Welcome to UT Austin!

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Welcome to UT Austin!
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Life in Austin

1. Weather/Clothing
2. Accommodation
3. Places around Austin

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Weather/Clothing

• About the same as Hong Kong!!!
• Its hot! But less humid!
• Its about 34oC during summer time!
• But when you guys arrived, its almost the end of
  summer and fall begins.
• During fall, its about 20oC and usually people
  just wear a T-shirt with a thin jacket.

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• During winter, its about 6oC!
• Its 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!

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Conclusion on Clothing

• Wear what you wear in Hong Kong, but
• Dont bring too many fancy clothes.
• Because you have to do your own laundry, that
  means nobody is going to iron your clothes!!!

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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!

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• Bad thing about dorms
• you have to share the room with a roommate
• you have no privacy
• you cant concentrate well if your roommate
  likes to turn on his/her music
• you cant 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 arent there.

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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!

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• 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 dont have a car
• - have to go out to eat if you cant cook, but
  you can eat at your friends place if you are
  welcome

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Private Dorms

• Dobie
• Castilian
• Goodall Wooten

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Apartments

• Brownstone
• Century Plaza
• Rio Nueces
• Villas at Guadalupe
• Riverside

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Places around Austin

• Houston
• San Antonio
• Dallas

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Houston

• NASA

• The Galleria

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Dallas
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San Antonio
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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

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McCombs School of Business
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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

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Aaron Peirsol

• Current world recorder of 200m backstroke
• Best NCAA swimmer in 2002-03

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Brendan Hansen

• Current world record holder of 100m and 200m
  breaststroke

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Ian Crocker

• Current world recorder holder of 50m and 100m
  Butterfly

Best NCAA swimmer in 2003-04
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The Trio
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Basketball

• 3 straight years advanced to sweet 16
• Both Mens and Womens team got into Final Four
  in 2002-03
• 3 current NBA Players (Chris Mihm, T.J. Ford,
  Royal Ivey)

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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

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Football

• One of the top ten football schools in NCAA
• Origin of our financial support

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Darrel K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
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The Bevo
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Hookem Horns
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Entertainment

• Museums
• Live music
• Operas and Shows

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Museum
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Live Music
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Country Music
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Operas and Shows
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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/

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Events organized by HKSA

• New Students Orientation
• Game Night
• Singing Contest
• Chinese New Year Banquet
• Basketball Tournament
• Outing

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Preparation

• Bring enough clothes
• Dont bring too many valuable stuff
• Dont bring any food because we have several
  Chinese supermarkets in Austin
• Dont lock your luggage or the US customs will
  break it!

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Arriving at Austin

• Pickup service
• Taxis and shuttles
• American Yellow Checker Cab [phone]
• Austin Cab [phone]
• Roy's Taxi [phone]
• SuperShuttle Austin direct number (512)
  258-3826
•  National number 1-800-BLUE VAN (258-3826)
• Capital Metro
• Website http//capmetro.org/riding/airport.asp

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Hong Kong Texas Exes

• Website www.hktx.org

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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

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Buying books in Hong Kong

• Hon Wing Book Co. Ltd
• 63A, Tung Choi St.
• G/F 1/F, Kowloon
• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Man Yuen Book Co. 45, Parkers Street, Kowloon,
  Hong Kong Tel [phone] Fax [phone]

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Banking in US

• Wells Fargo
• www.wellsfargo.com
• University Federal Credit Union
• www.ufcu.org
• Bank of America
• www.bankofamerica.com
• Washington Mutual
• www.wamu.com

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Mobile Phone service

• T-mobile
• www.t-mobile.com
• Sprint
• www.sprint.com
• ATT
• www.att.com