Chances of getting in?

AggieMomAgain
Sat, 08 Sep 2018 03:39:34 +0000

Making the effort and taking the time to make a trip to CStat on a regular college class day is a very good thing. It will take time from your HS and cost $$ and possibly time off work for the parent that accompanies you, but I highly recommend it if at all possible. Try to spend the night in CStat before the ACT test so that you are fresh from a good night’s sleep and not stressed from driving into CStat. Try NOT to make the trip on a big Game Day weekend as the hotels will be booked up and could cost more. It is amazing to go to a game at Kyle Field, but the campus (and all of CStat) is crowded. If you can go on a “regular” school day, you will be able to get a feel for the school and see how you will fit in there.

My youngest daughter (HS 17& TAMU 21) and I took a trip to CStat on a Friday. She had an official campus tour, a meeting with an adviser in her major and was able to sit in on a class in her major. We drove up that morning, but in hindsight, I wish that we had driven up the night before and had a good night’s sleep before walking all over campus.

Her HS had the Friday off of school but she had to miss an event for her EC (and was given a lot of flack for it by her teacher) but it was well worth the investment into her college career. I still don’t know why they were so hard on her for scheduling an official college tour on a non-school day. The EC event was just an appearance at a local event, nothing that impacted anything. I almost had to get the Principal involved to keep the EC from giving her an Unexcused Absence and giving her demerits. LOL. She would have been excused from an entire academic school day with proof of an official college campus tour and her EC teacher wanted to give her an “Unexcused Absence” and demerits!! Don’t let your HS EC’s keep you from making your college planning your top priority. HS is just the path TO college, not the end all-be all. HS ECs are important, yes, but NOT more important than your college career.

We did not know about the TAMU ACT test or we would have signed her up for it. It might have helped her to receive a full admit offer, as she was offered Blinn-TEAM in mid Feb. 2017. She had an unweighted gpa of 3.5 and weighted gpa of high 4s, SAT 1250, ACT 27 (her English scores were much higher than her Math./Science components) BUT she was only 53% at one of the top handful of TX public schools. I’m not sure what compelled the reviewers to offer her Blinn-TEAM instead of PSA, but I am eternally grateful! Many of her classmates were offered PSA or denied admission to TAMU.

The stress of waiting for her admission decision until mid-Feb was agonizing. She was constantly checking online and I know that it impacted her studying, sleep and more. If you can raise your score enough to be an Academic Admit, you will be giving yourself (and your family) such a great gift of PEACE OF MIND! You will be able to fully enjoy your Senior year without all of that stress. You have made a great improvement in your SAT score, I so hope that you can raise your SAT/ACT score enough to be an Academic Admit.

My daughter is currently a very happy Aggie in Aggieland! :). I hope for that to be your future, too!