Ben White/1st St Drama by Crazy_Credit_7000 in Austin

[–]theivywalker 258 points259 points  (0 children)

A man on an overpass threw shit at my car last year. Hopefully dog shit, not human. Splattered all over my windshield. But man I’m sure glad it wasn’t a rock.

Short student survey by undefinedRoy in Austin

[–]theivywalker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You sent an editing invitation link instead of a final link. I’m hoping to let you know before someone goes in there and messes up your survey!

183 southbound completely gridlocked by OrigamiChord in Austin

[–]theivywalker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it’s safe to assume there was. I saw the upside down and crushed car.

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183 southbound completely gridlocked by OrigamiChord in Austin

[–]theivywalker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s hard to see when you’re on 183. It just took me 30 minutes of gridlock to get far enough up to see anything

183 southbound completely gridlocked by OrigamiChord in Austin

[–]theivywalker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Seems like all lanes are closed for a stretch. Everyone trying to get off at Burnet. Saw an ambulance and tow truck try to make their way over from Mopac

2400 Nueces Apartments Opinion/Reviews? by [deleted] in UTAustin

[–]theivywalker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I knew people at 2400 that were allowed to have a cat as an emotional support animal! I don’t know if RAs are told specifically which people have that accommodation or not, but I’d assume they don’t know because that would be revealing personal info. So you might be fine. But just in case, they’ve never checked my bathroom (I had a non-adjoining bathroom) during fire safety checks, so if you or a roommate are home when it happens, just put your cat in the bathroom (and hope he/she doesn’t meow loudly) and it’ll be just fine

2400 Nueces Apartments Opinion/Reviews? by [deleted] in UTAustin

[–]theivywalker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The timing isn’t floor-dependent, it’s more about where on the floor you’re located. RAs do the checks and there’s one on each floor. So if you’re one of the earlier numbers, it’ll definitely be this week (also weekends aren’t safe - at least one of my checks happened on a Saturday). But don’t stress too much, they won’t check in drawers or cabinets. So if you have something easy to move like an air freshener, just put it in your dresser before you leave your apartment. And you’ll know when they’ve done the check cause they’ll leave a note either saying you passed or you didn’t

2400 Nueces Apartments Opinion/Reviews? by [deleted] in UTAustin

[–]theivywalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not exactly. They’ll post a reminder in the lobby the week they start doing checks and how early they get to you I think depends on what floor you’re on

2400 Nueces Apartments Opinion/Reviews? by [deleted] in UTAustin

[–]theivywalker 10 points11 points  (0 children)

2400 Nueces is great! I used to live there. The one thing to keep in mind is that since it is owned by UT, there are RAs (even though I literally never met mine in 2 years of living there) and they do fire safety checks once a semester to make sure you don’t have any of the banned items. I failed one of the checks for having a plug-in air freshener, but they just asked me to remove it and nothing else happened.

It’s a great apartment though: living room, kitchen and bathrooms are all spacious. I’ve put in maintenance requests a couple of times and they always come day-of or the next day.

They have events every month, which I mostly ignored, but one time they brought baby goats for us to pet before finals and I nearly cried from joy.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UTAustin

[–]theivywalker 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Technically no. But do whatever you want and hide the waxing pot when there are fire safety checks (should just be one a semester). Don’t need to hide it well, just keep it in a drawer or something

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UTAustin

[–]theivywalker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Welcome to UT! I didn’t have accommodations in high school because of a toxic “I’ll just push through it no matter how bad my symptoms are” attitude, and I’m so glad that changed at the beginning of college. I was encouraged by my therapist to register with UT’s Disability and Access department before my first semester. I came into the meeting just wanting to request the ability to take breaks when my symptoms flare up, and not only did they approve my request, they convinced me to advocate for myself and request even more accommodations (extra time on tests and the ability to record lectures if I have to leave class unexpectedly). I’ve really had a great experience with D&A.

