Post on 11-Jan-2016
Welcome to UT Austin!
Life in Austin
1. Weather/Clothing
2. Accommodation
3. Places around Austin
Weather/Clothing
• About the same as Hong Kong!!!
• It’s hot! But less humid!
• It’s about 34oC during summer time!
• But when you guys arrived, it’s almost the end of summer and fall begins.
• During fall, it’s about 20oC and usually people just wear a T-shirt with a thin jacket.
• During winter, it’s about 6oC!
• It’s cold! But the wind is less strong!
• Most of the indoor places have heat, so usually people only wear a t-shirt with a huge jacket!
Conclusion on Clothing
• Wear what you wear in Hong Kong, but…………
• Don’t bring too many fancy clothes.
• Because you have to do your own laundry, that means nobody is going to iron your clothes!!!
Accommodation
• Dorm or Apartment?
• Good things about dorms:
- close to campus
- food is provided
- a better study environment
- all bills are paid
- everything is FURNISHED!
• Bad thing about dorms:– you have to share the room with a roommate– you have no privacy– you can’t concentrate well if your roommate
likes to turn on his/her music– you can’t sleep well if he/she stays up late– you might have another “roommate”………– you might not want to share you stuff, but
they will still take/use it without your permission
– your roommates friend might sit on your bed if you aren’t there.
Apartments
• Advantages:
- more privacy, you have your own room
- tend to be cheaper than dorms
- cook and eat whatever you like
- more Hong Kong people around, you can ask for help easily!
• Disadvantages:
- far from campus (usually beyond walking distance)
- have to wake up earlier to catch the bus or you will be late for class
- have to go home early if you don’t have a car
- have to go out to eat if you can’t cook, but you can eat at your friend’s place if you are welcome
Private Dorms
• Dobie
• Castilian
• Goodall Wooten
Apartments
• Brownstone
• Century Plaza
• Rio Nueces
• Villas at Guadalupe
• Riverside
Places around Austin
• Houston
• San Antonio
• Dallas
Houston
• NASA •The Galleria
Dallas
San Antonio
Life at UT
• Facts about UT- ranked 53rd overall in USNEWS.com- ranked 14th in Top Public Schools- one of the best engineering schools in US (civil engineering, chemical engineering, petroleum engineering)- one of the best business schools in US (accounting, management information systems)- one of the best nursery schools in US- one of the best communication schools in US
McCombs School of Business
Go Longhorns!
• We are the best in sports!
• Best swimming program in US
• 3 current world record holders!
• 8 people going to Athens for Olympics
• Eddie Reese is the head coach of US
Aaron Peirsol
• Current world recorder of 200m backstroke
• Best NCAA swimmer in 2002-03
Brendan Hansen
• Current world record holder of 100m and 200m breaststroke
Ian Crocker
• Current world recorder holder of 50m and 100m Butterfly
Best NCAA swimmer in 2003-04
The Trio
Basketball
• 3 straight years advanced to sweet 16
• Both Men’s and Women’s team got into Final Four in 2002-03
• 3 current NBA Players (Chris Mihm, T.J. Ford, Royal Ivey)
T.J. Ford
• Best NCAA basketball player in 2001-02, 2002-03
• Drafted 8th in the 2003 NBA draft
• Starting point guard in Milwaukee Bucks
Football
• One of the top ten football schools in NCAA
• Origin of our financial support
Darrel K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
The Bevo
Hook’em Horns
Entertainment
• Museums
• Live music
• Operas and Shows
Museum
Live Music
Country Music
Operas and Shows
HKSA
• A non-profit organization to serve all the Hong Kong and Macau students studying at UT Austin or ACC
• Website: http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~hksa/
Events organized by HKSA
• New Students Orientation
• Game Night
• Singing Contest
• Chinese New Year Banquet
• Basketball Tournament
• Outing
Preparation
• Bring enough clothes
• Don’t bring too many valuable stuff
• Don’t bring any food because we have several Chinese supermarkets in Austin
• Don’t lock your luggage or the US customs will break it!
Arriving at Austin
• Pickup service• Taxis and shuttles• American Yellow Checker Cab: (512) 452-9999 • Austin Cab: (512) 478-2222 • Roy's Taxi: (512) 482-0000
– SuperShuttle: Austin direct number: (512) 258-3826;– National number: 1-800-BLUE VAN (258-3826)
• Capital Metro• Website: http://capmetro.org/riding/airport.asp
Hong Kong Texas Exes
• Website: www.hktx.org
Tips
• How much money to bring?• If you are living in an apartment, you have
to spent about $40 a week on grocery• But if you choose to eat outside, then it will
cost about $150 a week• Phone bills are about $50 per month• Usually, people use no more than $750
per month but there are always some exception
Buying books in Hong Kong
• Hon Wing Book Co. Ltd63A, Tung Choi St.G/F & 1/F, KowloonTel: 2391-0585Fax: 2789-8082
• Man Yuen Book Co. 45, Parkers Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: 2730-0594 Fax: 2735-1709
Banking in US
• Wells Fargowww.wellsfargo.com
• University Federal Credit Unionwww.ufcu.org
• Bank of Americawww.bankofamerica.com
• Washington Mutualwww.wamu.com
Mobile Phone service
• T-mobilewww.t-mobile.com
• Sprintwww.sprint.com
• AT&Twww.att.com