@Whoop’90 I saw on another post that your daughter’s rank is top 21% and has a 1300 SAT. Today, I was reading thorough the Class of 2020 admissions decisions thread and the review applicants who were offered Engineering at Galveston https://engineering.tamu.edu/academics/engineering-at-galveston or Blinn Engineering Academy http://engineering.tamu.edu/academies/blinn-bryan, These students were in the top 25% of their class and ranged from a 1760 SAT to 1900’s (old SAT). They also had at least AP physics and AP Calculus AB. That said, my sampling wasn’t large. I just picked 4 applicants who were offered these programs, then had to go find the thread with their credentials and I ran out of time to look more up. Those with the higher SAT/ACT scores seemed to be offered Galveston (29-30 ACT, 1800-1900 SAT) and those who were offered Blinn had lesser the scores of 27-28 ACT and 1760 SAT.
Freshman year, first semester classes are heavily engineering calculus based, Math 151 (engineering calculus) and Physics 218.
Her SAT is really good may work in her favor for a College Station admission as a review applicant but her rank could make it a reach, and then the math credentials will add a component. Look into the other pathways of admissions and see if that is something she would be happy doing, should that be what is offered to her. The handful of kids I know of for class 2020 review admits who applied for engineering, did not have near your daughter’s SAT scores, they did have better rank (top 15%) and didn’t have Calculus AB or BC and were offered Blinn Team.
One friend of mine’s son was offered Galveston last year. He was disappointed when he wasn’t offered full admission to College Station. Since he has been down there in engineering, he has plugged in, joined an activity, andis thinking he may go ocean engineering, after being exposed, rather than applying to major and coming to College Station after freshman year.
Good Luck to your daughter.