<p>I disagree with School Advice. The education at UTAustin is superior. You will rise to the top there, make an effort to connect with profs, get yourself you internship for summer after frosh. You’ll work harder a tiny bit for your connections, but there is so much more at UT than Rice. Rice is a wanna-be upstart , Houston money, Ivy and is not established with the resources of UT. Austin is one of the primo college towns and you can easily avoid your parents: live in the dorms, make dates withthem when you arrange it. Remember, it’s the last school you attend that is most important, your grad degree and you should get one - too many kids with BA and BS’s these days compared to 30 years ago. If you finish summa or magn at UT, you’ll get into a top grad school if you do what you should do at college. SAVE the money for grad school: think East or West coast.! easy decision…live in the dorms at least the first two years. Grad school is more expensive than ugrad, the loans are harder to come by with higher payback rates. Be smart. Dont’ be one of themany fools who take on unnecessary ugrad debt.</p>
<p>UTAustin, along with Berkelely, UCLA, UW, UNCChappel Hill, U VA are the primo public u’s in the US. and you’re in! Now, if you have $150,000 stashed somewhere for grad school apart from your ugrad expense, then sure go where it’s handed to you more easily and you don’t ahve to work so hard to stand out for those internships. </p>
<p>Trust me, if you got into Rice, you’ll be at the top at UTAustin. Good luck, go far, have fun.</p>