so i got my letter a few days ago and learned i've been denied admission to my dream school. i'm not on here to get anyones sympathy. i just wanted to make you aware of how many of us that are denied feel.

what eats at me most of all is the propaganda they put out about diversifing the campus but leave students like me that both love this university and will enroll and succeed out in the cold. they admit kids that may not be as qualified from a minority background simply because it will diversify the campus. how is that fair? i worked my butt off in school and will succeed in life no matter the obstacle. i will always love A&M but will never pursue enrolling as i feel unworthy now.

transfering is not an option for me as this process has made me sick to my stomach. no, i will not enroll at tech....but i will not pursue a transfer to A&M. Can someone please explain why i who was in the 1st Quarter of my class with a 1800 SAT and was denied admission? How is some kid in the top 10% with a 1200 any better?

i am both angry and disgusted. i waited 7 months for my decision and this is what i get.

Im sorry about your bad news. I really feel for you. I was in a similar situation when I got denied at A&M as well. I wouldnt rule out transfering in though. I transfered in after my first year and did really well there. I graduated a few years ago and don't look at what happened as a bad thing. Sometimes you just have to take a different route than anticipated. Don't let the bad taste in your mouth now spoil what could be a good decision and opportunity later.

Agree, you have to make a rational decision on something so big as where to go college. Don't throw out the option of transferring just because you are pissed right now.

Have you looked at A&M Galveston? I'm not sure what the deadline there is (so it may not be an option this fall), but if you go there you are IN A&M. The only "transferring" you need to do is to a college on the A&M-CS campus. Meantime, your GPA transfers completely over, which should be artificially higher since the competition is less at Galveston.

Anyway, something to think about. What backup schools did you get in? Maybe we can help you work out this decision.


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I'm sorry to hear you got denied, but

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No offense, but a lot of people get denied their first time around. Some of them post here. There are other routes to admission if you REALLY wanted to attend here.

sorry you didn't get in. what was the major you applied to get into? sometimes that is a factor as well. that and the combo of you just being in the first quarter might have something to do with it. i agree top 10% rule sucks, but that's the way it goes now

how about looking into the blinn-A&M program (or whatever it is). i don't know much about it, but it's an easy way to transfer in. if you really want to get in and love this school, then a set back like this should not deter you from transferring in.

strawberryshortcake,
I'm sorry to hear that you didn't get accepted. This year was a very competitive applicant pool. We received over 26,000 applications for a freshmen class of 8,100 students. Unfortunately, we did not have enough room to admit all the qualified applicants we had. I would like to say that what everybody has said about other options is correct. There are many pathways to Aggieland and our office will be glad to work with you. If you have, further questions please feel free to contact any of the counselors in my office or myself and we will be glad to work with you.

Additional, I would like to clarify a few things from your post and others that I have seen.


I noticed your test score you posted is on the 2400 scale. We do not utilize the writing portion of the test in the admission process so we currently utilize the 1600 scale.

As for the issues with the Top 10% law. It is a Texas State law so we have to admit students based on it. Everybody can have their own opinion on it but you will have to contact your state legislator on it because it is something that is out of our hands.

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they admit kids that may not be as qualified from a minority background simply because it will diversify the campus. how is that fair?

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Texas A&M does not utilize race as a factor in its admission process.

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what was the major you applied to get into? sometimes that is a factor as well. that and the combo of you just being in the first quarter might have something to do with it

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In the Freshmen admission process choice of major has not baring on the decision. Students are admitted to the University as a whole and then filled in to the majors based on their choices and room available at the time of admissions.

Again if you or anybody else had questions please feel free to contact the office at the below listed information.


Jayson Naiser '05
Admissions Counseling Advisor
Prospective Student Center
Office of Admissions and Records
Texas A&M University
jnaiser@oar.tamu.edu

TAMU Mailstop 1265| College Station, TX 77843

Tel. 979.458.0427 | Fax. 979.458.0434

http://admissions.tamu.edu

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We received over 26,000 applications for a freshmen class of 8,100

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Saxxey, why do we post these statistics yet reviewers like US News' Best Colleges is reporting an acceptance rate of around 75% for A&M?

