UT Austin or Umich? Thanks!

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hi guys so I got accepted into both universities as an undergrad; Umich for first year engineering and UT Austin for aerospace engineering. I was leaning towards going to Umich before I got accepted into UT Austin yesterday, and it's 50/50 chance right now. Currently I'm a high school senior here in Texas so UT Austin grants me in-state tuition, while Umich requires a full out-of-state tuition. I understand that the academics and college towns of both universities are equally good, and attending either wouldn't get me wrong. What I'm now looking for are factors that aren't just plain facts and figures; for example, will Austin/Texas, being a town with more potential than Detriot/Ann Arbor/Michigan, provide more job opportunities in the future, if so, to what extent? Also the college life, experiences...etc because UT has 50k ppl crowded on 300 acres while Umich has 40k ppl spreaded out on 3200 acres. Does this make a difference? How? Finally, the ultimate concern is that is it worthwhile to spend 30k more every year to go to Umich because its prestige is slightly higher than UT Austin? Or is it? </p>

<p>Sorry for asking so many questions and I really appreciate your answers.</p>

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<p>It is very hard to see either school being worth $120,000 more than the other.</p>

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<p>UT Austin and UMich are equal in engineering so spending $120,000 more to attend one over the other seems foolish unless money isn’t a concern for your parents.</p>

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<p>$120,000 more??? This is a no-brainer. Go to Austin.</p>

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<p>Are your parents rich? What are they saying about paying $50k+ per year for Umich? If they won’t do it, then it’s not a question.</p>

<p>If your parents are rich and they don’t care…then go where you want.</p>

<p>What are your parents saying?</p>

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<p>With the price differential , definitely UT-Austin. No contest.</p>

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<p>Just as it would make no sense for a Michigan resident to pay OOS tuition to attend Texas, the same would apply here. There is no school in this country that is worth paying an additional 120K for four years over
Texas for engineering. Your choice is really quite simple.</p>

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<p>" I was leaning towards going to Umich before I got accepted into UT Austin yesterday, and it’s 50/50 chance right now."</p>

<p>You must have known you were going to be accepted to Austin. Isn’t there a top 8 rule? If you are in the top 8 percent of your high school you are automatically accepted.</p>

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<p>UT Austin auto-admits Texas high school seniors with top 7% class rank to fill about three quarters of its frosh class. The rest of the admits are reviewed with consideration of various other factors; non-Texas residents and applicants from high schools without ranking are considered here.</p>

<p>It could be that the OP was just outside the top 7% or at a school that does not rank but has good test scores and other attributes desired by UT Austin admissions, resulting in admission, but not knowing beforehand what the decision would be.</p>

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<p>Austin. No brainer. And there’s the weather thing…</p>

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<p>UT Austin. It’s highly respected and nothing is worth the financial differential (unless your parents have $120,000 in cash laying around/in a bank, right now, and have no plans for that money.) There won’t be any advantage to attending UMichigan.</p>

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<p>If you were OOS for both, I’d say that the two schools are very even, but with the in-state price difference, UT seems the better choice.</p>

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<p>UT-Austin by far.</p>