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What Students Say
Likes
- Plenty of TA positions
- UTs reputation in academics and sports
- Freedom to choose our courses irrespective of the stream that I am in.
Dislikes
- Frequent thefts in and around campus.
- Frequent protests given its a Public University.
- Printing costs are high, for some streams its completely free.
Course Curriculum
- My course curriculum is a mix of both theoretical and practical.
- On a scale of 10 I would say a difficulty level of 9. My course ia mainly Math oriented so its difficult.
- Some positive aspects is that this course is preparing us to take in demand jobs in the industry and negative aspect would be the course is really tough to complete.
Admission Experience
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I applied to six colleges which are Georgia Tech, UT Austin, UW Madison, Texas A&M, SUNY Buffalo, and Northeastern University. I was admitted to all except Georgia Tech, where I was rejected. My GPA is low and I heard from peers that Georgia Tech accepts applicants with GPA more that 9. One more reason might be I have less work experience and that might have effected my admission.
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One thing that influenced me to choose UT Austin is its reputation. It is much better than the other colleges that I accepted into. And one more reason is its Tuition fee is bearable and UT waives entire tuition fee if one is able to secure a TA position.
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The admission process is simple you need to submit SOP, 3 LORs, Resume and an application form and need to pay application fee. Once you have submitted your application you need to wait for their decision.
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For few streams GRE is optional and for some its mandatory with a cutoff of (315). For MBA one has to take GMAT. For english proficiency you can either take IELTS(min 7.5) or TOEFL(min 90).
Overall admission process is hectic, their application website is pretty old and hard to navigate.
Class Schedule
- Class timings depend on the classes you choose.
- In a week typically we are allowed to take 9 hours of classes. Classes can start at 8am to 6pm anywhere in this timeline.
- Avg number of students in my class is 25. 15 Indian students are enrolled in my course.
Faculty
- In my course there are a total of 15 to 20 professors and some times other department professors also teach courses in ORIE. For every 3 to 4 students there is one faculty member. So this ratio really puts quality of education on a high scale at UT.
- Yes the teaching approach is sufficient to prepare me for securing a job in my field. Their teaching mainly involves study material, case studies and applied projects.
- Yes teachers has contacts with MNCs and they do help students in making some good connections with recruiters.
- I almost like every faculty member, but if I have to choose one, I would choose Prof. Erhan Kutanoglu, I have taken 3 courses under him and his knowledge and teaching methods are unique and attractive.
Campus Life
- UT Austin has one main campus located in Austin, UT system has multiple colleges located in El Paso, Dallas, San Antonio etc.
- UT Austin has as many as 23 libraries in the campus and multiple sport facilities including 8 gyms and on campus hospital and emergency rooms.
- Major campus festivals include Diwali, Vinaya Chaviti, New Year, Halloween, Holi, Christmas etc. Popular events would be ISS orientation, gone to texas.
- There are lot of extra curricular activities that include swimming, music, dance, painting classes, decoration campus. Student organizations include Austin hindu yuva, Student General body etc.
Part Time Jobs
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As far as i know almost every student secures a TA or RA or DA. The pay range varies for $1800 to $2400. Other on campus jobs can be working in University Housing and dining or can work in library or students can also choose to work in Parking and Transportation services.
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Per week the maximum number of hours allowed to work is 20 hours. Its is relatively very easy to secure part time jobs when compared with other universities.
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The minimum pay for graduates hourly is $12. Its easy to secure a part time employment as their are lot of openings. Students can apply via Handshake or applications links will be shared to students via mail and they can apply there as well.
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Applications might ask for a resume, references and visa status sometimes. Interviews typically would be with the hiring manager, they can be phone interview or one on one video call.
Placement
- Mostly 90% of the graduating batch secures employment within 6 months of completing their course.
- The average salary is between $100K to $110K USD per year. Students usually find jobs in career fair conducted by UT, they can also find jobs via linkedin and indeed.
- My seniors had a hard time in getting jobs but my super seniors had got their jobs easily. Some of them were placed into Microsoft, Walmart and Amazon.
- Their job roles are Data Scientist, Supply chain analyst, Business analyst, Operations engineer etc. Some of the major companies that hire students from my batch are Amazon, Walmart, HEB, Lucid motors etc.
Accommodation
- I found my accommodation from a friend whom I met him in a Whatsapp group. Some of my friends found their accommodation through Facebook groups and seniors.
- Monthly rent is $580 that includes free wifi, pool, gym, bbq and paid laundry. Based on my challenges I would recommend future students to get connected with seniors via linkedin and join as many whatsapp groups as possible to find a better accommodation.
- Most of the Indian students stay very close to campus (Duval villas, Tanglewood, Lantana etc) and my accommodation (Duval villas) is 1.5 mile far from campus.
Exams
- For engineering courses one is required to take GRE and TOEFL, for some engg streams GRE is optional. For MBA one has to take GMAT and TOEFL.
- One need an SOP, 3 LORs and a resume to complete the admission process.
- For engineering courses there is no interview. FOr MBA their is a mandatory interview which will brief one on one behavioral interview.
Fees
- UT Austin charges fees on a credit-based system. For 9 credits per semester the total fee comes to about $12,000 that includes tuition, insurance, and other charges.
- My monthly expenses is totalled to $800 approximately. Rent is $550, transportation is free with UT ID and remaining $250 is for groceries and other stuff.
- UT provides free groceries every wednesday, but it would be given on first come basis.
Scholarship
- I didn’t receive any scholarships, but I did get a tuition reduction benefit by securing a Teaching Assistant position.
- With this my fee came down to $125 and I also received a stipend of $1800 which covers my monthly expenses.
- Some of my batchmates(native citizens) received FAFSA scholarships. On an average mostly all graduates receive TA positions.
