<p>Great, TAMU has outstanding geosciences with plentiful research opportunities. Since your first year will mostly be comprised of common courses, you can talk to some professors in both fields to figure out which you’d like to major in (assuming you don’t switch around).</p>
<p>If you can get into UT Austin, you might also want to check out its Jackson School of Geology. Over the past few years some companies have invested hundreds of millions of dollars into its facilities.</p>