OP, I have a friend who is just graduating from UT-A with a degree in English (Plan II). She turned down some pretty fancy places to go to UT (did you know that they have 3 Shakespeare First Folios?! she got to see them, up close & personal). She has had a wonderful experience, and is going on to do a Masters at UC-Berkeley.
@1Dreamer’s advice is really good, not just for this decision but for many more to come (I just posted it to one of my D’s who has 2 fabulous summer internship opportunities and can’t figure out which is ‘best’- thanks, 1Dreamer!).