Its probably a Psychology/Sociology experiment to see how we react to shifting news!LOL! Good luck to us all - whichever school you pick!
@MominPlano Thank you for your help and support
Well now that they have taken care of the really important things like changing the date for Jimbo’s Aggieland football debut maybe we can all get some good news by Friday. 8-|
Found this interesting and related to the frustration we all are feeling with this process: https://www.theodysseyonline.com/dear-texas-am-board-of-regents-its-time-to-stop-ignoring-your-students
good one! @MominPlano
Thank you very much @Thelma2 . Your hard work is greatly appreciated. My daughter may need to reach out if she ends up at Corpus, as she really wants Forensic Investigative Science which I did not see in the transfer page.
Regarding above, I was looking in the wrong college Science, when I should have been looking at Agriculture and Life Sciences
Very interesting article. But “letting in too many people” can’t just be blamed on TAMU. The State of TX requires them to accept ALL of the many thousands of the Top 10% who apply, no matter what their scores or ECs or desire to be a true Aggie.
Then there are the thousands of very well qualified Academic Admit students who have earned a seat. ALL of the seats available in a Freshman class could easily be filled by just the top 10% and Academic Admits. And neither of my Aggie daughters would have been able to be an Aggie. Thank goodness, TAMU has the holistic review available so that students who really want to be Aggies have the hope of some sort of admission.
I know of a family in our hometown who had 2 children in the top 10%. And they were from a great HS so they also had great grades and test scores and a bunch of AP/DC credit. On paper they looked like they would be great additions to their schools. One went to TAMU and one went to UT. But NEITHER of them went to anything at their schools, no football games, no fine arts shows or joined any groups or participated in any of the volunteer opportunities. I’m not even sure if they bought the t-shirts! They just went to class and studied. They had zero school spirit. They have both graduated from their schools with great grades, but don’t care about supporting their schools. If they had had to be holistically reviewed to get into their schools, perhaps they would have developed some loyalty.
Perhaps the Top 10% admissions should be to “admissions to A campus in the flagship system”, but no guarantee of a seat at the flagship MAIN campus. Maybe that would weed out anyone who just wants an education but doesn’t have any school spirit and doesn’t give back.
It is a shame that there are so few parking spots and so few open spots in the various groups. But I don’t know where they would put more lots or garages. Adding more buses sounds like a necessity. And it would be a good idea for more groups to be developed so that more people had a chance to find a group where they belong.
Just my 2 cents.
I’m all for over hauling the top 10%. Are social groups that difficult to get into? I have to say, that article worried me.
@tcas1221 thank you for the link it put in writing the very fears I have about sending my DD to A&M. I worry about the size, I worry a lot. My DD wants to know why I can’t get fully behind her decision, this is why.
If daughters want to be in a Sorority, they will have a group to belong. Just make sure that they follow all of what is required in the recruitment packet and they have a good chance of being selected to a Sorority. And wherever they are selected, even if it isn’t their first choice, they can have a great experience if they go in with a positive attitude. My daughter joined another campus group besides her sorority, but it is a big one and she made it through the process. I don’t know how many applied and how many made it into that group.
I don’t know about the fraternities or men’s groups or major affiliated groups. Sorry.
But if a bunch of people get shut out of groups they are interested in, perhaps they can start their own group, even informally.
Sitting on the floor to eat lunch is awful. I haven’t heard that from my daughter but I don’t think she eats there at lunch time. Not sure, will have to ask her and see if she has any info on the crowding.
Hang in there! It really is worth it to be an Aggie!
That article worries me about attending there. I have heard from my brother about the difficulties about A&M
As an Aggie myself, having a junior at TAMU and me still living in Cstat and being around campus for my job… yes, it si crazy packed, but not so much in a bad way. There have been classes where not everyone may have seat but that is truly rare. Have never heard of anyone sitting on the ground to eat (that’s gross). Have y’all seen Sbisa dinning hall? It’s massive. There are tons of dining options where seating is not limited. Could the infrastructure be tweaked a bit to allow more room for Aggie growth, yes, but it’s not as bad as it sounds from the article.
As for organizations, yes it is very competitive for most clubs/organizations. However, there are sooooo many groups to join that it’s in a student’s best interest to apply to as many as possible (just like applying to college). This isn’t a participation ribbon kind of school. These are top of the top students both academically and “socially”. Encourage your child to compete… and if they don’t get something the first time… learn from it and try again. This makes the whole college experience better and makes your student stronger!
I am all for supporting every pathway to being an Aggie, but can we refrain from doing it at the expense of the auto admits? I am sure we all have our anecdotal examples of one or the other to further our respective viewpoint. Agree or disagree with the law, let’s not bash the students who get into A&M or any other universities under this law.
Did everyone see the tamu tweet this morning?
No, not on Twitter. What did it say?
@Ross2729: The one about lawful protests being OK with the admissions office? I think most universities are posting things like this, in support of students who choose to walk out of their high school classes in protest/support of gun control laws.
AggieBound tweeted a response to the question of “Are full admissions still being sent out and are there any majors that are full?” with “Many decisions of all different types are still scheduled to be sent out this week. As for majors, the availability of various degree programs will depend upon the type of offer you receive.”
Fingers crossed for those still waiting to hear this week!
The TAMU tweet
“Texas A&M conducts a holistic review process. We credit leadership, living Aggie core values and civic engagement, and support applicants’ right to protest as long as it is lawful.”
@Stimmer64 that is the one I saw.