<p>kcirsch, </p>
<p>I was giving Pikachusbutt my honest opinion, and it comes first-hand from recent personal observations, family members who have attended both schools and an unbiased third-party perspective. I have no axe to grind against UT. You, on the other hand, apparently are going to school there, so I would expect your viewpoint to be skewed. </p>
<p>I would urge Pikachusbutt to just continue to ask around. I'm sure the consensus will say that Texas-Austin is more attractive from a social standpoint and BU is superior academically. Ever since (because its campus was bursting at the seams) UT imposed more stringent entrance qualifications, the UT people seem to think they're Harvard on the Prairie.</p>