<p>Glad you enjoyed your tours Sseamom!! As you might remember I LOVE, LOVE LOVE NC A& T!!! As the mom of an alum I still miss visiting there and eating in the cafeteria, Best.Chicken.Ever.</p>
<p>The engineering school is fantastic and the support son received while he was matriculated and now that he has graduated in still eye-opening. He was offered a great job (on the other side of the country) and as a mech e is doing what he really loves. If he has any questions he still calls his profs or emails them and they respond so quickly. He can compare his knowledge vs. other employees and based on his last 2 promotions he has found it to be not lacking in any way (graduated last May). Through some other contacts from the school he is also working from some others in so cal (hollywood) on some special projects that he is just thrilled with.</p>
<p>For son’s classes, the class size never was above 20 students so for him the school felt much smaller. With over 177 majors and masters and phD programs the population is spread over the campus without it feeling cramped. So have your daughter keep that in mind as she goes through her choices. And with the financial backing of the UNC system finances will not be an issue, as it can be at some of the other HBCU’s.</p>
<p>And to any others gathering info from this thread NC A&T is not just great for engineering but especially for the Life and Ag sciences as well. The animal sciences students from A&T have a huge farm for their research and the opportunities for vet school similiar to NC State (where the vet school is located.) Unlike NCSU where your bio/animal/chem science classes are HUGE (as in hundreds of students per class) NC A&T sizes are soooo much smaller. Both offer the animal science major with the animal science industry major as well, but when you need LORs for vet school A&T profs will know you by name and will recognize you around campus, same is true for those who are pre-med and pre-dental. </p>
<p>For those who are familiar with applying to med, vet or dental school the uni you attend isn’t as important as your GPA, MCAT, LORs, ECs, ability to shadow and to have access to a great mentor. At A&T you will not be lost in a sea of pre-meds, but rather you will get to know your profs and research can be done as early as your freshman year.</p>
<p>Again glad your daughter was able to visit so many great schools and it sounds like she has the start of a great app list!!!</p>
<p>Kat</p>