SM: Do you feel the courses are challenging?
Julie: I thought it was really, really hard. I think they prepare you as best they can for the “real world.” For me, with [my] PR [major], they gave us typical situations for everyday life. Like, if I were to be working at a firm and they needed a press release in an hour, that was an exam: to write a press release in an hour.

SM: What types of extracurricular courses are offered at Texas?
Julie: They honestly have everything. They have ballroom dancing, scuba diving, sports advertising, yoga… you name it.

SM: Do many students at Texas participate in study abroad programs?
Julie: A lot of students do. A lot of people go to Spain; a lot also do Semester at Sea.

SM: How are the academic advisors and general counselors at Texas?
Julie: They’re great. We have such great academic advisors, they know what they’re doing and most of them have been doing it for a long time.

SM: How difficult is it to change your major at Texas without falling way behind?
Julie: Not at all. You don’t even have to pick your major until junior year and pretty much all of your degree requirements are the same for most majors so you won’t be behind.

SM: Do students consider Texas a party school?
Julie: Uh-yeah. I think people at Texas work hard, and play just as hard, if not harder. People who go there are really smart. You have your really smart kids who party hard. It’s like they chose not to go to Harvard or UVA or Stanford—they wanted an environment that’s better-rounded.