<p>I know its a little late to ask this question, but I recently got into the PLAN II honors program at UT. I was in the School of Undergraduate studies before. At Carnegie Mellon i'm a Psych major. And i'm thinking of doing Psych and Plan II double maj if I go to UT. The thing is, I dont know if UT Plan II honors is better than Carnegie Mellon, and I cant really compare the Psych departments between the too. Also, does anyone know how easy it is to actually GET into a school at UT from the Undergrad Studies College? UT is a much better deal bc its instate, but i'm worried that Carnegie is more "prestigious" and that it will help in the future. Please help! Longhorn or a Tartan?!</p>
<p>Hands down, Tartan.</p>
<p>How easy is it to get into a school at UT? Depends. What school are you looking at? You got into Plan II and psychology is in liberal arts, which isn’t hard to get into. </p>
<p>CMU is ranked higher than UT. Does that mean it is better? To many people, yes. But you are in Plan II, so you are getting the small classes with the so called best professors. Regardless, is CMU five times better than UT? I think the answer to that is a resounding no. $40,000 a year in tuition versus $8000 for UT? I don’t know what kind of financial aid package you may have received, but I don’t think CMU is worth that kind of premium over UT. With you in Plan II, I’m not convinced it is better without the price differential. </p>
<p>Ask yourself if it is worth it. You stated UT is a much better deal due to being in state. You are worried about “prestige” instead of facts. Can you justify the extra money between two great (although very different) schools? </p>
<p>If it were me, I would vote Longhorn. </p>
<p>Do you really want to live in Pittsburgh for the next few years?</p>
<p>Plan II Honors, with regards to graduate schools, is as if not more prestigious than CMU. A Plan II Honors degree with Psychology would be a dynamic duo especially if you synthesized your analytic skills you would undoubtably get in Plan II with UT’s top Psych department for your senior thesis. If you really perfected your thesis it could catalyze some really lucrative and interesting post-undergraduate opportunities. Also, consider your prospective quality of life. Austin is a rising city with tons to offer whereas Pittsburgh, while nice, has a reputation around the nation as a dying rust belt city.</p>
<p>^Excellent post.</p>
<p>I don’t know about nationally, but I know that the first reaction most folks down South have when someone mentions CMU is “what’s that.” EVERYONE has heard of UT, even if it’s just for the football program. However, UT is known as one of the best public schools in the country, and the top graduate schools and employers you probably would want to end up in will know about Plan II and will be very impressed by it.</p>
<p>I had no idea that Plan II was so highly regarded. Can anyone tell me more info on what the Plan II major actually means? I know that other colleges obviously dont have it…</p>
<p>The website says it the most clearly.</p>
<p>It’s an interdisciplinary arts and sciences program. There are a broad range of classes you have to take for Plan II, and these leave lots of room for electives and/or another major.</p>
<p>UT, CMU is more of a technical school. Not that they don’t excel in Humanities, they are much better at technical areas. Yet again visit both schools, make sure to get in touch with a psych at CMU and UT to see over the curriculum…</p>