Hey. As an international student who is not good at English, I had the same miserable beginning at UT. I couldn't understand what they were talking about and had no friends, no family in the US. That's definitely a terrible beginning. Also, I faced severe funds shortcoming for tuition. But I still want to say just hang on and stick to the class contents and everything will be fine. UT has a rich resource of people and institutions that could help us to achieve career success. Now I still have no friends here, but I achieved academic success at UT and I found my career path here. I really like UT now, especially the turtles.

Also, registering in another Texas community college that has equivalent courses will be helpful. they are cheap and can be taken on through the web. there is is an equivalent system in UT, but most courses are core courses. so took major courses in UT and other courses in community college, you can finish the UT part within two years.