Howdy all you recently admitted through TEAM or TEAB. In order to keep this thread focused on getting admitted, please take housing/NSC/admitted type questions and chatter over to the Admitted TAMU Class of 2029 thread. We want to be respectful to those still waiting and stressing over here on this thread.
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That is very good news!
I spoke with an advisor that said the same about TEAM still coming. She also confirmed Mays is 100% full but that changing the major is not necessary or beneficial. Makes sense since TEAM is General Studies anyway.
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When you schedule NSC, will the system only show dates that match your major? As I understand it, there are major-specific sessions in the NSC. My son is accepted into the college of engineering and we have a list of NSC dates but there isn’t anything about which ones may or may not be for engineering majors. Is it safe to expect all the visible options include the engineering content?
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My daughter had the 7 tabs show up on Saturday for TEAM. We are still waiting on the official AIS update.
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My son received the three options via AIS in the last couple days. We’ve been scouring the internet and he’s been asking friends and older friends at TAMU what to do to maximize his chances - A&M is his #1 choice.
It’s conflicting because it sounds like for most years past choosing BLINN in the options was a very high chance of getting a very quick acceptance if you are OK with BLINN (he is). But sounds like last year this wasn’t the case and choosing both was just the same?
Am I caught up on the right things here? I want to make sure I am providing him the best answer, he has a few other acceptances already but none that compare at all to TAMU for him.
What major is he aiming for? Team is a fantastic option for most and being a full Aggie definitely makes the dual enrollment worth it. My older child went through the program and graduated with honors from TAMU (AgEcon with Finance Concentration) a couple years back. I’m sure your son will do great as well. I would encourage him to make a decision very soon. My daughter received the 3 options on Thursday and her howdy updated to 7 tabs on Saturday! Now if AIS would catch up! Best of luck!
Psych is his first choice. Sounds like picking Blinn vs Waitlist & Blinn can yield a very quick acceptance.
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I think that is a safe assumption!
Thank you! So do you think much will change? Will it be even more difficult to get in? Think A&M will go to Top 6 like UT?
My son provided the requested information and got confirmation they had everything they needed but still hasn’t had his interview scheduled, has your daughter?
My bet is A&M goes Top 8 first but I believe it will take a bill from the Legislature. Texas moves to top 5 next year.
Personally I think they need to get rid of any of the Top X% when dealing with just schools. In a state with well over 400k HS Grads per year the math simply doesn’t work anymore, especially with the vast disparity in quality of HS’s.
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Top 10% is meant to take the penalty away from a kid/student who was at a ‘lesser’ school. Just saying that is horrible. You’re no better just because you’re from a rich district vs a district in south Texas. You really should be ashamed to even suggest that.
So is there still any chance for full admission?
Did you get the option email? I hate to say I do not think any more full admits will go out based on past cycles and the fact they are decreasing the number for admissions over the coming years. There will still be some full admits to open majors but those will likely go to those who chose waitlist options.
Gateway is still going to be offered but that’s it. Team is probably done for full out offers. Maybe those that chose team & waitlist may get that offer in March.
I don’t think they were trying to offend but just state facts. There is a disparity between school districts just because there are 3k high schools. It’s truly just a fact. But anyone who is top 10% deserves their shot at Tamu full admission and to say one is better than the other is futile because who the heck knows. These students will write their own story. They don’t need us to decide or assume anything.
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My daughter is at Rev. it’s been great. If you have any questions you can send me a direct message. I like Northgate because it’s easier to walk to campus from there. It’s also on the bus route.
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There is not a perfect answer to the top 10% rule and it quickly gets political.
It was groundbreaking for its time but that time was 30 years ago. The number of HS grads from TX public schools has doubled in that time while the top 10% rule has remained unchanged, at least in the case of A&M. That’s over 40K students who have guaranteed admission statewide - fewer in the case of UT. Even cutting that number in half because many go elsewhere and many don’t go to college at all, that’s still a ton who are IN before they take a test, report a single extracurricular or write one sentence of an essay. Add in high performing OOS and private school students and you are left with eliminating an insane number of incredibly deserving kids.
We were recently shopping for a new car and our salesman happened to be a recent Aggie grad, Mays school marketing BBA. The conversation landed on the admissions process and the top 10% rule as we told him about our son and his application. He tells us that he graduated from XYZ high school in the XYZ district - don’t want to ruffle feathers by naming them but large North Texas district and not DISD or FWISD. He also tells us his parents put him at that school for a reason. Ridiculously easy classes, no homework, zero studying and little competition. He graduated in the top 10 - not top 10% but top 10 of the class. He said he never lifted a finger and also posted a sub 1100 SAT. That guy….took someone’s spot who deserved it but couldn’t overcome the competitive school “penalty” as you phrased it. That’s one isolated and anecdotal account but you can bet it’s not the only.
There are other states and schools that do this better. Maybe not to the scale of TX but no less competitive and prestigious. I don’t know what the answer is, but rolling admissions, no early action and the top 10% rule are not working. If they cannot ensure that every applicant is considered timely, holistically and vs their peers on the merits of their accomplishments, they are doing a disservice to thousands of students every year.
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There are many better ways to give opportunities than a Top 10% Rule. Other states look at holistic admissions and give boosts to kids from Rural areas and poor school districts but don’t use a clumsy measure like a Top 10%. Class Rank matters but they want to make sure they have at least a passable SAT and have taken some challenging classes.
A&M and Texas are not prizes to be won, they are rigorous academic schools that are large and unforgiving to those who aren’t prepared. The goal should be making sure you are giving those kids every opportunity but also setting them up to succeed. If they haven’t ever taken an AP class and they got a 1000 on their SAT they are not likely to do well competing with kids who are far better prepared. Those are actually the kids that would most benefit from going to a satellite or system school for a year and then moving to CS if they are able to and wish to. It’s tragic when every year I hear about so many kids that get into A&M or Texas because of Top 10/6% and get crushed because they simply aren’t prepared.
Don’t cry any tears for the rich school district kids either, they will be just fine. They have other schools in other states throwing money at them like crazy to go and they are well prepared. Or they find alternative routes. Many think college is easier than high school with less pressure. They just go to Arkansas or Oklahoma or a dozen others and crank out Deans List grades. Many of those kids would love to go to A&M or Texas and would do well there but they are likely to succeed anyway. You could argue the wisdom of Texas losing those kids to other states and that you lose a lot of 2nd/3rd/4th Gen Aggies and Longhorns but once again those kids will do well anywhere as they are both prepared and supported.
The goal should be to have as many of our kids succeed as possible and to have as many opportunities that they are prepared for. Math doesn’t care. Other states like North Carolina and Georgia and Florida have figured this out and they have better results with all groups than we do and do it less expensively with higher rankings.
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