I’ve recieved no money from UT and received an AES honors scholarship from UTD (full tuition + $6,000 per year). Which one should I attend? Money isn’t a problem for me, but UTDs scholarship is really enticing.
By money is not a problem for you, do you mean your parents have told you that have four years of UT cost of living covered?
Take a look at Seek UT website. Will show you differences in salaries between the two programs. Do the math to see how long it will take to break even between the two programs.
Very different campuses. Which one appeals to you more?
Neat tool on the Seek UT website. You can’t just look at the results of the 2 programs. You have to consider cost of living. Dallas is considered 19% cheaper than Austin, all in housing. My DD accepted an offer in Austin that was $20,000 less than her friends in San Jose but she is coming out way ahead because of the COL.
You will be saving your parents close to $80,000 by accepting the scholarship. That could pay for a master’s program or a nice down payment on something. The campuses are very different. My daughter was in the same position last year, she took the money and has not regretted it.