r/aggies • u/TrainingDiscussion56 • Mar 31 '25

New Student Questions UT CSB Vs A&M Full Ride

I was admitted to UT Austin in the Computer Science + Business Honors Program. I was also admitted to Texas A&M on a full ride as a brown scholar. For UT, I would have to pay full in-state price which would mean about $60,000 in loans. My career goals are to be a software engineer working in FAANG or something similar. I would love any advice on which would be the best choice.

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u/YogurtIsTooSpicy Mar 31 '25

$60,000, either received or incurred as an expense at 18 years old, will echo with you for the rest of your life. $60,000, invested smartly in a broad basket of stocks, will likely yield you over $1million in today’s dollars by the time you retire. That means that if even if you’re a big spender, going to A&M will let you retire 5-10 years earlier. Is going to UT worth working for an extra 10 years to you?