<p>Which one?
Majoring in Engineering (computer or electrical).
I recieved the DSA scholarship so cost is about the same. I'm a bit confused.
Thanks</p>
<p>UT-Austin :D Hook 'em! I'm infiltrating their board.</p>
<p>Bmod, my son turned down Honors Engineering at UT to pursue EE/CE at Tulane. He has never regretted heading to New Orleans.</p>
<p>Yiks. But didn't your son get full scholarship to Tulane? If I got full I would definitely go to Tulane, but I only got half. :(</p>
<p>Son got the DSA - just like you. He just liked the idea of an engineering school with 700 students over one with 5,000.</p>
<p>BMod, I can SO relate. My S is accepted to UT Austin's Honors Engineering also, and has DSA at Tulane. Wants EE. He is still very confused. He likes UT but likes U Florida better, and likes Tulane. We are trying visiting the schools again. He visited Tulane a couple of weeks back, and will go to Gainesville next week. If he starts talking about Texas again, I guess we will go out there also.
At least they are all good engineering schools. Like along~ says, it comes down to things like size preference, etc.
I know I am absolutely no help at all, but it feels good to commisserate! Feel free to PM me.
Tabbyzmom</p>
<p>BMod, just re-read your post and realized you are a student. Oops, thought I was commiserating with another mom. Sorry.Tabbyzmom</p>
<p>im debating btw florida texas and tulane also. not sure what major. engineering finance or math/premed. lsu is a another strong possibility, as is alabama with offerd me 7000/semester, but probly one of those top 3.</p>
<p>I don't know why anyone would want to go to a school with over 50,000 students (Texas). Maybe it sounds cool, but if you have actually been to campus you know that its a almost like a city. There is not much of a campus feel at Texas.</p>
<p>I don't know why anyone would want to go to a school with a terrible football and basketball team (Tulane). Maybe it could be cool, but if you have actually been to campus you know that it has no school spirit. There is not much to do at noon on saturdays in the fall at Tulane.</p>
<p>Hookemhorns, there's more to life than football and basketball. I went to a former Big 8, now Big 12, school and whereas the games are fun, they're only a few days of the year, and at UT, tickets to every game aren't guaranteed to students. Our son's friend marches in the Longhorn Band, and they have to pay scalpers up to $125 to get in and watch their son march. </p>
<p>The size of UT was a turn off for my son, but several of his classmates head there every year because it's their cup of tea. To each his own. The students at Tulane, I think, are a very independent group of thinkers who like to pursue their own interests. At the end of the day, I'm glad my son found more to college than attending sports events. But then again, to each his own. </p>
<p>Here is where we all talk about liking the "feel" of a campus. To hookem..., that's Saturday afternoon football. To AF337 and others like my son, it's the academically intimate atmosphere of small classes and your profs knowing you by name when they see you on campus. Hookem sees the absense of team spirit as apathy and no campus feel, and AF337 feels the hugeness of schools like UT loses it for him. This is why I'm glad that we Americans have so many college choices.</p>
<p>We have decided the Tulane vs. UT in favor of UT. </p>
<p>For what it is worth at DS's school a prominent public, with 42 NMF, which is on the low end of their typical year, with many going to UT and Tulane, the UT crowd seems to be definitely more academically inclined. I'm pretty sure that this is due to steep competititon that makes the top 10% so hard to achieve. Most top 10 ers in his school have UT as their safety, but many will end up there due to finances. For non top 10'ers it appears to me that perhaps surprsingly UT is harder to get into than Tulane. Those who get scholarships at Tulane, of course are in the upper end of the pool at either school.</p>
<p>We went to the Tulane invited get together so DS knows who was there. His friends tend to be the UT crowd, which is a big consideration for him and therefore for us. There were many kids from expensive privates in Houston at the Tulane reception.</p>
<p>As I have said, I believe Tulane is a model on how a school should play the admissions game and it will certainly rise in the rankings with this type of marketing approach.</p>
<p>It would be a tough call, but for us, but even with 16,500 in financial aid from Tulane, UT is about 17,000 per year cheaper when you consider we have pre-paid tuition and most fees at 4,400 per year and NMF kicks in roughly 3300 per year for the 4 years. </p>
<p>I hate to see the last comment on UT be from someone who appears to be only interested in sports.</p>
<p>Texdad, what happened to the Arizona trip?