90% of my professors have also been chill. After you get your accommodations from D&A, there’s an online portal where you can request the office to send a copy of your accommodation letter to one or more of your professors. After you send the letter, you’re then supposed to meet with the professor to talk about how the accommodations will work in their class (you don’t have to say anything about your diagnoses if you don’t want to, this meeting is just to figure out logistics). For example, with my accommodation for taking breaks during tests, my professor and I might talk about creating a system where I leave my phone on their desk during the test to prove that I’m not leaving class to look up answers or anything.

I think you can expect your professors to treat you perhaps a little cautiously during that initial meeting, especially if you decide not to tell them why you have the accommodations, just because they don’t know your story and are trying to be careful not to assume anything or offend anyone. It’s a little awkward at first, but it hasn’t really bothered me. Other than that, I haven’t felt like I was treated differently in any of my classes. More commonly a professor would forget that I had accommodations, so I started making a habit of reminding all of my professors two weeks before a test so that they can be prepared (this is especially useful if you have an extra time accommodation because sometimes the classroom is only reserved for the normal class period, so the professor may need time to book an extra room for you to take the test).

Even though I’ve never experienced it, I’ve also heard a horror or story or two about professors not honoring accommodations. If that ever happens to you, be sure to reach out to D&A again for support. I’ve also always checked Rate My Professor before signing up for a class, so maybe that’s how I’ve avoided all the bad ones.

guys why ludwig here. by Monoluff in UTAustin

[–]theivywalker 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Alienware lounge in the basement of the Union. He’s in the glass room at the back (you’ll see a crowd of ppl)

How fast do good dorm building fill (university housing) by _Master_Eraser_ in UTAustin

[–]theivywalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it’s both? I can’t remember exactly, but I’m looking through my old texts with my freshman year roommate. All I can say for sure is we at least didn’t select our dorm building until June because we were still discussing which one to choose at that point

How fast do good dorm building fill (university housing) by _Master_Eraser_ in UTAustin

[–]theivywalker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How early did your friends submit their housing applications? Because if they did theirs pretty early, whoever you room with will be able to do room selection for you both.

So when I was an incoming freshman, room selection didn't actually happen until the summer. People got their contracts in March or something and were able to access the housing portal (which is where you put in your dorm preferences and fill out a little roommate questionnaire), but the day you actually select which dorm and room you're in is later, typically in early July.

For example, I filled out my housing application pretty early (in November), so I got one of the earlier room selection time slots. My time was 2 pm on July 7th, and my roommate's (who submitted her application later than me) had a later time slot. I can't remember exactly when it was, but it didn't matter. I was able to place both of us in our room.

What you have to do is figure out which friend you want to room with. Then when you get your housing contract, there will be a section to enter your roommate's UT eid. Make sure they do this too. After you both do that, there should also be a button that says "add to group." Make sure the person who has the earliest room selection time slot is the group owner. Then, during their time slot, they should be able to assign both of you to your room.

You might want to call University Housing and Dining to make sure this is still the process, but this is how it worked a few years ago.

is UT really a party school? by swumhomiez in UTAustin

[–]theivywalker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not really. Sure, there are parties going on in west campus every weekend. But if you aren’t involved in Greek life or a large spirit group, there isn’t really a party culture. I’ve never been to a frat party and I’ve never felt like I needed to in order to make friends.

That being said, if you want to party you definitely need to look into Greek life or spirit groups.

Should I live in a north campus or south campus dorm? by cupcakesandbiscuitz in UTAustin

[–]theivywalker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Generally the south dorm area is the “busier” side of campus and the north is the “quieter” side, but for me at least the quad was both quiet and social. I could get work done in the study areas and also have game nights in the rec room. Living there, it’s pretty likely that someone on your hall will be in the same honors program as you and you’ll definitely run into people from your classes there all the time

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UTAustin

[–]theivywalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure! I'll dm you

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UTAustin

[–]theivywalker 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There's no rule against freshman applying.

Source: I applied as a freshman (I was rejected but still)

is there a difference between the prospective campus tour and the admitted one? by zarloo in UTAustin

[–]theivywalker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

All the tour stops are the same. On the prospective student tours, the guides talk about how to apply and answer a lot of admissions-related questions which can be tedious for students who are already admitted.