My D was recently admitted to Ut austin but didnt get any financial aid. She got full ride to utsa. My question is, is it worth to pay full price to attend UT?
I wish I knew. We’re facing a similar conundrum. UT Austin is much more prestigious. If your D plans on going to grad school it probably doesn’t matter as much where she does her undergrad. It also depends on how much of a hardship it is for you to pay. I take it it won’t be easy or you would just play it safe and send her to Austin.
I went to grad school at UT Austin and was a TA and later taught at Texas State for a short period of time. From my experience interacting with students, there are more students who appear to feel entitled at UT Austin. There was a lot of griping about grades and asking for exceptions to class policies. There was less of this at Texas State - not UTSA, but probably pulling from a similar demographic.
Ultimom thanks for the reply, we’ve lost sleep over this. Truth is we are middle class. We earn enough no to qualify for financial aid but not enough to pay full price. We feel awful for my D because she’s worked so hard to have options (34 ACT, 4.0 GPA). She is planning to go to med school after her undergrad btw. Thanks!