<p>i just moved from California to Texas and i'm looking to apply as a transfer to UT. i heard that most of the guys are like cowboy boots/hats, frat boy southern type, some rednecks. IS THIS TRUE? is that how the guys are like? i'm not a texan type person and this would suck for me. how are guys and girls like at the school?
thanks for the replies.</p>
<p>that is completely untrue. I barely see anyone dress or act cowboy-like and there’s literally all kinds of people on campus, so that should be the least of your worries.</p>
<p>thank you so much</p>
<p>They’re is a huge range of types of people at UT. When people say “cowboy” they are probably referring to the “fratty” look which consists of Cowboy style Wrangler Jeans, of course in “frat blue”.</p>
<p>I feel that there are many types of people. They’re are laid back people that don’t care about brands but I feel UT is full of brands. North Face, Patagonia…</p>
<p>LOL! Where do people come up with this stuff?</p>
<p>Haha lame stereotypes. It’s not true. Texas has a variety of people just like anywhere else.</p>
<p>Haha, this sounds like my oldest when he was going to UF in Gainesville, Florida, he started worrying about his choice, thinking that it was going to be full of hicks. His comment was, “I can’t believe I’m going somewhere that ends in ‘ville’!” He was pleasantly surprised that at a college of 40,000+ people, you’re going to find EVERY different type of human being possible.</p>
<p>So, since you’re from California, can you confirm for me that the state has people other than granola eating fruits and nuts or dumb bleached blonde surfer dude-braughs? 
(totally kidding)</p>
<p>As the mom of a UT “frat boy”:rolleyes:, I can confirm that he has never owned a cowboy hat, boots or a pair of Wranger “cowboy style” jeans in his life. He’s a Levi’s 501 with flip flops guy. Stereotypes are usually wrong.</p>
<p>lollll
texas is just like any other state.</p>
<p>Given that the school allows open-carry, you will find a lot of what you’re expecting: revolver-toting bandits riding horses to class.</p>
<p>@TXhorn what??? i have no clue what that meant…</p>
<p>[Open</a> carry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_carry]Open”>Open carry in the United States - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>hahahaha the guy in that picture!!
i just want to tell him to ■■■■!!!</p>
<p>The bill to allow guns on campus passed the Texas Senate, but the House never even voted on it.</p>
<p>[Burnt</a> Orange Report: For Now, Texas Avoids Guns In Campus Buildings](<a href=“Burnt Orange Report: Our Eyes Are Upon You, Texas.”>Burnt Orange Report: Our Eyes Are Upon You, Texas.)</p>
<p>As they say, UT is liberal…for Texas. And Texas ain’t California. So while UT is an extremely cosmopolitan university in an extremely cosmopolitan city…it’s still in Texas, and if you’ve never lived been outside of the west coast before, you’ll be in for a slight culture shock when you get to Austin. Not so much in the way people dress or even talk, but in various subtle ways.</p>
<p>“you’ve never lived been outside of the west coast”</p>
<p>i thought austin was like the west coast?</p>
<p>That stereotype is pretty accurate. I usually ride my horse to class but parking is a hassle. </p>
<p>Yesterday in my biology class, some students got in an argument and decided to dual. It was pretty exciting.</p>
<p>“but parking is a hassle”
…i don’t know why this made me laugh sooo hard lol</p>
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<p>It’s LIKE the west coast, yes…at least compared to the rest of Texas. But it’s not the same as the west coast. Texas is in the heart of the conservative Deep South/Bible Belt.</p>
<p>The state is not in “the heart of the conservative Deep South.” It may be the buckle of the Bible Belt, but Texas is not “Deep South” by any definitions–that’s more like Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, and maybe Tennessee.</p>
<p>Texas is no more conservative than the rest of the South or the Rocky Mountain region. The metro areas all vote liberal.</p>
<p>If you’re saying “Texas” as in “The University of,” you’re flat out wrong. UT has some conservative people but the school, along with the rest of the Austin area, is really the hotbed of liberalism in Texas.</p>
<p>When you’ve travelled to virtually every state in the country as I have, then a person can speak with some authority on this subject.</p>
<p>The bottom line is that Texas is culturally different from California. And while Austin is culturally different from many other parts of Texas, it still retains some degree of cultural difference from many parts of the west coast.</p>