This thread is totally absurd. The kid should go to the best school for his academic program that he can get into. If he can't get into Texas, and atm is the best that he can do, then, he should go there. Yes, College Station is a ********, but it doesn't mean you can't have a good time there. I can only speak about engineer, but I know that the career opportunities with a degree from atm are far greater than they are for Tech or any other Texas school besides UT and maybe Rice.