<p>what are the advantages/disadvantages of attending either? i'd like to know the broad range of opportunities that might be provided to students going to one of these universities and what they would be missing out on by not attending the otheer? </p>
<p>specifically, which business school is better? it doesn't matter if your response does not focus on business majors, in particular. i'd just like to know the costs/benefits of attending either university when compared to the other.</p>
<p>handsdown, McCombs (rank 8) is better but the Mays (rank 33 or so) is good too. BUT not as good.</p>
<p>admission is easier for Mays....I mean a lot Easier.
But Honors Mays = McCombs -> only for the standard of admission (I think honors Mays a bit harder to get in tho)</p>
<p>McCombs is harder to get into, if you are not in the top 2% go to Mays.</p>
<p>Both schools have different atmospheres and lifestyles. UT is more liberal, TAMU more conservative. Austin is a great city, I would know I lived there for 16 yrs, but people at TAMU are generally more personable and friendly.</p>
<p>UT is better than TAMU in most academic categories, but going to TAMU isn't going to confine your opportunities when you graduate. Going to TAMU gives you a great Aggie network that in my honest opinion will give you better networking abilities than at UT.</p>
<p>You'll find great people and opportunities at both schools, it really just comes down to where you think you'll fit in and where you can see yourself at more than the other. As for me, I was accepted to both schools and chose TAMU over UT... and I don't regret it for one second.</p>
<p>I've lived and worked in Texas almost all of my life. I would say that the Aggie Alum business network beats the socks off the Longhorn Alum network. There's nothing like the Aggie network in Texas. btw--- I didn't go to either school, so I like to think I'm impartial in this regard.</p>
<p>Now this may be a bold statement to make on an A&M thread but I would say that 90% of all fields of study at UT are better than those at TAMU. Aside from the school itself compare the surroundings. Opportunities abound for jobs, recreation, political organizations, and so so much more. When I juxtapose the seemingly endless amount of opportunities, natural beauty that UT, and the surrounding city of Austin offer with that of College Station I am struck by the stark contrast. College Station is quite literally in the middle of nowhere. The city is defined and in my opinion overpowered by the university. Austin on the other hand is bolstered enormously by UT and the 6 or 7 other colleges that call the city home. Now the biggest differences in both of these schools in essence boils down to urban vs. rural and liberal vs. conservative. I would also go as far to say that UT is less liberal than A&M is conservative, underscoring the fact that politically, socially, and perhaps even religiously (<if that matters to you) UT us far more diverse and based on that fact more balanced as a university. If you want your education, generally speaking, to be defined by similar thinking people, from similar backgrounds, with and strong tradition rooted in conservative ideals then TAMU is the place for you. I however, would argue that the diversity and heterogenous nature of UT's student body and faculty facilitate and propagate a learning that transcends what a more homogenous base like TAMU sets forth. Now strictly speaking, by the numbers like math scores, or job placement, or salary in post graduate life TAMU vs. UT is fairly similar, UT still of course gets the leg up. However, in terms of learning outside the classroom, interacting with a culturally and intellectually diverse peer group, UT is leaps and bounds ahead of TAMU. The choice for me was absolutely simple, I choice to step outside of my "comfort zone" and reach farther into an environment that I know would hasten the quest to adulthood and a life filled with ongoing learning and curiosity. I would be so bold as to ask any TAMU supporter or student to contest, challenge or even argue against my point. UT creates a more globally aware and adept student, one that can't tangibly be measured by program rank, or test scores, the evidence is in the diversity, and the excitement for learning, not in some shallow rooted school tradition that acts as the only foundation for pride. I think the choice is as clear as night and day. My question to you and everyone else is why don't you?</p>
<p>S has a friend who is an accounting major in the Mays school. She graduates in December and she already has a nice job offer in hand.</p>
<p>Texan09: The two schools have vastly different campuses and attitudes. Manifesto proves the attitude point exactly. Apparently, he is so unsure about his decision to go to tU, he needs to come on the TAMU forum and bash the Aggies. Both schools are good schools and you will get a great education at both. There is no need to bash one or the other(unless you have some personal shortcomings of your own to assuage....). You need to visit both as they are different. You usually feel a tug toward one or the other. Don't let anyone tell you that you get a vastly better education at one or the other. Go with your gut as to which will lead you to greater personal success.</p>
<p>schmism- I agree with you that A&M is more conservative and that the UT campus is prettier. I also agree that UT is more diverse. </p>
<p>However, it may be easier to get a job in Texas as a graduate of A&M's business school because of their alumni network. One friend has twins who graduated from Mays this year. They both accepted jobs before they graduated.</p>
<p>It's difficult to pin down which one is better to be honest.</p>
<p>If I was just glancing at numbers, I would probably say TU, but at closer investigation, TAMU makes a strong point.</p>
<p>The Aggie network is definately help in the business world. It's something that you don't get as well with TU. Both will offer great opprotunities.</p>
<p>In the end, you could even go to Tech (Gag) and come out as well as if you went to TU or TAMU, it's what you do with it. Personally, I think the network (in Texas at least) outdoes TU's numbers.</p>
<p>I agree with this ---- UT is more liberal, TAMU more conservative</p>
