TAMU is definitely NOT a commuter school.
Thanks @BarbieK ā¦ thatās what I imagined!
She did say that she thought the students were the friendliest of all the schools she has visited.
Visiting both our local excellent engineering school (Cal Poly Pomona) and U of utahā¦ she felt that they were both ācommuterā schoolsā¦
Anyhow thanks!
I just want to MOVE ON with her college decision! I realize this is a good problem to have but it is stressful on all of us. I have to budget for plane tickets and summer orientation/camp visits.
@BarbieK TAMU and Baylor are definitely NOT commuter schools. Full blown campus life at both.
@rockmom21 - U of Utah is not a commuter school either. She may want to do some research on that. A&M is the 7th largest school in the country- itās not even close to the definition of a commuter school! The longer she waits on a decision, the higher chance she will not get on campus housing. Something to think about if that is something that is important to her.
We already paid deposit for housing on both A&M and Utahā¦ and thank you for the Utah info.
It is not what weāve heard!
This depends on how you define commuter school. I would say that U of Utah is a commuter school. The % of undergrads living on campus isn't high, and many of them want out ASAP unless they have lots of free money paying for the best room and board. US news cites 14% undergrads live on campus. Despite the usual hysteria these schools create, there is no shortage of housing at Utah.
52Ag82, Why did you direct that comment to me? I did not say otherwise.
My bad, @BarbieK ! Meant to direct it to @rockmom21 .
thanks, itās really helpful @52AG82 !
If I read it correctly, rockmom21 is talking about TAMU Blinn Team, ie co enrollment of TAMU main campus and Blinn Community College. Wouldnāt you consider Blinn a ācommuter collegeā. Itās certainly a community college. Still most students live on or near the TAMU campus, they are full A&M students, but take some classes at Blinn, so itās a bit of a hybrid.
Yes, Blinn is a commuter college however, as you mentioned, especially with Blinn Team you are still an Aggie so it is just logistics of where you take classes. Even with pure Blinn, I think they still get a full university feel but just donāt have full access to TAMU things like dorms, a sports pass and Greek life.
@rockmom21 can you clarify-are you asking about Texas A&M, Blinn TEAM or straight Blinn Community College? Makes a difference.
Has anybody applied for an appeal for an admission decision?
She was admitted to TAMU Blinn Engineering Academy (TEAB). She would live on campus in
Cstat. She was a review admit to College Station campus in January but was offered TEAB due to space. @52AG82
@rockmom21 gotcha! As long as your child is able to live on campus, that means she can have an Athletic Pass, can join A&M clubs, etc then itās totally not a commuter experience. I think we have a neighbor who will also be in the same TEAB program.
If she doesnāt end up choosing A&M, make sure to cancel Housing prior to May 1-you wonāt get your deposit back, but at least you wonāt be responsible for paying for a full semester.
In my opinion, a commuter school isnāt just how many students live on campus. Itās the student activity on campus in the evenings and weekends. Some campuses the students are almost non existent on the weekends. That is never the case at TAMU. The campus is always full of students, whether the live on campus or not. To me a commuter school is where people go āhomeā on the weekends and thereās no sense of student community/involvement.
My point is (I always take the long way to get to it, I know)ā¦ for those students not living on campus, fear not!
@52AG82 you didnāt mean that TEAB and TEAM students can only have a sports pass and join clubs if they live on campus right?
@AggieMomhelp I probably wasnāt clear. I meant to say-TEAB/TEAM can have the sports pass etc vs straight Blinn students that canāt. (There was some confusion about Rockmom child being straight Blinn).
There is always something going on around the A&M campus!
@AggieMomhelp yes that is what I meantā¦ if I wanted her to go to a commuter school, Iād have her stay in-State as it is so much cheaper.
We both want her to have the college experience, IMO it is so important!!!
@luckyaggie I applied for an appeal when appeals first opened and Iām still waiting to hear back
@luckyaggie- my son filed an appeal as well as he is still waiting. 