<p>I'm a Florida resident and was accepted at UF and UT-Austin. Basically, I could attend Florida for free or go to Texas. In terms of major, my only considerations are English, business, and philosophy. I really want to go out of state, I've dreaded the thought of not getting in anywhere better than Florida all through the college process, but I feel like it's a waste as they are academically the same, save Texas's business school which probably is superior to Florida's. Money is not really a problem in terms of affording it at all, it's more about the guilt I feel of making my parents pay 130~ thousand dollars over the next four years for something I could have essentially gotten the same for free. I think overall I would be happier at Texas, but I could be happy at Florida I'm sure and just deal. I've also considered going to Texas then transferring if I really do feel that poorly about it, or going to UF and transferring if I don't like it there. Does anyone see a significant thing making one outweigh the other? Should I just swallow my pride and go to Florida?</p>
<p>If I had to pick a school in the education universe that was most like the University of Florida it would be the University of Texas.
I can't see how there is a choice here at all.</p>
<p>Just a postscript.
Outside of Texas and Florida, no one will know of or care about the differences between their respective business schools.</p>
<p>There's a choice because I want to go out of state. And McCombs is actually a well known business school.</p>
<p>Go with UF</p>
<p>Honestly why would you want to pay out-of-state tuition, for an education that is just as good in your home state?</p>
<p>Texas - tey have one of the best business in the country</p>
<p>UF is free and just as good. UF is the place to go.</p>
<p>Warrington is good, but McCombs is tops. UF is better for grad school in the depo. Cant go wrong either way though. I personally love UF, but wouldnt have gotten in. Consider yourself lucky.</p>
<p>The only way the business school matters is if you want to spend your working career in Texas or in Florida. Even then, hard to see paying the money for a clone university with a different name.</p>
<p>I would completely disagree with that in this case. Both UF and UT have huuuuuge national reps. It wont matter where you want to work.</p>
<p>loslobos: Exaggeration much? There's not many schools in American that can legitimately claim to have "huuuuuge national reps", and I would dispute either UT-Austin or UF being among them (even their B-schools).</p>
<p>Agree completely with 1of42.
And I'm a Florida grad!</p>
<p>I think UTexas is required by law to take the top 10% of every graduating Texan. Whereas UF isn't forced to be restricted in this same manner. It seems to me that the quality of students are a little bit more selective at UF. They are ranked identical however.</p>
<p>UT: 450K alumni
UF: 300K+ alumni</p>
<p>UT is tied with Wisconsin for most Fortune 500 CEOs, no?</p>
<p>UTexas isn't even the best school in Texas.</p>
<p>Behind what, Rice?</p>
<p>I agree texas has the edge academically, but the financial situation is really a no brainer.</p>
<p>I don't see what being the best school in the state has to do with anything. Should my friends not go to Tufts or BC because they're not better than Harvard or MIT? Foolish logic. Thanks everyone else for the input. Financially UF does make more sense and thats where my overwhelming guilt comes in lol.</p>
<p>I think I've been too tough on a 17 or 18 year old.
I've lived in New York, Boston, and Chicago since graduating from the University of Florida, from which I feel I received an excellent education. No one in these places regarded it highly, except that I said so, and it seemed to them that I was a smart guy. There would have been no difference, IMO, had I been a Longhorn rather than a Gator. A degree from either place will not carry prestige far from their home states
If your parents are truly wealthy, by all mean do what you feel you'd like best. If not, save them the money.</p>