<p>I am currently at a Community college wishing to transfer to UT. I work real hard to get though school and I have heard UT is a hard school? How hard are the class? I am a Spanish Major as well as a native spanish speaker, so I speak spanish already. I am trying to finish my basics here at the community college so I won't have to deal with any of that stuff at UT.</p>
<p>Unfortunately you’re asking an incredibly subjective question. Difficulty is entirely dependent on the student; what is difficult for one person can be a piece of cake for another. However, UT did not garner its status as a top tier public university by being easy. The difference in atmosphere between a community college and a university is a substantial one on its own and UT is a top university at that.</p>
<p>That said, there are few “blow-off” classes and you will have to exert yourself to succeed. Grades are earned, not handed out. While professors are usually interested in your progress and will strive to help you succeed, they will not pamper you with high grades. In this way, UT is not an “easy” university that simply churns out degrees en masse, but is one that pressures you to become a better scholar, a more refined member of society. This may make UT a “hard” university, but if you truly desire knowledge then this should be the last thing that stops you. </p>
<p>To keep things in perspective, UT is not Harvard. You won’t have to be the top of your class to succeed here and success is within reach for most who are willing to commit. Nevertheless, the best answer I can give to your question is that UT may or may not be hard but it is most certainly not easy.</p>
<p>Well said^</p>
<p>Totally depends on the person</p>
<p>In my experience, one thing good about UT is that for many of their classes, there isn’t a curve. So if you hit a 90%, you get the A, regardless of how the other student do. Even if the classes are curved, they are usually so so as to bring up the grades of students. However, this may not be true for all departments, so I would definitely recommendation you read reviews pertaining to classes in your internded major.</p>
<p>Having said that, UT classes are definitely not a walk in the park. Many of my classmates and I agree that 1 class at UT is easily equivalent to 1.5 classes elsewhere. </p>
<p>The key to succeeding in UT is really to just take 12 hours and study hard for them. </p>
<p>Studying and especially memorization are the basic minimums at UT if you want to do well. you have to go even further ahead as to study and be able to apply the concepts behind what you learn on the surface during the exams.</p>
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<p>not so sure about this one…</p>
<p>To do well at UT Austin, the most basic thing one has to do is to (1) Study and be able to (2) memorize material.</p>
<p>However, to do well in many of the science, math, and engineering classes, one has to go above and beyond surface learning. In other words, one has to go beyond learning the how, to the why. This is because many of the exams test conceptually and one has have a firm understanding of the underlying concepts before he/she can really tackle and answer questions correctly on an exam.</p>
<p>On the contrary, a schedule of only 12 hours a semester is frowned upon by nearly all graduate/professional schools. If 12 hours was the ideal, then it would not be the minimum. I’m well aware of what a “UT Austin” test demands, if they can be so generalized, and while I recognize that it is crucial to study heavily, I would not make a sweeping generaliztion that everyone should take 12 hours to succeed. While a 4.0 is great, there are many other factors of success to consider i.e. graduating in 4 years.</p>
<p>Hi Frever, that was what I thought too when I was just enrolled at UT Austin. I thought that the professional and graduate schools needed applicants to take 18-19 credits a semester in order to proof they were able to do graduate work. </p>
<p>However, after talking with advisers and other students, I realized that that is simply not possible unless one is really highly motivated and intelligent. Don’t get me wrong, I know many people who have asked for special permission to overload and still do well. But the fact is that it would be way better to take 12-15 hours per semester and do well, rather than push for more and do poorly.</p>
<p>We must also not forget the fact that most of the UT student body are students who scored in the top 8-10% of their high school classes. We are talking about smart and intelligent people here, and even they still struggle with rigors of an UT education. That is part of the reason why the cap is set at 17 hours and not 18 hours, unlike most other schools. </p>
<p>I am definitely not pushing for everyone to take 12 hours. That was the ideal situation if one had the time and finances to do so. However, I am just suggesting that students take it in stride, starting off with 12-15 hours the first semester, and adjust as they go along.</p>
<p>As for graduating in 4 years, my observation is that some people do make it, but many actually need 9 semesters, or 4 years and 1/2 years to complete their degrees.</p>