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will enroll and succeed out in the cold

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What make you so sure you will succeed? Everyone goes into college thinking that. Everyone wants to be a dr, lawyer, engineer, etc.

tamuags08,
Those are the numbers that we have. I do not personally know what or where numbers the reviews use for their reports.


Jayson Naiser '05
Admissions Counseling Advisor
Prospective Student Center
Office of Admissions and Records
Texas A&M University
jnaiser@oar.tamu.edu

TAMU Mailstop 1265| College Station, TX 77843

Tel. 979.458.0428 | Fax. 979.458.0434

http://admissions.tamu.edu

shortcake, I feel your pain. I was denied as well and I can't help but have a bitter taste in my mouth about the whole process. I'm a senior at Round Rock HS (which is super competitive) and just outside the top quarter of my class. My ACT was ok, but I have a ton of activities and good essays. I've been accepted to Baylor, Tech, and Texas State (even got some scholarships). I don't really see why I should go to some low rate community college and MAYBE be able to transfer when these other schools want me. A ton of my family members have gone to A&M, but it looks like I'll be going elsewhere.

I don't understand the whole 26,000 applicants for 8,100 spots either. Surely A&M admits more than that knowing that some people aren't gonna come.

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I don't understand the whole 26,000 applicants for 8,100 spots either. Surely A&M admits more than that knowing that some people aren't gonna come.

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I think people who are borderline get the option of Blinn Team.

Awesome, so I wasn't even borderline. Good to know I guess.

Back in the day when I worked for admissions there was a target for enrollment of the freshman class but they admitted more than that knowing that many would go to Texas or somewhere else.

I think that is why saxxey is saying less than 1 out 3 that apply actually end up enrolled, but the percent that get accepted is usually higher than the percent that enroll.

I doubt that 75% acceptance rate from that magazine is correct. Even when I worked there years back it was lower than that. If their target like saxxey said is around 8,000, maybe they accept 12,000 to get to that final enrollment number.

* I haven't worked for admissions in a long time so anything I said was just a guess. I'd like to see if saxxey could look up the actual percent of applicants that at some point get an acceptance letter because now I'm curious about it.

I was in the top 11% of my class and I got rejected. I signed up for the wait list and got in. I have been on the dean's list every semester that I have been here.

You are in the top quarter...that is not that great. If you really loved A&M the way you say you do, you would sign up for the wait list, sign up for Blinn team or find other ways to get here. Race is not a determining factor, so quite making excuses for your lack of effort in high school.

That sucks, but stay committed to getting into A&M. Wait for the loser fish to fail out and then transfer in from Blinn, etc. Good luck!

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making excuses for your lack of effort in high school.

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DING DING DING!!!!!

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You are in the top quarter...that is not that great. If you really loved A&M the way you say you do, you would sign up for the wait list, sign up for Blinn team or find other ways to get here. Race is not a determining factor, so quite making excuses for your lack of effort in high school.

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Good points... you can't be mad when you don't get in with average grades and an average SAT score. When you don't have anything that makes you stand out then your admission will be a toss up, and you can't blame them for not picking you over other average applicants.

I wouldn't call Blinn a low rate community college. As far as JUCO's go, it's one of the best. I have know people who went to Blinn didn't get into A&M, went to Tech and said Blinn was harder. Also, I agree with the above. Make a good score on your SAT/ACT and you have it made.

two of my roomates went the Blinn route and both of them are getting their Aggie Ring's tomorrow.

Yeah, I guess that's why everyone calls it Blindergarden because its so awesome. I guess I'd just rather experience a 4 year school than a junior college. Junior college just doesn't sound appealing.

Definitely not trying to say it's awesome. I have no idea really because I've never been there. However in four or five years when you have an aggie ring and diploma, then having attended Blinn is pretty irrelevant. Whatever you do I wish you the best. I just suggest that you wait to make your decision until the emotions are not running as high.

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If you really want to come here you will work your butt off wherever you end up your first year and transfer. If you do well I don't think you would have a problem getting in after a year.

