<p>RANKINGS AND MAJOR CHOICES ASIDE. which school would you choose and why?</p>
<p>UT simply because it’s far less conservative. Everybody has their reasons.</p>
<p>UT has far better grad programs in most majors imo, but for undergrad it would be up to personal preference in many cases.</p>
<p>yeah im speaking in terms of undergrad:)</p>
<p>The thing is they’re so mind-bogglingly similar to each other on paper (especially for undergrad) that it’s really hard to draw conclusions. Go check them out in person, both of these uni’s feel like their own city.</p>
<p>i know… ive been to both. its super tough haha. im leaning a&m. more my type of crowd. not the cowboys and cowgirls but the moderately conservative chill people</p>
<p>^ Actually A&M is ranked as the most conservative school in the country by princetonreview I think.</p>
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<p>Liberty, Oral Roberts, Bob Jones, and Christendom were not in the ranking? Or even Baylor and BYU?</p>
<p>A&M was ranked #1… not sure of the validity</p>
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<p>It actually wouldn’t be that surprising to see A&M ranked as a more conservative school than Baylor and BYU IMO.</p>
<p>oh without a doubt i know that it’s very conservative. but back on topic which would you choose and why? majors/rankings aside</p>
<p>UT is the better school academically for all majors. A&M has a top 15 engineering program however. Their b-school is also good, but UT is ahead of them in just about every subject overall.</p>
<p>Leaving academics out of the picture as you suggest, which is only fair since Texas is better than TAMU academically, at the undergraduate and graduate levels, even in Engineering, where TAMU only hangs with Texas because of its size, not quality, I would still choose Texas over TAMU in a heartbeat. </p>
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<li>Austin is far nicer than College Station</li>
<li>Texas is wealthier than TAMU and you can clearly see it in the quality of the facilities and the campus infrastructure</li>
<li>Texas is liberal-moderate while TAMU is almost entirely conservative</li>
<li>Texas has 1,800 international undergraduate students, while TAMU only has 600. International students add much to the mix on campus, and as an international student myself, this is an important factor</li>
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<p>Texas A&M has a highly ranked, and “High quality” engineering school…so I’m not exactly sure what the poster above me means there
Overall, and in most programs Texas is ranked higher. Austin is pretty awesome in terms of nightlife. Without knowing your academic field, I would pick UT in your case.
And TAMU was recently shown as being the 10th wealthiest school in the country; UT was third. TAMU isn’t exactly poor…lots of renovations and improvements are being made on campus buildings. West campus is undergoing a huge renovation, and a new engineering and liberal arts building have just been completed</p>
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<p>TAMU is a Senior Military College on a large civilian campus. Virginia Tech is the only other school offering that combination. For someone who wants that, it would be the deciding factor between UT and TAMU. It could lead an OOS student to apply for TAMU but not UT.</p>
<p>From an OOS perspective, they don’t really seem that far apart in other ways.</p>
<p>I was an oos student that graduated from UT in 1984. I haved lived outside of Texas since 1987. If you plan on staying in Texas after graduation, either school will be a good choice. Outside of Texas, UT has a better reputation and is better known. TAMU is not as well known - many non-Texans view it with less respect ( at least that is what I have observed).</p>
<p>Visit both, and attend the one where you will be happiest.</p>
<p>TAMU may be one of the 10 wealthiest universities, but that’s shared between 10 campuses and 120,000 students. College Station still has a large endowment, but it is roughly 60% the size of Texas’. Both schools are well off to be sure, but Texas is better off and it shows.</p>
<p>And TAMU is indeed excellent in Engineering, but Texas is stronger, particularly in Chemical, Civil, Computer and Electrical Engineering. TAMU is as good as Texas in Aerospace Engineering and one of the best in Nuclear Engineering.</p>
<p>Overall, TAMU is a very good university, but Texas is stronger across the board.</p>
<p>That’s likely because of UT’s decade long athletic success in the 2000s. If asked to choose, most students studying at other Texas schools would pick UT, likely because they were a one time longhorn fan who didn’t get into UT and had to settle for UH, TSU etc. Baylor and Tech students’ opinions would likely be colored by off field athletic movements as well.
In industry, in Texas, UT and A&M are the same. UT does better out of state in only a few disciplines- likely in business/ finance areas due to McCombs</p>
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<p>I agree with your last post Alexander. Keep in mind though, engineering isn’t a very prestige oriented field. At my internship, I was working with people from UT, A&M, OSU, LSU, UH etc.</p>
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<p>my style:sperries,basketball shorts, and a tshirt
about me: moderately conservative, laid back, love outdoors stuff(hunting,fishing,etc.), love school spirit/family atmosphere, like to party/have fun, serious about academics, and will most likely join a frat.</p>
<p>based on that what do you guys think?</p>
<p>Sounds like you would fit in at either school.</p>