<p>do most non-UT people think that UT is comparable to UCLA, UCB, UM, UVA, UNC, which by many are considered the elite state schools (UT is probably on this list as well)? All of us know that, even at the UG level, many of UT’s departments are far better than those schools. For example, UCLA, UVA, and UNC’s engineering programs are ranked much lower (or just lower in UCLA’s case), and UCLA and UNC’s business programs are notably lower than UT at the undergrad level. But do people outside of Texas know this? For example, despite UT’s high prestige in the business world, can UT grads really find jobs outside of Texas? From what I hear, that’s rarely the case.</p>
<p>Btw, I hope I’m not sounding like I’m bashing my future school, from my above statement, and me previously questioning how hard it is to get into OOS. I’m just really frustrated that friends of mine that got into UCLA who honestly probably had no business getting in OOS are bashing UT, and think UCLA is better despite the fact that UT and UCLA are a wash for pre-med, and UT’s eng and business are way better. In fact, I truly believe the only schools better than UT as far as state schools are UCB, UM, and UVA (non-engineering).</p>