<br> You can still do work study! That's a good option, but it's more just for supplemental income than any sort of real experience. It does get you in well with some administration members though lol. Studying abroad is definitely worth it. I think the cost/how the work might vary by school. Often times I believe you just pay your semester fees and the school sets it up. Obviously there's an application process though. Some might cost extra but award scholarships, I think that happened to a friend of mine. So yeah, that's something to find out when you get to UT. To me that's something where the experience would justify the cost financially.
Well if you want to nitpick, each school has their strengths. I believe UH is one of the best business schools in the nation (or was it law? I'm not sure). That being said I still believe my ability to get a job is going to be furthered by going to a school with name recognition. Again, correct me if I'm wrong. I have had this specific assumption for quite some time now. EDIT: Apologies for sounding like an arrogant dick and disagreeing with you.
Honestly in today's world and economy is all about who you know and networking. Bottom line is you'll do fine in life as long as you are not lazy and work your ass off.
It is a BIG world buddy you need to mature and change some ideas. Also some assumptions may not hold the truth you once thought it did. You're very sheltered I can tell with some of your comments, and beliefs. Keep searching for the righteous truth my friend.
Using your example I answered above would mean that your graphic design degree is now inferior bc you went to UT an inferior program compared to UNT-so your resume was thrown away and the better program moves on...maybe just maybe the program matters more than say your college attended, and maybe just maybe a face to face personality interview will always do something quirky. Life isn't as it seems if it were everyone would do it like that.
But real talk choose UT-Austin. You wont find better girls in Texas than at UT-Austin. It's a culture melting pot. I think you would love it.
RedR sound like me a when I was 17 on this board acting like i knew about stuff i really didnt know. You'll get that it really doesn't matter where you get your degree from when you're looking for work.. especially these days.
Its probably because most things I try to talk about rely on fallacious assumptions rather than actual experience. Hand me down knowledge rather than hands on knowledge. Not much I can do about that. Whatever I say in this thread, specifically, is not going to have as much merit as someone who actually went to college. I acknowledge that.
<br> lol oh well. I think most intelligent and ambitious people have that mentality coming out of high school. Nothing wrong with that. You can't learn experience sadly
I believe one could sneak SMU into that grouping. Decent private college in a huge job market means pretty solid opportunities; particularly school-year internships.
true on above but along that lines - if you are just planning to go for a bachelors and then out into the workforce your undergrad does matter as above. a lot of it has to do with the unspoken rule of 'where you went' at the current job i got the guy who hired me went to ucla and that helped me tremendously we had something to connect on right away. a friend of mine got a call once from a place and the guy just said that he made a mistake and thought he went to ucla not uci it seems like its the same in texas but with the bigger schools there (UT, Baylor etc) if you plan to go to grad school right after undergrad then where you go for undergrad isnt as huge as long as you do really well and get into a more reputable grad school then. I don't know your situation both financially and what school you can realistically can get into but the time has sort of passed for anyone to just go into college undeclared and figure it out there (unless you come from money) - its probably better to either jump into the real world and get a job and start getting experience in something you want to do right away or go to college in that field of study. Also once you are in college now - do not waste your summers get an internship or volunteer in whatever field you are in. Once you are done with school you can use those contacts to land your first job. Again WHO you know matters a lot more than what you know -- you tend to learn a lot more on the job than you may ever have in school.
If you want to go to public university in or near the local area, you can go to UH, Rice University, Texas A&M, or Sam Houston State University. I went to UH main campus and it's a great school.I recommend you to go to UH because they are very friendly and many opportunites you should take advantage of. Other school in the local area, Rice University is a beautiful campus and it's in Texas Medical Center area. Texas A&M is in College Station. Of course, you may know where Sam Houston State University is at. It's in Huntsville and it is home of Sam Houston statue. So if you live in Houston and want to go to school nearby, those are the choices you may want to consider. Hope it helps.
Your undergrad does not matter. Do well in your classes, volunteer or get some kind of medical experience and above all else- rock your MCAT.
