Chance Me!! UT Austin Engineering Class of 2024

TexasEx1998
Sat, 30 Nov 2019 07:13:40 +0000

He has applied to several other good engineering schools, but it will be a while before he gets any admission decisions, so it all depends on where he gets admitted and what his options are. The only school where he knows for sure that he has been admitted to engineering is A&M. Unfortunately, that is his last choice. I am not bagging on TAMU. I have many, many highly successful Aggie friends. And that would honestly be my preference for him if he doesn’t get into UT Engineering, but he feels like he has worked too hard to “settle’ for TAMU. It’s a shame that he feels that way because TAMU is an excellent engineering school. I hate the whole top 6% thing. I think the fact that UT is top 6% and the other Texas state schools are less selective causes a false narrative that they are “lesser” to some kids who work hard to get into the top 6% (like my son). I would rather he stay in-state and go to TAMU than go to an out of state school that is more expensive where he would not be getting any better education, just a slightly more prestigious university name on his diploma. I think the major is more important than the school (within reason). Your daughter’s credentials sound like she would qualify for some very nice merit and/or need based scholarships. I wouldn’t rule anything out. You just never know. Texas is already a very affordable school, so you might be surprised, and if that really is not an option, getting an electrical engineering degree from any decent school will be fantastic. As long as she does well, she’ll be highly employable. There are never enough female engineers! I would think she’d be able to get a full ride to some of the satellite UT System schools with those stats, but I would definitely not count UT Austin out just yet.