<p>I have to say at the university level, A&M mostly surprises on the upside when it comes to Admissions, Financial Aid/ Scholarship and Housing etc. It is providing s with a great educational experience. S is thoroughly enjoying his courses and really appreciates his professors. </p>
<p>At the department level, engineering is crowded. The engineering school seems to be growing rapidly and might be having some growing pains. For example, getting into core classes such as ENGR 111 was not possible even though S is not taking a lot of courses this semester. Also, advisors seem to have little time to help, perhaps because there are too many students. This can be a problem for students with huge scholarships that need to follow strict scholarship guidelines when selecting courses. I suspect things will get better as some students decide engineering is not for them by next year.</p>