Congratulations on the University of Texas.</p>
<p>Speaking as someone who did her undergrad and graduate degrees at Florida, I tried to get OUT of town on football weekends! And it IS a city in itself. These are a couple of reasons I am so happy my son is entertaining such a super offer from Tulane!</p>
<p>But as has already been noted, to each his or her own.</p>
<p>I applied to both and definitely feel that for me at least, UT is better. To me, Tulane is a school for rich Northeastern kids and I've been around that kind of environment for way too long. Texas, on the other hand, has kids from all over the spectrum. It's just more diverse. I like the big school element that Texas offers, and I like the fact that they have a lot of school spirit. Both are very good academically and for me it comes down to what school I think I would be a better fit for me, and I feel that UT is that school because of the diversity, size, and environment. Also, for me at least, UT comes with a better price tag even if I'm out-of-state. I so hope I get in.</p>
<p>Sure I am....because you know me so well</p>
<p>Texdad, congrats on the UT acceptance. As a Texas parent, I understand how the top 10% thing affects the seniors. In my son's class, it was extremely tough getting into the top 10%, and they were great kids academically and otherwise. Probably less than half of his top 10% headed to UT or A&M. They headed to privates and LAC's in large numbers and many opted for smaller state schools. It's kind of fun watching how things cycle. This year, it seems they're mostly heading to UT and A&M. It sounds like your son is picking UT for all of the right reasons, and I am truly happy for him. Son is home on break, and I had the best conversation with him this afternoon. I feel blessed that he is happy at the school he chose, and I hope that you will be feeling the same way during spring break next year.</p>
<p>Dolfan 829, good luck.</p>
<p>Dstark, sitting around with nothing to do. This is the scheduled week for the Arizona trip. Son doesn't want to go, so why should we? It is wierd that the process ended with seeing the acceptance on the web, a week or so before we expected it. Letter followed a few days later. Hopefully he gets into honors. If not, he can start the long slog to the top (hopefully!) I am not worried about him not being challenged enought as pre-med is tough wherever you go since not too many "B's will sink you.</p>
<p>We are going to hang out in Austin for a few days, which we don't go to more than every year or two, though it is only 160 miles away. I still think the Barrett's Honors College would be great and the chances of getting the grades for med school would probably be better. I don't think son realizes the true benefits of getting preferential scheduling and attention. However, school and even career is only part of life and son's happiness at UT looks pretty much a sure thing, given his desire to go, the support of family on both sides who live there and his friends, who ae top stdents, going there. </p>
<p>I hopefully see semesters abroad in Spain/ Mexico and D.C., if he agrees. Though the East Coast is broadening I think foreign travel is more so and the money saved can provide for a lot of internships and travel.</p>
<p>Never thought it would be this tough to get into UT, but for the non-top 10'ers nothing is guaranteed. We have heard tales of kids from good schools, top 12% and 1400 turned down. Amazing.</p>
<p>texdad, I have never been to Austin, but the people I know that have been there say it is a fantastic college town. I am sure your son is going to have a great time and get a great education. I agree about studying abroad. </p>
<p>Oh well. I guess you won't be able to help me with Arizona State. It's OK. Like your son, my son doesn't want to go there either. :)</p>
<p>Congratulations again. </p>
<p>160 miles away. You get to go to the football games and cheer Texas on. It sucked at the the Rose Bowl this year when Texas beat Michigan at the end of the game. :)</p>