re: It’s so much easier to get into Texas aTm than Texas, reminds me of Tennessee v Vandy

Its interesting indeed, but in case anyone is wondering if this disparity the OP is claiming is new, here are the published stats from almost 15 years ago (you know, before guys in church were sharing that Austin ran out of space and A&M HAD to grow, or that Texas is only now more selective because they are allowed the 6% vs the 10% rule):

School A:
Applicants: 28k
Top 10% Applicants: 70%
% of Applicants Accepted: 51%

School B:
Applicants: 23k
Top 10% Applicants: 49%
% of Applicants Accepted: 69%

This is before one of the schools spent a decade to add 16k students to their total enrollment figures and #SEC.

So I think the verdict is in favor of the original premise unless people object to the word "much"