<p>I think you also have to consider where the best companies recruit. If you look at the website of BusinessWeek they'll have a undergraduate business school ranking and you'll see University of Texas-Austin at #10 and if you click on the school you'll find what companies does a lot of recruiting there under Alumni Affairs and Careers. A&M is #31 on that list btw. But overall, I believe both schools will offer great opportunities. Networking really all comes from within not from the school. In the end, choose a school that you can see yourself at for the next four years. Because once you're there, it's your life.</p>
<p>i was accepted to both and chose TAMU. mainly because of the friendliness of the people i will never regret my decision. i have some friends who went to UT and regret it but i know no one who regrets coming to TAMU. i also found out that this university is a lot more diverse then everyone says that it is, and because of this i just like it more.</p>
<p>I believe the attitude at A&M is much friendlier. Much more student oriented. Example, at ut/A&M football game last year, we sat near a ut family. They were surrounded by Aggies who were all very nice to them much to their surprise. The family included a student, a freshman and it was her first football game. Apparently at ut, only about 10% of the student body gets tickets to each football game. Contrast with TAMU where most of the student body is at every game. </p>
<p>My husband and I hosted a group from Montana State University last year for the Labor Day weekend when MSU played A&M for the football game. We both received B.S. degrees from MSU, Masters from A&M. The 50 + people were totally blown away with the friendliness at the campus, the game and after the game. One family brought their high school senior daughter who wanted to attend college in Texas and had been down to visit Tarleton on somebody's recommendation (??) She was so impressed with the friendliness of the students that she is now at A&M. We stayed at the Hilton Hotel with our group. Where the A&M team stays the night before the games. In the elevators, A&M players would stick their hands out and say "I'm Joe Schmoe, Sir, pleased to meet you" to MSU folks who were in MSU jerseys, etc. A couple of sets of MSU football parents were part of our group. On campus for Midnight Yell and game day, I was so proud of everyone at A&M. They went out of their way to greet our guests, shake hands, welcome them to campus, etc. Our Montana friends were amazed.</p>
<p>We have attended games at ut, Texas Tech, etc and been cussed at, spit at, jeered, etc. It truly is a whole different atmosphere. Quit attending games altogether at Tech, even though we live 100 miles away. And that was long before the goal post incident. </p>
<p>As for a pretty campus, ut is right in downtown Austin. Not much green space. Just cross the street and you are at state government office building X, Y or Z. </p>
<p>The Aggie Code of Honor (An Aggie does not lie, cheat or steal, or tolerate those who do) really does permeate the campus pretty thoroughly.</p>
<p>We Aggies can't say this enough! Both schools are good, but the attitudes/environments are completely opposite. You have to visit both schools and see which one you fit into better. You can't go wrong at either unless it is not a good fit for you!</p>
<p>"Apparently at ut, only about 10% of the student body gets tickets to each football game. Contrast with TAMU where most of the student body is at every game."</p>
<p>I'm gonna have to disagree with that - UT students can buy an all sports package for $70 which can get them a raffle ticket for every home football game and a ticket to every other sports event. In addition you can buy football season tickets for $65 where you do get a ticket to every single game. I'm not sure how much ya'll aggies pay but it can't be too much less (or more). </p>
<p>"However, it may be easier to get a job in Texas as a graduate of A&M's business school because of their alumni network. One friend has twins who graduated from Mays this year. They both accepted jobs before they graduated."</p>
<p>If you consider A&M to be a giant family, then that's just a form of nepotism. It's great to have an alumni network, but I would hate to get hired by association, rather than merit. At McCombs companies in Austin line up to greet graduating seniors with interviews - not because they love UT grads, but because they know these students bring something substantial to the companies.</p>
<p>^Your altruism is admirable. "I'm sorry, I cannot take that high-paying job because that would be nepotism. Please give it to a more deserving person who graduated from UT. But thanks anyway!" Is that really what you just said? The definition of Nepotism is favoritism granted to relatives or close friends, without regard to their merit. Aggies like to hire other Aggies simply because they know they've had an excellent education and they have something in common because they attended the same college. (I am sure this happens on UT's campus as well as all other campuses across the country.) I wouldn't call that nepotism.</p>
<p>^Hey I never said I would pass up a high paying job if I were in the aggie network :)</p>
<p>Anyway I think you contradicted yourself when you said "please give it to a more deserving person who graduated from UT", then you went on to say nepotism is favoritism "without regard to merit".</p>
<p>If I were a "nepotizer", I would hire my family and friends because I know my family and friends have had an excellent education and they have something in common. That sounds familiar... but nonetheless I probably came off too strong saying "it's just a form of nepotism". My bad. You're completely right in the fact that many grads do that.</p>
<p>It's just that UT grads have that option as well as a top ranked business school. :)</p>
<p>I had a choice between UT and A&M and I chose A&M. I made the right choice for me. A&M feels more like a big state university and it should because the campus is a lot bigger with a TON of room to expand. A&M's reputation is growing by the day and because the campus has room to grow (half of the campus hasn't even been built on yet). I also feel like I've met a wider variety of students that I would not have met by attending UT. For one thing, I met friends at A&M who were bootstrapping their way to prosperity.</p>
<p>A&M is the only school I have experienced which combines the seriousness of a reputable school with the college life of a state university.</p>