<p>I’ll just say that there was a girl from my high school (in Arizona) did NOT get an OOS waiver, and she had a 4.7x GPA and at least 100 hours of volunteering at the end of the 7th semester.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure getting admitted to the Honors College depends on only your essays.
As a National Merit Scholar, I did not apply because they require you to live in an expensive dorm for those accepted.</p>
<p>Other possibilities:
[Scholarships</a> | Texas A&M Corps of Cadets](<a href=“http://corps.tamu.edu/scholarships]Scholarships”>scholarships)
[University</a> Scholars](<a href=“http://honors.tamu.edu/Honors/UScholars.html]University”>http://honors.tamu.edu/Honors/UScholars.html)</p>