Acting bitter certainly isn't a good way to start off the first step in becoming an adult. There are lots of people who did worse than you in high school that will end up at a top university while plenty who were in the top 10 won't make it past their first year. The admissions people can't see into the future so they make their decisions with what they know at the time. The people who want to be successful will find their way here. Just don't sit there and feel sorry for yourself.

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so i got my letter a few days ago and learned i've been denied admission to my dream school. i'm not on here to get anyones sympathy. i just wanted to make you aware of how many of us that are denied feel.

what eats at me most of all is the propaganda they put out about diversifing the campus but leave students like me that both love this university and will enroll and succeed out in the cold. they admit kids that may not be as qualified from a minority background simply because it will diversify the campus. how is that fair? i worked my butt off in school and will succeed in life no matter the obstacle. i will always love A&M but will never pursue enrolling as i feel unworthy now.

transfering is not an option for me as this process has made me sick to my stomach. no, i will not enroll at tech....but i will not pursue a transfer to A&M. Can someone please explain why i who was in the 1st Quarter of my class with a 1800 SAT and was denied admission? How is some kid in the top 10% with a 1200 any better?

i am both angry and disgusted. i waited 7 months for my decision and this is what i get.

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Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.



I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

~ Abraham Lincoln

I know how you feel... i was given the opportunity to do blinn team but said **** it

I also had friends who were top 11-15% who didnt get into texas with around 1300's if not higher(no writing) on there SAT and went the CAP route... some hated it some loved it... depends on if you want another senior year of hs

Personally I wanted to be somewhere for 4 years and it ended up Mizzou was the best choice for me... I've been given great opportunities here and love it.

The main thing is to turn this negative experience into a positive one by learning from what went wrong in hs and to also motivate yourself to do well in college wherever you end up.

If you really want to be an Ag the chance is there, just take time to decide what you want out of your college experience.


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I'd say just go somewhere else, but the drop off after A&M is pretty steep. You could try Baylor or SMU, but they're both really expensive.

I wanted to go to t.u. because that's where my mom went, but when I got CAPed (basically rejected) I decided that going here was a way better option than wasting a year at UTSA just to transfer into a liberal arts program at t.u.

But A&M and t.u. are pretty comparable. Tech is a huge drop.

didnt go to a&m, graduated from uga. was denied admission my first year, went to a junior college in georgia (aka georgia tech) (joking), reapplied and was admitted.

initially i was upset at being denied, after a couple of weeks i cooled off, and spoke with their admissions office and figured out a way to make it happen.

keep your options open, and if you want it and are willing to work, you will be attending a&m in the future.

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Yeah, I guess that's why everyone calls it Blindergarden because its so awesome. I guess I'd just rather experience a 4 year school than a junior college. Junior college just doesn't sound appealing.

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I'm sorry, but what makes you better than everyone else? Just about everyone gets some type of credit from a community college sometime in their academic career.

Besides that, there are a lot of people who go to junior colleges, work hard, and then re-apply for admission.

aggie-master,
For last years numbers you can go to http://admissions.tamu.edu/counselors/profile.aspx.

SS: did you ask to be wait listed? That would be my next step.

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Because that top 10% person just needed a score and probably took the SAT after a night of binge drinking. Just sayin'

You might get in through the wait-list. I did and I got a 1200 on SAT(on old scale) and was barely in top 25%. I was admitted as a General Studies major, but the next semester transferred to Aerospace Engr and have been happy ever since then.

A&M has a pretty easy transfer requirements. Why not try hard and still get into your dream school?

go to tech, they will accept you.

If this was such a bad experience then go to tech.

That's why they hate A&M they will always be a reject.

2 things...

- If you walk around A&M's campus, I think it's clear that race is not a factor in the admissions decision.

- A lack of effort in HS can be made up for by dominating standardized tests (esp. in A&M's case).

Shortcake- I feel for you, but there's nothing you can do about it now. Find a good school, crush it for a year and reapply next year. If you can't wait that long, then A&M didn't mean that much to you in the first place. College Station has been there for ~150 years...it's not going anywhere.

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This is true...you didn't not get in because of a minority taking your place.