<p>I got into Amherst, Vanderbilt, Middlebury, and UT (with the Plan II honors program and in state tuition)</p>
<p>Where should I go. I want to go to a place that will get me into an excellent grad school and the possibility of getting a very good job after graduation. I am not sure what I want to major in....maybe economics maybe political science maybe biology.....dont know</p>
<p>I think you should get rid of UT. With rest I'd say</p>
<p>1) Amherst
2) Middlebury
3) Vanderbilt</p>
<p>just to clarify plan 2 is for about 180 students a year. You take smaller classes (like 20) get a special advisor. There is a certain curriculum - philosophy, biology, art history, physics, math logic that are mandatory plan 2 only classes. Then you take history and other subjects taht u chose as honors classes. The downside is that there is not as much freedom.</p>
<p>if you don't want to go to medical school in texas, definitely go to Amherst.
ut is ut regardless of the programs.</p>
<p>Depends on your financial situation. If money is not a problem, go to Amherst. I guess depends on how much aid you get. If money is an issue, UT austin. UT has big time sports, if your into that. I know people in plan II and they all think its great. But I'm going to UT (business), and really wanted to go to tufts, but in the end the cost would be 1/3 of my dad's salary a year, and the job oppurtunities arent that different. Plan II is well respected.</p>
<p>In my opinion, you should go to Amherst.
I'm probably going to UT Plan II/Engineering Honors because it's COMPLETELY FREE.
And that's the only reason I'd consider UT.
If it's COMPLETELY FREE.</p>
<p>But you should also take into consideration how much easier UT is.</p>
<p>But yeah, I'm biased because I love Amherst.</p>
<p>more help please</p>
<p>Amherst is the top LAC in the country. While Vanderbilt and Middleburry rank highly in their respective catagories, neither can touch Amherst. And as a massive state school, UTexas is not in league with any of the three. Granted, Plan II might seem nice. But will it prepare you as well as one of the above schools? Unlikely, at best. And will you have the same type of course selection freedom as at the others? No. So at the very least, stop considering Texas. Anything among the remaining three should be fine, though I can't imagine passing on Amherst as long as it is financially within reason to attend.</p>
<p>The faculty and resources at UT completely blow away anything at Amherst, Middlebury, and Vanderbilt - COMBINED. UT's academic breadth and depth surpasses all of them (look at individual program rankings from arts, sciences, engineering, and professional schools.) At UT, you will have access to much greater libraries, museums, and performing arts spaces on campus than any of these. According to the New York Times, London Independent, and many literary scholars, UT's Ransom Center is the greatest university library in the US, surpassing even Harvard's Houghton and Yale's Beneicke. (And in sheer size, UT's academic library collection is the 5th largest in the US.) UT's Blanton Art museum is the largest on any US campus, and UT's performing arts complex is also one of the greatest assemblies of venues on any American campus. In Plan II, you will have access to UT's superior faculty and resources, but with peers more in line with more selective schools. I think that's the best combination.</p>
<p>you will have much more intense academic experience at Amherst than at ut.
if you are academically so strong as to be accepted to A, you might be really disappointed at ut. but if you want easier life getting A's without sweating, go to ut.</p>
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<p>LAC being the operative word. Some people prefer the sheer intellectual capital available only at a research university of UT's caliber. Certainly, on average, the students at Amherst will be superior to students at UT (a university with a primary duty to serve Texas citizens, hence the 90% in-state requirement), but at the same time, UT also has the advantage of stronger faculty and academic departments owing to the strength of its graduate programs.</p>
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UT's Plan II program (and students in it) negates whatever advantage Amherst's overall selectivity has. Again, compare the resources.</p>
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What about the advantage of sheer variety of courses/majors available at a large university like UT?</p>
<p>academic atmosphere is really important.</p>
<p>so where should i go?</p>
<p>Amherst! High graduation rate - Duh.. If you get in, you would wanna get out!</p>
<p>FrankieBaby what do u mean</p>
<p>Well, the reason why I even considered Amherst was because of the high grad. rate. Just because you could get in doesn't necessarily mean that you'll graduate. Schools with stats like that make sure that you know your material. I wouldnt want to stay in undergrad for too long. Use this site graduationwatch.org to help you with ur decision</p>
<p>hay 2345,
i told you: you should go to Amherst.
it's different world.</p>
<p>Personally, I'd prefer going to Amherst or Middlebury.</p>