stay with the same group from high school, and honestly, I’m glad I haven’t. I think it’s mostly because they decided to room with a friend from high school and also bought season football tickets with everyone from high school, so they haven’t really taken the initiative to go out and find new friends. For me, I didn’t want to room with someone form high school so I could branch out, and it’s definitely been a plus. Also, I met a couple friends through orientation and decided to get football season tickets with the and that has also really allowed me to have a close knit group of friends outside of my high school. I did go through Panhellenic rush, and the process was really tough. I wanted to rush and be in a sorority so that I could make new friends, since Texas is SO big, but I didn’t end up pledging because it’s really such a competitive greek system here and it’s hard to get what you want. But nonetheless, many of friends ended up pledging and are in sororities now, and it’s not an advantage or disadvantage at all. Of course they’ve made friends through their sororities, but not being a sorority doesn’t mean you don’t make friends, and you are still allowed to go to all the parties and frats over the weekend and wahtnot. I would say try to branch out, especially at orientation, and find a roommate you don’t really know that well. Also, when you get here, go out and join student organizations like FLO, spirit organizations, Texas Exes Student Chapter, etc. Texas is real big and it’s easy to feel lost, but not if you go out and do something about it! Good luck!</p>
<p>About majors- I don’t personally know anyone who is double majoring right now. I am a psychology major going the pre-med track, so I guess someone would consider that kind of 2 majors since they’re completely different. But, Engineering is difficult. I would say that a lot of people say it’s the hardest major here, but I have a couple of friends in it who are doing just fine, it’s just that you need to know that when it’s time to study, it’s time to study. You can’t slack off. It’s like that for all majors, but for majors like engineering, pre med, etc. you really need to sacrifice some of yoru social life in order to get the grade you want. Hope that helps!</p>
<p>thank this is great! college is about new things so im def going to branch out and meet new people and take the intitive to get involved!</p>
<p>omg- im going to do psych and premed ! how hard is the course load? advice?</p>
<p>bob - there is virtually no difference between engineering and honors engineering. we just get some extra perks. engineering is one of the tougher majors, but definitely manageable.</p>
<p>That’s greatthat you’re also going to do psychology and premed! When I was applying, I seriously felt like nobody was doing it! Haha but it’s actually been not that bad… however, I did get AP credit from high school for Calculus and Psychology so unlike many other freshmen, I didn’t have to take M408C/M408K or Intro to Psych which really helped loosen my course load. Right now, I am taking Child psychology (so glad I don’t have to take intro again!), Intro to biology, intro to Chemistry, and Intro to medical terms. Next semester though, I will have to start taking a lab. I think that it’s definitely do-able, but you need to not slack off! My biggest advice is to TAKE AP EXAMS AND GET AP CREDIT! Seriously, life at UT is so much easier with AP credit!</p>
<p>lol okay thats good to know, well im going to have ap credit for psych and bio! wow your couse is very heavy in science! im not sure if im doing that though because i dont really like science, but i love dealing with mental illnesses and the types of patients i want to work with need a psychitrists which require all these science classes im going to hate.</p>
<p>cocoaluna, if you are pre-med, do not claim AP credit for bio. Many med schools will want you to have TAKEN bio, chem, organic chem, and physics in college; you don’t want to limit yourself in which med schools you will be able to apply to later.</p>
<p>Check here
<a href=“http://wolfweb.unr.edu/~waites/Documents/MedSchAP08.pdf[/url]”>http://wolfweb.unr.edu/~waites/Documents/MedSchAP08.pdf</a>
or here
<a href=“http://www.colorado.edu/aac/noapib.htm[/url]”>http://www.colorado.edu/aac/noapib.htm</a>
or search the posts in the cc pre-med forum.</p>
<p>oh yeah ive heard that ap credits dont get you out of premed requirements! thats lame</p>
<p>It varies by the med school you will be applying to later. You don’t want to limit your options.</p>
<p>Actually, I know a lot of people here at UT that did claim AP credit for biology,the onlything is that UT requires that you get a 5 on the AP Biology exam, whch isn’t easy. Those who did get AP biology credit are now taking Honors biology courses instead of intro, so claim credit if you can so you don’thave to waste another semester in intro!</p>
<p>Texas - what Midwest was reffering to is that later on, when you apply to medical school, the specific school may have wanted you to actually take bio in residence at UT during your undergrad, although it varies by school. Definitely something worth looking into with your advisors to make sure you don’t knock yourself out of the running later.</p>
<p>yeah, I know, it’s definitely a good idea to take Biology in college, but the majority of pre-med students here have claimed credit for BIO 311C and i’m sure they will not be having problems getting into medical school or be looked down upon, since they are onto advanced biology classes already</p>
<p>I was just wondering what your opinion of the dorms on campus are?
Which ones are in your opinion the best and which ones are the worst?</p>
<p>I’m in San Jac right now, and I would definitely say it’s the best! Not to be biased or anything, because I know the majority of students agree that San Jac is the best one. Duren is also really good. The thing with these two dorms that make them the best are that they are much newer than the other residence halls and they have private bathrooms. They do cost more, but it’s worth it. I love San Jac, and I like it more than Duren, because the location is great. It is right next to the stadium, Gregory gym, the biggest library on campus, Jester (where all the food is), and is not a long walk from many places unless of course you are going to be in West Campus a lot or a lot of your classes are over on Dean Keaton. I would say if you’re gonna live on campus, and you want a nice dorm, then choose San Jac or Duren as your top choices! The next would probably be Prather or Brackenridge.</p>
<p>o ok thanks! i really liked san jac too!
i was wondering what you thought about the fig program?</p>