I’m going to make this short and sweet.
Intended Major: Aerospace Engineering.
My first choice was Texas A&M College Station, however my intended major is full.
The other 2 schools I am automatically accepted to, Texas Tech and UT Arlington.
Texas Tech does not offer my intended major, but UT Arlington does.
I have heard that Lubbock Texas is possibly the “most boring” place to live, however UT Arlington is in a great location.
UT Arlington is much cheaper than Texas Tech and I’m likely to receive more aid from UT Arlington.
I’m just not keen on attended a “sister school” like UT Arlington.
Also, I applied to Texas Christian University, my application was delayed 4 months because I was falsely informed that my app was complete. The probability of me being accepted is pretty high, the ability for my family to pay for TCU is pretty much non existent.
I have to ask why you applied to tcu if you cant afford it? Not having aero shouldnt be a deciding factor. Aero companies hire many mech es and ees. Can you afford UTA and tech?
@Erin’sDad I would have to disagree that picking a school with AeroE is unimportant. I’m sure aerospace companies hire janitors, HR people, and secretaries too. Why not just become that? I am a senior going into that, and it is very important to me that I find a place that offers it. I want to study aerospace because I love aerospace. I know that mech eng is similar and some of the courses are even the same, but it isn’t completely the same or else they wouldn’t be two different degrees. And ee is very different.
My first question is what can you afford?
I was told TCU is very generous with their scholarships, and yes I can afford Tech and UTA.
I should also add that I have 50 college hours already which reduces the overall price considerably.
@albert69 Thanks for seeing my point. If I had to, I would attend Tech for Mech. Eng and transfer into the Texas A&M for Aerospace, the problem is that the program is very competitive at TAMU and transferring is even harder.
The companies which recruit Aero Es at my school also consider MechEs for the same positions, and recruit electrical engineers for the circuitry design.
@whenhen I also considered OU for its Aero E program, I’m well above their average for GPA and SAT. I know their application is still open, I’m still hesitant though. How do you like OU and their Aero program?
Have you toured UTA or attended a Maverick Experience orientation? I think you’ll be surprised to learn first hand just how great an option UT Arlington is. BTW, UT Arlington has its own identity despite being in a system. No different than UCLA and UC Berkely (both in the same state system but are completely different in governing boards, culture, reputation, programs, direction, etc). @BlakeGrhymes and did you know that UTA has the highest degree production ratio in the UT System.
GO TO UTA!!! It’s seriously a great school and it has way more credibility than Texas Tech! A lot of really smart people go there, too. The valedictorian of my school which is really competitive goes there so it is really a great school. It would definitely be a great decision and the campus is growing. I know a lot of fun people who go there and Arlington is a great city and its not boring like Lubbock or College Station because they are both deserts in the middle of freaking NOWHERE.
I’m not in the Aerospace engineering program although one of my friends is. I asked him about it and he said that the recruitment is about what you’d expect from a mid tier Aerospace program (his father works at a major company in the industry and went to a top tier school for the field). I’ve taken a few classes with freshmen AMEs (aerospace and mechanical engineers) and they were the standard, large intro classes.
Norman has a lot to offer students, as it is at once a college town and a suburb of Oklahoma City. The school itself always has a ton of activities going on and seems to be on an upward trajectory.
@NuScholar What do you mean by the highest degree production ratio in the UT system? UT Arlington only graduates [url=<a href=“http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=texas+arlington&s=all&id=228769#retgrad%5D40%%5B/url”>http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=texas+arlington&s=all&id=228769#retgrad]40%[/url] of its full time entering freshmen in six years, a figure which is dwarfed by UT Austin.
that’s not what that means and that 40% figure is outdated now (more current figures should be out soon enough). And do some simple research to know what it means for UTA to lead in degree production ratio @whenhen … that info is readily available to everyone.
@NuScholar Can you define degree production ratio for me? I googled the term and didn’t find anything relevant to colleges.
I ended up getting into my major at Texas A&M University, ill be there in the fall.
@BlakeGrhymes
Good job. I’m glad that it worked out for you.
NuScholar: I agree with WhenHen, the term “degree production” is not standard in the industry. Can you explain what you mean, as it obviously doesn’t mean progress-to-degree, freshman retention, PHD production/origin, or graduation rates over 4/5/6years.