@ icedmachiato the original poster stated they were declined for Civil with a 3.0 GPA. Civil is not super hard to get into, so being declined with that GPA Suggests it was based on another factor I know from conversations my Aggie had with advisors that they do look at performance in the specific classes. The students get to express their interest. If their class performance doesn’t match their stated interests, they are likely to be disappointed with the outcome. My observation is that Aggies that understood their strengths and weaknesses and incorporated that into their ETAM selection, have a higher likelihood of getting their top choice.