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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t get the hype. What am I missing? Academics are decent but no better than a slightly above average flagship. They guarantee admission to a percentage of every high school in the state, so a lot of kids from weak high schools get to attend. The campus isn’t defined and is ugly. And finally, Austin isn’t even a college town, it’s a small city better suited for grad students. [/quote]

The automatic admission is limited to the top 5%, and even that is not for every college/program, some of which are legitimately very highly regarded. The campus is quite nice with is big oaks and Spanish colonial style. Calling the 11th biggest city in the USA a "small city" is a decent mischaracterization, but it is indeed more than a college town; it has a campus and student area that is quite college town like, it has tremendous industry and government opportunities from its silicon hills and state capital status, full of music arts and good food. Hell of an alumni network, too.

If you are VA resident, though, I agree it wouldn't pull me away from UVA.[/quote]

The campus is OK. Very dry area and not a lot of greenery accept for entry rectangular quad and that's not very big.  Just sayin.[/quote]

+100 Austin is fine but extremely overrated. There is nothing in Austin not found in Richmond. Nothing at UT not found at UVA. And the Texas landscape is very ugly compared to the mountains. [/quote]
Let's not kid ourselves. Music, food, bars, and college sports are much, much better in Austin than in Richmond/Charlottesville.[/quote]

Can you be more specific? What exactly is offered in Austin that you can’t find in Charlottesville or Richmond? They have music, food, bars, and sports too. [/quote]

Music scene used to be much more fun in Austin. Food choices in Austin are great especially compared to Richmond. Never been to Cville. Huge bar scene in Austin for good and bad. College sports in Austin is a league above the other 2. More variety of music, food, bars in Austin but not sure if 'better'. Just more.[/quote]

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