<p>There are considerably more white people at Tech, but there is not a significant difference between the percentages of african americans at the two universities. The main difference is obviously between the number of Asians (Tech doesn’t have many), although Texas also has a higher percentage of hispanics.</p>
<p>you can post statistics all you want, but I go to school here, and when I am walking, I am defiently a minority, which doesn’t both me at all. Because, for the MOST part, people are fair here and non-judgementing and etc. I am just saying, it may be out of some people’s comfort zones, because I know it is sort of out of mine, though I am becoming more accustomed to it.</p>
<p>UT is not a university where you can expect to make friends easily, unless you’re in an honors program. Suburban high school style cliques largely carry over, based on race and money. Kids from DFW and Houston are the same. It’s not like you’re getting many people from New York or California attending. The wealthier students (usually white) don’t live in the dorms, even as freshmen, and especially Jester.</p>
<p>Those who expect that in going to UT they’ll meet a lot of interesting people from around the country and the world will be disappointed. UT isn’t Michigan or UVa or even UNC, which all have significant out-of-state and international student bodies. UT certainly could attract many non-Texans and “un-provincialize” the incestuous atmosphere, but that’d mean making the university elite, which goes against strong populist political traditions.</p>
<p>All this noted, UT still offers strong programs, especially at the honor levels, where you can get away from much of the top 10% trash who have 1150 SAT scores.</p>
<p>Being in classes with top 10% people from bad schools is fun, especially when you beat them on tests badly.</p>
<p>Its definitely not to say that you won’t meet people from OOS and OOC, I have met tons of people from OOS and OOC, but I didn’t come in expecting to be overwhelmed by the number of OOS and OOC students knowing how the top 10 percent rule is. Its not like I was disappointing about it anyways..I am just more ****ed I had to write an essay about this “possible classmate” crap, when everyone knows that more than likely it will be someone from the big 3( San Antonio, Dallas, Houston).</p>
<p>I’m a freshman engineering major and i’ll throw in my .02 …</p>
<p>As far as the courses i’m in right now, the material isn’t much harder than high school, just the way it’s taught (or not taught in some cases) makes it hard. I can hardly understand both my physics and calculus teachers. Class averages on all the tests in this class have been around 40 to 60. I’d recommend to anyone planning to major in engineering to get as many of the basic courses out of the way during high school as they can. Take chem, physics, calc … bio isn’t so bad here because its pretty much memorization.</p>
<p>As far as diversity goes, it seems over half the people i see are asian or indian, but that’s probably because i live close to the engineering/science buildings and never really venture away. However, when you go to football games nearly everyone is white so you know the school is still mostly white. I pretty much agree with TDRAG as far as races hanging together for the most part … high school cliques definitely stay together too. If you want to meet other people join a frat or spirit group, it pretty much forces you to make a whole new huge group of friends (or brothers as they call it).</p>
<p>As far as my experience goes at UT, i’ve loved it. I’ve been through a lot this semester and it’s certainly been a big change from high school. Just make sure you exercise and go out on weekends and try to meet new people and college is great. My only regret is living in the dorms… i hate them. Living off campus is about the same price and you get a ton more space and parking, and you get to make your own food.</p>
<p>This is a random question and has nothing really to do with what you guys were talking about, but, TDRAG, if you got 730 on math and 710 on reading, wouldn’t your composite score be 1440?</p>
<p>dude i nearly died with laughter when I got a letter from UT talking about diversity and saying how they had “students from all 254 Texas counties”. That is NOT diversity I mean i’ve lived in Houston, Dallas, and Midland and my idea of diversity is not Joe from Lufkin, or Joe from Round Rock. i mean i love texas and its the BEST state, but the problem with the public universities is that they are extremely lacking in diversity, as people have said. I mean UT has like 6-7% OOS, and thats the MOST out of all texas publics. everyone is right about not meeting people from around country or world, b/c you probably wont meet a whole lot. the thing is people around dallas deify UT, saying everyone in top 10% should go to UT, because its just amazing and everyone there is smart. but UT is not considered an elite public u. (as in not in same category as berkeley, michigan, uva, or unc), because of the lack of oos students like picox said. I’m a Longhorn fan, my dad went to UT, I was in hysteria when VY won us the national championship(not effing mack brown), but to be honest UT is a great option for those who cant afford/dont want to go out of state(except 4 rice, but obviously thats not public), but if you have the credentials, you’d probably be better off experiencing some diversity for 4 years at a better school.</p>
<p>I am freshman international student at UT. I agree that it’s somewhat difficult to find friends here (And I am international - language barrier and other culture issues). Well I thought so first 10-20 days here. But then I went to Freshman Business Association is where I found a lot of friends also you can make friends in your class(PSY 301 Dr. Gosling forced us to make friends there ^^). I would suggest to join some club, organization to make friends.</p>
<p>Classes: yea, classes are huge I have two 500 students classes (PSY 301 and micro) but professors are really great especially Dr. Gosling and Dr. Pennebaker and of course Hamermesh \o/.</p>
<p>Grades Prognosis:
C C 302(Ancient Rome History / Fine Arts. Humanities requirement): A or B(depends on Final)
Microeconomics: Low A. but it’s Hamermesh
Psychology: A or B waiting for my last test results.
Calculus K: A.
Physics Non-tech: A.</p>
<p>P.S. Maybe we can meet somewhere before the xmas ^^</p>
<p>Way off. Mack Brown and Greg Davis taylored their offense to Vince Young. Most coaches would not have done that. In fact, Bob Stoops wanted Vince Young as a WR, not QB. Not to mention that Mack Brown is the best recruiter in college football and is a big part of the reason that Texas gets talented players like VY. Your ascertation that Mack Brown had nothing to do with it, is completely unfounded and false.</p>
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<p>You’d probably be well served by taking some business classes.</p>