shane1551

As a high school senior this year, I was recently placed on the Waitlist by A&M and had a few questions that I thought you guys might help me with. First off, I'll let you know that on the wait list I picked the first two options for my admission. The first two options being: Stay on waitlist and apply for Blinn TEAM program. So now that you know that, here are my questions.

1. How long does it typically take before you ultimately receive your decision?

2. What percentage of students who are waitlisted by A&M end up being admitted to A&M?

3. What percentage end up in the Blinn TEAM program?

4. What all do I need to do to be eligible for the TEAM program?

5. What are the exceptions from taking the THEA test?

6. Where do I mail my highschool transcript to, in order for it to get to the Blinn TEAM admissions office?

I know this is a lot of questions, but they are just things I want to know, since A&M is by far my top choice for colleges. If you know a few of the answers, please let me know because I would really appreciate all the help I could get. Thanks for your time, and I am really looking forward to your responses.

matsum91

Hey, I'm in the same situation. I'll let you know what I know so far.


1) It varies by year, but I've heard it'll be between may 15 and july 15

2) stats from last year: 5900 were offered waitlist. 2600 said yes to being put on the waitlist
ONLY 120 ACCEPTED OFF WAITLIST!
I've heard this year they extended 7000 invitations to be on the waitlist.

3) 800 spots offered

4) follow directions provided with admissions decision you received in the mail/online

5)

6) follow directions provided with admissions decision you received in the mail/online

hope this helps

shane1551

Thanks for the help
This was actually really useful.
I hope that since there were more waitlists sent out this year, that there will be a much higher number who are accepted.

klparker312

5)
You do not have to take the THEA or an approved alternative test if you:

•have received an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree from an institution of higher education; or
•have transferred from a private or independent institution of higher education or an accredited out-of-state institution of higher education and have satisfactorily completed college-level coursework; or
•have met the readiness standard of another Texas public institution of higher education; or
•have been on active duty in the military for at least 3 years preceding enrollment; or
•have been honorably discharged, retired, or released from the US Military, Texas National Guard, or one of the reserve components of the armed forces of the United States on or after August 1, 1990; or
•are enrolled at TAMU on a temporary basis (must be classified as a “U0″ at TAMU)
The following tests can be used to exempt you from one or more parts of the THEA or an approved alternative test:

SAT
The student must first achieve a minimum combined verbal and math score of 1070 before partial scores of a least 500 are allowed for the verbal and/or math sections. If the combined score of 1070 is not first met, then partial scores are not allowed even if those individual scores exceed the score of 500. A student must attend college within five years from the date of the test in order to use the scores for an exemption.
ACT
The student must first achieve a minimum composite score of 23 before partial scores of at least 19 are allowed for the English and/or Math tests. If the minimum composite score of 23 is not first met, then partial scores are not allowed even if those individual scores exceed the score of 19. A student must attend college within five years from the date of the test in order to use the scores for an exemption.
TAKS
Students must attend college within three years of their exit-level TAKS test in order to use the scores for an exemption.
•MATH Students will be exempt from testing in the math portion of the THEA with scores on the 11th grade TAKS math of at least 2200.
•E/LA (English/Language Arts) Reading and writing TAKS sub-scores may not be considered apart from one another. Exemptions will be given for both the reading and writing portions of the THEA with a minimum score of 2200 and a written composition sub-score of at least 3 on the E/LA portion of the TAKS test. For example, if a student has an E/LA score of 2450 with a written composition sub-score of 2, s/he will not be exempt in either the reading or the writing section.
If you think you meet one of these exemptions please verify that Texas A&M has this information. Do not assume that the information is on file.