Texas A&M vs. UT Austin

brand_182
Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:24:15 +0000

UT is more liberal than A&M and is located in Austin…there is a lot more to do around UT than A&M. I went to A&M for graduation and it’s basically the college surrounded by fast food restaurants and maybe a mall.

I doubt you’ll get a very personal environment at either school unless you go into the honors program.

College Station may be nice, but I’d say Austin kicks its ass. Austin is like the Boston of the south and you should definitely go visit it before you ever decided on A&M.

I don’t know a/b your majors in particular at the schools…I hear UT Austin is not too good for Pre-Med but the UTDallas campus is good. Not so sure though. Overall, UT is the better school and is generally considered the 2nd best school in Texas (behind Rice) with A&M being a good leap down to 3rd. You’ll notice on these forums that when people on CC do refer to any schools in Texas besides Rice, it’s almost always UTA. I dunno how much that says, but in the rest of the country UTA gets a lot more respect than A&M. UT is considered a “public ivy” (though not one of the best) while I’ve never heard A&M grouped with the best.

If you plan on staying in Texas, I don’t think it really matters as both are well respected. It comes down to personal preference really. A&M is focused strongly on traditions and is much more conservative than UT, where people are a little wilder. If you plan on going out of state to find work at some point, the best choice would obviously be Rice, but a degree from UT will go farther than one from A&M.