Ag science, second choice Ag Business
My tour is coming up and Iâm debating on whether or not I should go⊠I honestly thought that I would get full admission but after waiting this long Iâm not so sure. I donât want to go then love my time there and then be crushed if I donât get in. If I were to get Blinn Team, I donât think I would attend and if PSA then definitely not. So does anyone know if those 2000 full admission are still waiting to be handed out or have they already given them to other people? Cause if they have been handed out then, I donât think I would want to go on my tour rn.
Not sure if this significant information but my sonâs best friend applied to A&M and UT. He was accepted with full admission to UT in December and just offered Blinn Team on February 14th. Just found it interesting.
Probably best for another thread, but someone mentioned that TAMU should do more. I know people at the highest level of the System, and believe me they are trying. The Texas A&M system receives significantly less money than the UT system. The Permanent University Fund is constitutionally dedicated to UT an TAMU systems. However, UT receives 2/3 while TAMU receives 1/3. The UT system has also had more time historically than the TAMUS in building that depth among the system schools. Several of the TAMU system schools only joined in the last 25 years or so. Also, the mission and culture of both schools is very different. I know first hand that TAMUS is working hard to upgrade the system schools academically. It just does have the same resources as UT. The larger public policy issue is that the State of Texas is not funding their flagship systems adequately to provide this high level of education. Also, The other major public universities such as Tech and UH and Texas State, UTD are not Tier 1 research universities (whatever that means as their is not a single definition) and members of AAU. Many kids want to go to a major state flagship university. We have 2. So high quality kids look out of state and are actively recruited with $$$.
@ninamoore19 if you go and love your time there and then get offered Blinn Team, be grateful. If you are not offered but still want to be an Aggie there is a way but you need to set aside your crushed ego and get after it. Life will deal you many more crushing blows in the years ahead. My son would have crawled over broken glass to receive that offer last year. He wants to be an Aggie and thankfully TAMU offers pathways to those that want it bad enough.
@ninamoore19 : GO ON THE TOUR!!! 
Always take every opportunity to get as much info as possible BEFORE you make any decision in life! And try not to ever make a major decision in life without first making a list with ALL of your options. Make your list when you can calmly think of all of the possible outcomes. If Plan A doesnât work out, have a Plan A-, Plan B, and as one person on CC mentioned, Plans C-Z!
Just curious, why wouldnât you take a Blinn-TEAM offer? Or a PSA offer?
The only difference between a full admit Aggie and a Blinn-TEAM Aggie is that on Blinn-TEAM, they canât play an NCAA sport and they take part of their classes on the TAMU campus and part of their classes at the Rellis facility. The only people who think Blinn-TEAM is âless thanâ are not in Aggieland. In Aggieland, NO ONE CARES who is taking which classes where or for what reason. Lots of full admit Aggies take some classes at Blinn because of scheduling issues, cost, etc. The general Texas public is ill-informed and has no idea that the Blinn-TEAM of today is NOT just a CC or like the Blinn-TEAM program of when it began.
Blinn-TEAM turned out to be our daughterâs Plan A- as it allowed her to live the Aggie life in Aggieland!
Every year it just gets harder and harder to get admitted to TAMU. This year has turned out to be an EXTREMELY competitive year and there are already students receiving Blinn-TEAM offers who were ranked in the first quarter but with just slightly lower SAT/ACT than is required to be Automatic Admits.
It is a SPACE ISSUE!! The state of TX is huge, there are a huge number of very qualified, highly capable students who want to be an Aggie and there just are not enough seats in the Freshman Aggie class for everyone to get in for Fall Semester. If you really want to be an Aggie and donât receive a full admit offer, make your own path.
And yes, I also understand that being an Aggie is not everyoneâs cup of tea! Go on the tour, it might show that CStat isnât the best fit for you. I know someone whose son decided at FISH CAMP that he didnât want to be an Aggie any longer! He had grown up thinking that was what he wanted, but the school was too big for him and he just couldnât drink the kool-aid! So he went else where and thrived there!
Just donât make a decision in haste and donât make a decision without as much info as possible. Just my 2 cents.
Good luck and keep us posted!
@trinley Please donât put words in my mouth. I never said that I wouldnât be grateful if I were to receive Blinn Team. Its just that Blinn Team doesnât look as promising TO ME as the other offers that I have received from other schools. And trust me, when I want something I go after it. You donât have to tell me to set aside my âcrushed ego.â Furthermore, having lost a lot of people in my life, I know that âlife will deal many more crushing blows.â I am glad that your son is determined to crawl over glass to receive Blinn, but please understand that I am not. Donât get me wrong. I love A&M and gateway is a great path, but itâs not necessarily the path that I consider right FOR ME.
@trinley I never said I wouldnât be grateful. I would still be happy that A&M would give me Blinn Team but just know that a path that may seem right for some doesnât seem like the right one for me as of right now.
Thank you @AggieMomAgain I appreciate your input and I am so glad that your daughter had a good experience with Blinn. The reason I donât think I would take Blinn TEAM is because it doesnât guarantee you into your major. Knowing some who have done Blinn and not been accepted into their major after working really hard, is a little scary. Furthermore, PSA isnât a path I would necessarily take because I have already received offers from other schools (giving me full rides.) If anything then I might transfer after one year, but I will go on the tour. Thank you so much and I will definitely keep you posted
Do you think they will send out another wave of Blinn offers this week? I am still in review and none of the students at my high school who are in review have heard anything back yet. Also, when do they usually send out Blinn offers? I was told that I should hear back before Spring Break. I am kind of losing hope on getting offered Blinn Team through A&M
What types of applicants typically get Gateway?
