<p>^I agree. National Merit semis & finalists get treated like royalty at A&M at the university level. However, at the department level it is less so. For example, son did not get ENGR 111 & KINE. So, dept. is now suggesting doubling down on 111 & 112 next semester or taking 112 next year. He is not happy about doubling down on lab courses as he is trying to maintain a 3.5 GPA to keep his scholarships. He is also not happy about taking it next Fall, as there will be nothing else to take but math as he will be done with all his UCCs in freshman year & 112 is prerequisite for Engineering courses. However, he will still have to take 30 credits to keep his scholarships. So, it seems like a mess.</p>
<p>Does the Engineering Honors advisor help in situations such as these? I mean we appreciate the fact that they are paying for his schooling, but if they did not have the seat perhaps they should have told him no thank you and told him to go attend another school instead of wasting their money and his time.</p>