@Thelma2 I would like to pm you my son’s stats and information about what I know about his friends who applied but I can’t figure out how to make it work.
We are in the dual credit boat…I am not sure how a year at a PSA school is going to work for him. He will have a hard time scraping together 24 credits that he needs. Would he be better off going to somewhere like OSU or Tech that has the same major available for a year and transfering to A&M. Will that work?
@aggiehope22 I wouldn’t do PSA for that then. I would do cc and apply asap how many credits does he have starting in the fall?
@CulinaryMom22 I’m curious if your son will go the PTA route. It seems that would be a good choice instead of transferring in.
He will have 24 in May…so far all A’s.
He will have 24 in May…so far all A’s.
Students can apply fall of their freshman year for spring transfer. If they will have 24 graded credits (not ap) by the end of fall. They may get deferred til grades are in, but totally doable. AND if they know for certain what degree they want and can show passion for that program and explain their long term goals… the departments love that. It’s all about the major for transferring: not admissions.
Ok…Could he apply for a transfer while he is in a PSA school fall semester? Thanks.
My son was accepted into Auburn and Texas Tech engineering. We loved Auburn and it has a top 50 engineering program and the top rated in Alabama but just too far for my son. He received PSA last night. This morning we travelled to Brenham for their Preview Day. Based upon our experience and the information we learned, my son will go the Engineering Academy in Brenham route. He has already been prequalified and you are co-enrolled at both A&M and Blinn, get an A&M ID card, spot pass etc. can even participate in intramural sports at TAMU but you are 45 minute drive. The academies are A&M preferred feeder for engineering students. I have started a separate thread on the topic for those interested. If your kid wants an engineering degree from one of only 2 Tier 1 public research universities in the state this is a great way to do it and become apart of one of the strongest alumni networks in the world.
@boysarebest Yeah, it was a little jarring for us as well in the beginning. Just so different when we were in college for sure. Before making a decision on UTSA, I strongly recommend that you and your son take a trip to Dallas for the campus tour and dorm tour. My son has the same mindset as yours, but his changed after visiting UT Dallas. Good luck to you and your son …
Have a safe Spring Break everybody…
Then omg yes you need to have him apply as spring transfer!!! What major?
@aggiehope22 I believe you must complete 24 hours with a minimum 3.0 (3.25 for engineering) for guaranteed admission. I think those hours must be 100% at the PSA institution and taken during long semesters (Fall, Spring).
I hope everyone gets the decision that they want. This blog has been so helpful. Our daughter was offered PSA last night and accepted the offer at the system college she wanted and for the major she wanted. We spoke to admissions today and they were very helpful and patient with all our questions. We also spoke to the system college and they we very helpful as well. At the end of the 4 years she will graduate with a degree from Texas A&M. I wish you all the best!
@trinley yes for PSA that is the case. But you can do cc and not worry about it and get in earlier. As in decline PSA
@@trinley The Carnegie Foundation classifies eight of Texas’s universities as research universities with very high research activity (Tier One status): Rice University, The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Texas at Arlington, University of Houston, University of North Texas, Texas A&M University, University of Texas at Dallas, and Texas Tech University.
Perhaps you means schools that are also the in the invitation only AAU? Texas A&M was the most recent university to receive an invitation…all the way back in 2001, along with SUNY Stony Brook.
https://www.texastribune.org/2016/02/02/unt-ut-arlington-and-texas-tech-reach-carnegie-tie/
If you accept PSA I believe you have to follow that path. I know blinn team your an apply early but not sure about PSA.
If you accept PSA I believe you have to follow that path. I know blinn team your an apply early but not sure about PSA.
My daughter will be attending Blinn full time if she doesn’t get accepted, and will attempt to transfer as soon as possible. Already signed a lease at Park West.
Daughter accepted PSA to Tarleton and they don’t offer her first/second choice in majors. She was told by TAMU and Tarleton to take a major close to it so Sociology instead of Psychology and then try to take classes that would transfer to Psychology and plan to change her major after moving to TAMU. She had toyed with Human Resource Development and maybe a minor in Psychology to have a better chance at a decent job so she just went with the HRD major as that is offered at Tarleton through PSA.
Just as I finished typing my earlier reply, her application updated to PSA. She has no interest in any of the other campuses, so she will attend Blinn full time until she can transfer.