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The "experts" missed the boat on this one big time.  TAMU tops the predictions, yet the kid has said multiple times that his #1 priority is a prestigious degree...

Keep in mind that in Texas, TAMU is widely considered to be a prestigious degree.  And that's not entirely crazy: nearly all Texans stay in-state for college (a far higher percentage than in most states), and TAMU is the third-best university in the state.
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While at Stanford, I got enough education in relativism to last me a lifetime.  Let's just focus on objective criteria.  My understanding is that UT-Austin has a 10% rule, which is that all kids in the top 10% of their class automatically earn admission.  McCulloch is in the top 1% of his class, plus he's his class president and the star of his football team.  He's a superstar.  There wouldn't be another kid like him in his whole class at TAMU. 

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[quote author=TrumpCard link=topic=9617.msg148124#msg148124 date=1450118924]
The "experts" missed the boat on this one big time.  TAMU tops the predictions, yet the kid has said multiple times that his #1 priority is a prestigious degree...

Keep in mind that in Texas, TAMU is widely considered to be a prestigious degree.  And that's not entirely crazy: nearly all Texans stay in-state for college (a far higher percentage than in most states), and TAMU is the third-best university in the state.
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While at Stanford, I got enough education in relativism to last me a lifetime.  Let's just focus on objective criteria.  My understanding is that UT-Austin has a 10% rule, which is that all kids in the top 10% of their class automatically earn admission.  McCulloch is in the top 1% of his class, plus he's his class president and the star of his football team.  He's a superstar.  There wouldn't be another kid like him in his whole class at TAMU.