northwestern or bhp at ut?

BhavaniG
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:25:22 +0000

While I definitely agree with CerebralAssassin’s assertion that NU is a better school overall (and really, there is no debate), I believe that his argument that the average NU student is lightyears ahead of the average student at UT is an exaggeration.

Yes, on the whole, UT’s student body is not as distinguished as Northwestern’s. That’s simply because it is a state school that guarantees admission to any Texas student in the top 10% of his graduating class. But it would be pompous to claim that UT students do not work as hard as you, especially those in the honors programs. I personally know many people who attend UT whom I consider very intelligent–people who have gone on to the Ivys for graduate school (including a friend who now attends Harvard Medical School) and have gotten really great jobs (Directly after graduating from UT, my cousin got an amazing job at Sun Microsystems in Santa Clara that pays really well).

So yes, Northwestern and its students are amazing. There is no doubt about that. But you can’t write off other students simply because they attend a lower-ranked institution. I’m definitely sure that no matter where you go, you’ll find a large group of intelligent students with amazing prospects for the future.