Reviewed on May 30, 2025(Enrolled 2023)
What Students Say
Likes
- UT has a broad range of courses and curriculums, and hence diverse students and perspectives.
- UT has massive repute in Texas, and generally in US, especially for STEM majors.
- There are a lot of (regional festivities/general party) events that happen typically around the university.
Dislikes
- Sometimes it feels as though you're very miniscule compared to the university (smaller batch strength universities make you feel more belonged)
- The connect isn't strong between Graduate and Undergraduate students typically but that is probably a large university issue.
- Austin is fairly expensive in terms of stay.
Required Exams for Admission
Course Curriculum
8
- Our courses were pretty theoretical, although current and relevant.
- Yes, I was able to work with a company on an industry project.
- 1 class per day on average - 9 hours of classes per week.
- My program cohort is about 30 students. Each of my courses on average had 50-60 students.
Admission Experience
- I chose my university based on several aspects - Repute in my field, Sources of Funding.
- I applied with SOP and filling the general application by December 1, 2022 and heard back by March 2023. I chose my major due to my interest in Statistics and Optimization.
- GRE was made optional although I submitted mine. GRE 321/340,TOEFL 108/120
Faculty
8
- 1:10ish; Faculty is nice and approachable. Prof. John Hasenbein is fun, I enjoyed his courses.
Campus Life
10
- There is everything under the sun in UT Austin except probably the ice-sports, UT Football is huge.
- The university has about 40-50000 students in total.
Part Time Jobs
- $17-20/hr; Email professors/Apply through emails received from organizations/Apply through online links; 20 hours on-campus; Fairly Easy at UT; Unsure how many.
Placement
8
- Current circumstances are extreme although usually >80% land jobs within 6 months of completing the course or end up converting it into PhDs.
- I'm not sure of salary ranges - maybe $80K on average.
- There's no helpful campus recruitment efforts for international students - there are career fairs where companies show up but they don't entertain students needing 'visa sponsorships' usually. Online job portals or non-linear individual networking efforts are what get you a job.
- Most effective way is to first get a summer internship, then convert that to a job.
Accommodation
Off Campus
8
- I think I'd joined a Whatsapp group from a Telegram group. Then I met some folks, and we decided apartments online before moving. 2B1B apartment: $1650 per month + utilities (total ~$1800 for the entire apartment per month).
- Facilities included: Centralized AC/Heater system and dishwasher (these 2 are standard in every US apt), Gas stove, paid laundry washer/dryer in each floor, paid parking
Exams
- Unsure about now but usually - GRE/TOEFL
- Documents: SoP, >= 2 LoRs, Resume/CV, Filled Application and Fee (depends on major, mine was $90)
Fees
- $23K per year (just Tuition).
