Good non-Texas schools that's well known in Texas?

College Search & Selection
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<p>What are some non-Texas schools or Texas schools other than A&M and UT-Austin that's well known inside Texas for someone who's planning to work/live there in the future?</p>

<p>p.s. I do not live in Texas so I feel I do not have good chance of being admitted to either Texas or A&M as a non-resident.</p>

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<p>If you don’t think you could get into A&M or UTex, Rice is probably not an option. You might look at Texas Tech or OU. Big or small? What possible major?</p>

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<p>Yeah, Rice probably is no good…</p>

<p>I’m a business major (accounting), and I have looked at Tech. I love Tech but it seems like most people don’t respect it all that much, since there’s always UT and A&M.</p>

<p>Not sure about Oklahoma though, I definitely have checked it out before…</p>

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<p>Well, if you want to get into business in Texas, have you considered going to a reputable southern school, Emory for example? You wouldn’t have trouble getting a job in Texas with a business degree from Emory since it is highly respected regionally (in the south), and somewhat nationally as well.</p>

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<p>What about SMU? We thought the brick buildings on campus were beautiful, the surrounding neighborhood was great, and the students seemed really happy.
Plus: right in Dallas, so terrific internship potential and job opportunities afterward.</p>

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<p>Trinity in San Antonio has a good reputation, though I haven’t the faintest idea how Texans view it. It offers a business major with an accounting concentration.</p>

<p>It’s a little more selective than SMU but not as selective as Rice.</p>

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<p>SMU would be a great choice for business. Cox is a very respected business school, especially in Texas. </p>

<p>And what stats make you think Trinity is more selective than SMU? I don’t think that’s very accurate.</p>

<p>Are you more interested in a small, private school or a large public school?</p>

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I checked the CDS before posting. Trinity students score slightly higher on the SAT/ACT and are slightly more highly ranked in their high school classes. </p>

<p>The transfer admit rates, which are most relevant to the OP, are precisely the same at both.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the suggestions!</p>

<p>I actually looked at SMU, but I prefer TCU better, and I plan on applying there. Not sure how well their business schools stack up against each other though.</p>

<p>I have not looked at Trinity, so I will definitely give it a look.</p>

<p>I don’t really have a preference for large or small, private or public, either would be fine.</p>

<p>As for Emory, I read/heard somewhere that they don’t really accept many external transfers, so I haven’t really considered it at all.</p>

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<p>Kyle555,</p>

<p>Warbler is correct. TU has the highest SAT in TX after Rice, ahead of UTA, A&M, and all others.</p>

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<p>See this thread</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/969029-rank-these-texas-schools.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/969029-rank-these-texas-schools.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I stand corrected then. My apologies.</p>

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<p>Texas: Baylor</p>

<p>Non-Texas: Indiana, Brigham Young</p>

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<p>What can your family afford? Are you looking at any CA schools?</p>

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<p>Yes sir, applying to 2 UC’s, possibly 3 but not sure yet, including UCI as my ultimate safety school (I live 10 minutes away, so will be commuting). Just trying to expand my searches a bit…</p>

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<p>Glad you’re looking at some financial safeties in-state. Both large OK schools would be well known in TX (OU and OSU).</p>

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<p>You should try to apply to UT anyways, but not for McCombs. The easiest college to get in at UT is liberal arts. Many people do this, then pad their GPA with easy classes, and internal transfer into McCombs. Internal transfer into McCombs is much easier than getting accepted into McCombs.</p>

<p>If you want to work in Texas, and can not get into a top 25 national school, your chances are pretty slim on finding a job straight out of undergrad. There are tons of qualified applicants coming from UT, Rice, A&M, or SMU. These are core schools employers recruit out of, that there isn’t much room for OOS from a low ranked school. If you apply for a non-target school, your resume will just be a piece of paper in a stack of papers.</p>