UT Austin vs. UIUC aerospace

SlitheyTove
Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:22:22 +0000

A friend’s child with very strong undergrad prep went to the UT Austin grad program, and it didn’t go well. The parents (who are in the biz) say that the department was unsupportive: low pass rates on comprehensives, at least one advisor who didn’t go to bat for advisees, not a lot of wriggle room. This was within the last few years. Perhaps deparment culture has changed, but I would inquire pretty closely within the department–faculty and current grad students both–about what percentage of entering students finish the program, why people leave the program, etc.