I am a working engineer, trained educator, and Aggie. I was a good student but the parent of late bloomers in spite of helping them get a way, way above average high school education. I have also mentored many young engineers and can also see them change and grow rapidly. I am still on the fence about ETAM in general, but I don’t support varying requirements for those applying from different programs. The line needs to be the line, and we need to help the weaker students catch up as much as we can beforehand for everyone’s sake.