Housing Questions, Cost questions and the some

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>Hi, I am an international male applicant who has just been accepted to the Red McComb's School of Business for the Fall 2006 semester. I have several (ok, actually quite a few) questions and I hope current UT students or those who are living in Austin can help me out.thanks.</p>

<p>Housing.
I am looking for a suitable on campus dorm to stay in and could do with a few recommendations.</p>

<p>Questions.
1.What dorm should I stay in?
2.How much would it cost?</p>

<p>Preferences:
1.Single Room
2.Relatively spacious
3.Not TOO expensive
4.Relatively private</p>

<p>Transportation.
For those of you who are now in Austin, I hope that you all can give me suggestions for getting around the city.</p>

<p>Questions.
1.How good is the public transportation system? (buses and trains)
2.How wide is its coverage?
3.How much does it cost?
4.Is a bicycle a viable way of getting around?</p>

<p>Any help appreciated. THanks.</p>

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<p>you can walk almost anywhere if youre staying on campus... the school dorms arent too bad, although the price will be significantly higher if you are looking for a single room. i will be living at towers next year, which is a private dorm, and has the best parties on campus. in order to get a dorm, as UT does not guarantee housing for all freshman, you should have applied for housing a couple of months ago, as the good dorms fill up fast. if you have not already, fill out the housing application IMMEDIATELY or you wont get housing</p>

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<p>you probably won't get housing if you haven't applied by now - most people applied back in october. you should check out <a href="http://www.thecastilian.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.thecastilian.com&lt;/a> , <a href="http://www.universitytowers.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.universitytowers.com&lt;/a> , and <a href="http://www.dobiecenter.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.dobiecenter.com&lt;/a> , the 3 most popular off-campus co-ed private dorms. Dobie has a lot of international and minority students.</p>

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<p>Do all on campus dorm have single occupancy rooms?</p>

<p>"you can walk almost anywhere if youre staying on campus"</p>

<p>actually I meant getting around the CITY of Austin not the university.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>i dont really know about the bus system, ive got my car. i used to take it when i was a freshman to go shopping and stuff downtown, and i think it may be free for students and gets you pretty much anywhere you need to go. austin is a great city, and is made as convenient as possible to take advantage of</p>

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<p>Public bus system is ok - not great - best on north-south routes. UT is close to downtown (walking busing biking). Some of the best public bus routes run straight through campus - you can definitely access shopping via the bus - some of the largest transfer stations are at the malls and there is an easy bus ride from campus to a grocery store with a small shopping center. UT also has a pretty good free shuttle system that goes to large portions of the city.</p>

<p>There is no train.</p>

<p>link to bus system: <a href="http://www.capmetro.org/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.capmetro.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>and the shuttle system (provided through the city bus system): <a href="http://www.capmetro.org/riding/schedules_ut.asp%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.capmetro.org/riding/schedules_ut.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Also, a bike is a good way to get around in the central part of town...</p>

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<p>Thanks to everyone who replied.</p>