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<p>My son is also considering A&M (but for engineering). However, I am not sure A&M is that much more respected than Austin College. For instance, I think the average SAT scores are actually higher at Austin than A&M. Although, A&M does have a good Computer Science program (top 50 nationally) and a great Aggie Network too. </p>
<p>As far as jobs are concerned, I believe he can always come to A&M, for graduate school ( information systems, MBA, CS etc ) depending on how his interests develop, for a label. Personally, I do not think the label is as important as finding a place that kids can call home at this stage of their life. The reasons they pick schools may seem trivial to others. For example, in the case of our son, he wants to attend a college that has a good shooting team because he likes to shoot skeet. So it would be A&M over UT for him. (Nationally they are both top 15 in engineering, and financially affordable, so it makes no difference which one he attends to us). </p>
<p>I dont know if it is relevant, but I am curious, are H and your brothers good friends who want your son to attend A&M so they can see the football games etc? If so, tell them it is about your son’s future and not about getting tickets to the Aggie games. :)</p>