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The Facts

Texas A&M University is a very large, public school located in the town of College Station, Texas, and is home to over 32,820 undergraduate students and approximately 8,800 graduate and part-time professional students. The university is actually divided up into several smaller undergraduate colleges including schools of agriculture and life sciences, architecture, business, education, engineering, geosciences, liberal arts, science, as well as veterinary medicine, for which the school is very well-known. The school is also very strong in the sciences and technological areas, and there are terrific research facilities where students can get plenty of hands on experience. TAMU offers its students a wide variety of mostly preprofessional undergraduate majors, however, some of the most popular with students include majors in the areas of business administration, biomedical sciences, psychology, interdisciplinary education, as well as biology.

Admission to Texas A&M University is fairly competitive, and the number of highly qualified in--state applicants has been increasing with each passing admissions cycle. Last year, more than 17,250 students applied for admission to the school, and approximately 11,640 of those students were accepted. Eventually however, only about 6,725 of the admitted students actually enrolled for the coming Fall semester. The admitted students had an average combined SAT score ranging from 1070 to 1300, and an average comprehensive ACT score ranging from 23 to 28. Additionally, over 87% of those admitted were ranked in the top 25% of their high school graduating class with an average high school GPA of about 3.6.

TAMU has a rather large student to faculty ratio of 21:1, and most of the general education courses are held in massive lectures, where many students complain of feeling totally anonymous and disengaged. The upper level classes tend to be quite a bit smaller, and can range anywhere from 15 to 50 students per class. Even though the classes can be a bit on the large side, students give the professors high marks when it comes to accessibility and willingness to give rather extensive assistance to students who may need it.

The Social Scene

The town of College Station is quite wealthy, and doesn’t really offer students much in the way of affordable entertainment, however, it is located in the Tri-Cities area, and the cities of Dallas, Waco, Houston, and Austin are only a fairly brief drive away. Most students do own cars, as there is literally no public transit system, and we hear that weekend road trips to both the city and the gulf beaches are quite popular options.

There are a fair amount of fraternities and sororities at the school, which has a definitely well-earned reputation as a party-school. The weekends are filled with parties and get-togethers, as well as many school-sponsored events such as concerts and dances. Sport are also huge at the school, and football games against TAMU’s rival, University of Texas, are huge events.

The dating scene is just as lively as the students; people tend to be very good looking and very party-hearty...

What’s Good

“Even though the school is really big, it feels like one huge family. There is a lot of pride here, and people always come back to visit long after graduation.”

“I don’t think I can remember a time when I’ve been bored here. There is always something going on.”

“The professors are great, and they really care about their students, even in those big introductory lectures. They just love being here, and they love to teach.”

What’s Bad

“The constant party atmosphere and fun really distracts from academics. It’s really difficult to find a balance.”

“The dorms are itsy-bitsy, and you literally have zero inches of personal space.”

“The people are very conservative here, and if you live an alternative lifestyle, this is definitely not the place for you.”

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