<p>It was a lot cheaper to send D to Amherst than to UT. The problem was the FA. Basically, there is none. Vals get first year free, but then… Of course, the tuition is still low, so those lower income kids who live near a state branch can take classes and live at home. And while AT has a huge endowment, the state just keeps upping the tuition. They used to have the TX Tomorrow Plan, where you could prepay tuition in today dollars. It has been closed to new participants for a few years. It is still around only to manage the funds of the participants who joined prior to the deadline.</p>