I have some questions/concerns about Blinn Team.
My first question is, are you guaranteed a spot in your college/major?
I read the program requirements in the blinnteam.tamu.edu page under âProspective Studentsâ and this is the part that caught my eye and raised some confusion. It says, âStudents who complete the academic requirements transition into degree-granting majors through a change of curriculum process (no external application is required), but entering students are not guaranteed entry to a particular college or major in advance.â I want to make sure that Iâm interpreting the first part correctlyâŠSo once you complete your Team requirements, you are guaranteed a spot at A&M?
My second question is, how are students completing their Blinn team requirements in one year (Iâve seen a few people mention that itâs been done in a year) if itâs a two-year period?
I apologize if these are silly questions⊠Iâm the oldest child and my parents did not go to school in Texas, so this is an unfamiliar process to all of us. I just want to make sure that I understand everything 110% before committing.
Thank you in advance for all the help. I really do appreciate it.
Yeah @trinley - probably best for another thread - but the PUF fund has really hurt the TTUs and UHs type schools. And there were actual restrictions in place keeping UTD from expanding. Those were removed in the 2000s. I believe UTD is on track to become a AAU member - probably within 10 years. That is a clear objective in their strategic plan. And it earned a Carnegie R1 designation in 2016. It reached itâs National Research University Fund benchmark this year.
This is from the state - they have listed Emerging Research Universities - and none of the TAMU system schools are on it. There is chatter that TAMU does focus more on the main campus and not as much on the system schools with their PUF expenditures. But I donât know how true that is.
(A) Emerging Research University
Coordinating Board Rule 15.43(b)(1): The institution is designated as an emerging research
university under the coordinating boardâs accountability system.
Eight public universities are classified as âemerging research universitiesâ under the
Coordinating Boardâs Accountability System
ï· Texas State University
ï· Texas Tech University
ï· The University of Texas at Arlington
ï· The University of Texas at Dallas
ï· The University of Texas at El Paso
ï· The University of Texas at San Antonio
ï· University of Houston
ï· University of North Texas
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/reports/pdf/10614.pdf?CFID=93761888&CFTOKEN=31528951
@BlueBayouAZ I would be more than happy for Tech or UH to get 1/3 of the PUF. UTâs third⊠:))
@tamu23plz search for âBlinn TEAMâ and you will find lots of good info here. Real
experts will hopefully respond to you as well. I recommend you reach out to advisors with your program of interest and talk to them directly. My son received a Blinn Team offer last week and we learned a lot here. As OOS and completely unaware of TEAM, we took the extra step and talked to a geoscience advisor who was super helpful wrt options for changing or transferring over from Blinn TEAM. For our situation TEAM is ideal, but may not be for everyone. Kudos to you for doing your due diligence. Good luck.
What sucks for TTU @trinley is that a huge portion of the revenue for the PUF comes out of the ground in West Texas. They have been trying for years to get their hands on some of that $$$$$.
@tamu23plz those team students that transfer after a year have not completed the program, theyâve just applied as a true transfer because they have completed requirements for a transfer student in a certain major. These students have to apply.
Some majors you are guaranteed admission, but not all of them participate in this part.
But yes, you are guaranteed admission once you complete the TEAM requirements. No as a transfer but itâs a change of major. No application.
My son will be able to apply for his Entry to Major in engineering (He is a Blinn TEAB student) after one year because he will have the 2 Math, 2 Engineering, and 2 Science classes completed this year. There is a GPA requirement as well. Most kids who apply after one year will use AP and Dual Credit hours they received in high school. The counselors at Blinn and A&M HIGHLY recommend that your student accept AP credit with guidance from these counselors. My son used AP credit for mostly his Core Curriculum requirements. Every student has different circumstances in their degree program. I would love for him to take two years at Blinn. The smaller class sizes alone is a plus! But in his case, he has all his requirements finished and Blinn doesnât offer the 2 year classes he needs.
@maverik thatâs awesome for your son. The year is flying by huh?
Just to be clear though⊠TEAB and team are not the same. TEAB should be one year where team is 60 credits. And yes AP and dual count towards the 45 at Blinn, so some can complete team sooner than later but many just choose to transfer before the 60 credits under a transfer student vs team pathway.
@tamu23plz please feel free to ask away. This forum has a lot of parents and students who are happy to help. Continue to research like youâve done!!
You can stay for up to 2 years at any of the engineering academies. Lots Lots cheaperâŠ
One more question - on Thursday my son accepted Team and received his official acceptance 24 hours later. Today, he officially made a decision and is planning to turn down good offers from OU and LSU with scholarship money so he can be an Aggie! Happy mama here ? He is considering economics as a back up to Mays but we are wondering if thatâs considered an internal or external transfer. @Thelma2 was kind enough to provide the link to the course requirements for economics a couple days ago. Iâm just not clear on the type of transfer it would be. Also, does anyone know if economics is super competitive as well? Just want to be sure he has a solid back up. Best of luck to all of those waiting. I completely emphasize since we waited 7 months ?