A few questions about texas a&m,thanks!

m1817
Mon, 26 May 2008 14:16:07 +0000

A1) Whether a parent needs to attend NSC depends on how independent the student is and how involved a parent wants to be. The parental part of NSC is to help them feel comfortable about sending their child off to college. The following is the URL to 2008 parents’ NSC handout:
http://newaggie.tamu.edu/Files/Publications/2008FamilyGuidetoAggieLife.pdf
A2) Go with the 105 meal/$200 dining dollars. Parents generally select more meals and dining dollars than students use. Eating at SBISA can get old pretty quick. Imagine eating at Golden Corral day-in and day-out. After a while, cafeteria food will be a meal of last resort. You can always add meals to your plan or buy meals elsewhere on campus but you lose unused meal plan meals at the end of the semester. Remember too, they may be going out to eat with friends on weekends and ordering delivery pizzas at night. There are also lots of off-campus eating places within a 5-10 minute walk from Lechner. Don’t forget the college student’s ultimate survival food - ramen noodles.
A3) Did not have to deal with that but if an OOS student has an in-state student for a roommate next year or has friends who are staying in CS over the summer, maybe they could help out. This is where it would be advantageous to have a laptop computer vs. a desktop.
A4) Helmets are not required. In fact, I imagine that very few bicyclist wear helmets. It wouldn’t be cool to wear a helmet.