Is my blood supposed to be Burnt Orange?

Introduction
There are too many reasons to go to THE University of Texas at Austin. From sports to academics and everything in between, why wouldn't someone want to go here? As everyone knows, the Longhorns are the NCAA College Football Champions for the recently completed season and the defending National Champions in Baseball. We are currently ranked in the top 10 in the NCAA Men's basketball poll. I could go on and on about the prestige of this program, but one thing that sets us apart is our fans. The alumni show up strong to many sporting events, but it's the students that make the games memorable. Also, UT is known nationwide for being a great academic school. The Mccombs School of Business is always one of the top in the nation, and there are multiple other majors that are highly competitive and great for expanding one's knowledge. There are also multiple Intramural sports and organizations and fraternies sororities; the list goes on and on.
So why did I choose to go here? The academics were the main factor in my decision. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and going to such a prestigious academic school to find my niche. Also, the prestrige of the sports lured me in. Let's face it, nobody wants to watch a losing team. That was not the problem going here; I was always sure that we had a chance of winning, and even if we came up short, I knew they gave their best.
However, the one thing I have to say about Austin that is horrible is the traffic. It can happen at anytime of the day, for no reason at all, and you'll find yourself taking an hour to get to campus instead of 10 minutes. Besides that, there's not too many reasons against it. Security is pretty tight around here and the people are friendly for the most part, but don't expect random people to say hi to you. There are just too many people on this campus that the chances of seeing the same random person you saw the day before is quite close to 1%.

Campus Life and Social Life
The best part of social life is that there is always something going on. Parties happen at any day and at any time, of course after you study. But parties don't go without their penalties. Recently there have been some notable organizations suspended because of recent activity during parties. Also, parties have been known to be shut down early because of noise complaints and such. And, not all house parties are free, some require a cover and some or discriminating against who gets to go in.
Not into the party scene? There are Intramural sports for the athletes all throughout the year from the traditional sports like football, basketball, softball, to non traditional sports such as ultimate frisbee and even a sports knowledge bowl. Also, Gregory gym is open weeknights until 1 am.
Austin is known for its 6h Street. Clubs and bars galore which come alive Thursday night with college students and doesn't die down until Sunday night. With so many options its hard to find out places to go. Some people usually go to organizations and frat/sororities club parties so they know people, others go around to random parties to mingle with other people. But there are cops always on patrol so be careful of what you do. Also, college students are not the only people who go to these establishments so be careful to who you run into. Advertisement
Academics
All of the departments at The University of Texas are outstanding and are one of the top in the nation. A couple of the hardest ones to get into are the Mccombs School of Business and the School of Engineering, mostly because of there high ranking and prestige as being compared to the greatest schools in the nation in their respective fields. Also, the schools of nursing and pharmacy are very competitive to get into because of the high need for people in these fields and the vast amount of students longing to get into these majors.
With each school comes its different set of good professors. However, depending on your school, the professionality and knowledge of the professor and TA's change. Being in the school of business, I have noticed that all my professors are great at what they do and seem to care alot of how their students perform and understand the material. The TA's are not as accessible as one would like them to be but they are very informative in the times they have available. The workload is not as bad as one may think. Most professors believe in optional homework so you can learn the material at your own pace on your own time, but they do have optional homework assignments that will help one get the material down.

Student Body
The typical student at UT wants to be able to fit into the "3.5 and a 40" category. They love to study and get their grades to further their knowledge, but love even more to socialize and party hard. However, these people are very cliquey and don't hang out with each other. Most people hang out with their own group and rarely hang out with people outside of this. This makes sense though. Because of the tens of thousands of people that go here, one has to be able to find their own group or else they will be just part of the masses. There are alot of students that reside from Houston. However, you will find students from all over the state, not to mention the country. A typical student bleeds burnt orange and is into many different types of music, sports, movies, and anything. There is so much diversity at UT which makes it easy for anyone to find people that have the same interests as them.

In Closing...
There's just too many positives to go to UT. The negatives are so little that it's almost a non factor. The only, ONLY main factor to not to go UT is because of money. But there is financial aid available to anyone who wants to apply for it, meaning even money shouldn't be a factor. So, when looking at colleges to apply to or attend, there is no reason for The University of Texas at Austin to be lower than #1.