UT Austin vs UW for CS

[Winruss]

My son is admitted at UT Austin and UW for CS, but in UW it is not DA yet. I was wondering whether it is worth it to gamble in UW or select UT that has slot for CS. Thank you

[bouders]

Take UT Austin. Don’t gamble. Straight from UW’s website on admission to majors:

Computer science

Most students earning computer science degrees from the UW will be admitted directly to the computer science major as freshmen. You must list computer science as your first-choice major on the application to be considered for Direct to Major admission. You will not be considered if you only list computer science as your second-choice major. If you’re not admitted directly as a freshman, it’s unlikely you’ll be admitted to computer science as a UW student.

UT Austin is equally as good as UW for CS.

[Winruss]

@bouders thank you for your straightforward answer. I will take it into consideration for my son. Have a good day.

[Publisher]

University of Texas at Austin is the only option for CS if not a direct admit as a freshman at Univ. of Washington in Seattle.

[flickertheory]

I would definitely pick UT! The CS program at UT is very competitive (read: impossible to transfer into) and I don’t think you should gamble that.