Does A&M still do automatic admission for any student that fulfills these requirements? I was accepted becasue of this back in 03, and with all the whining about the 10% just wanted to people to realize there is a way to be automatically admitted without being in 10%. Just chaps me to see people say they didnt get in because they werent top ten, and that they can do they work etc. If they were as brillant as their mothers and fathers had always told them, their standardized tests scores would have been higher. And if your not in the top 50% of your HS, Im glad you didnt get into A&M because you dont deserve it.

Nichols08,
There is another way to gain automatic admissions besides the Top 10% but the criteria are:

• be ranked in theTop 25% of you high school class
• achieve a combined SAT Math and SAT Critical Reading score of at least 1300 with a test score of at least 600 in each of these components; or achieve a composite ACT score of at least 30 with a test score of at least 27 in ACT Math and ACT English
• completed the required and recommend course work
• ensure all required credentials are received by the freshman closing date

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

nichols08,

you have forgot to tell everyone that you work for an I bank. at least be consistent.

Nichols,
In addition, as I have said before there is no need to personally attack a student that has applied to Texas A&M. There a number of students that get into Texas A&M that are not in the top 50% of their high school class. Some students my have extenuating circumstances that keep them from being ranked in the top 50%, but are very bright individuals. Although academics do play a major role in the admissions process, it is not the only factor in the process. These students do deserve to get in to A&M and are as very much of an Aggie as you are.

Again I ask everybody to remember that your are talking to people here and there is no reason to attack the students that are applying to A&M for any reason. Aggies hold themselves to a higher standard and I ask that you continue with your words on encouragement and personal success stories. These are the best recruitment tools for anybody looking to bring somebody here. As an advisor, I tell people all day that there are many ways to get here and that does provide some hope for them. However, when people can offer their own experiences to students and show that it is possible to get in after their freshmen year, those experiences can really provide hope because they can see that it is possible.


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

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There a number of students that get into Texas A&M that are not in the top 50% of their high school class.

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No offense saxxey, considering I really like the fact that you're here helping prospective students clear out the rumors and such, but according to a link you posted on another thread, thats just not true, unless you consider 1% "a number".

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Top 50% of High School Graduating Class: 99%

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http://admissions.tamu.edu/counselors/profile.aspx

EDIT: After thinking about it for a second I realized you may be including those who transfer in.

[This message has been edited by tamuags08 (edited 5/11/2009 12:38p).]

Yes, I am referring to the 1% for freshmen admissions. 80 students are (using last years numbers) here that were not in the top half of their class.

In addition, I don't know numbers, but what about students that transfer in? Some of these students are going to be students that may not have been in the top half of there class.

The point I am getting at is that students that are not in the top half of there class are deserving to get in if they are qualified through other means.


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

Are some of those people "not in the top 50%", because their high schools dont rank at all? I won't speak for everyone, but if someone's ranked that low and they want to go to Texas A&M, they better have a killer SAT score, 2 jobs, and a sick parent to take care of. I cant think of anyone from the bottom half of my high school that deserved to go here.

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Yes, I am referring to the 1% for freshmen admissions. 80 students are (using last years numbers) here that were not in the top half of their class.

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Are some of those people "not in the top 50%", because their high schools dont rank at all? I won't speak for everyone, but if someone's ranked that low and they want to go to Texas A&M, they better have a killer SAT score, 2 jobs, and a sick parent to take care of. I cant think of anyone from the bottom half of my high school that deserved to go here.

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Mavs- I think you are forgetting we have athletic programs. Those guys have a completely different "standard" for admission.

A regular high school student outside the top 50% has basically no shot.


[This message has been edited by Aston04 (edited 5/12/2009 9:49p).]

Ah, good call.

Don't forget Blinn Teamers

I know most of you are joking but do not try to pigeon hole where the 1% is. I cannot speak to Athletics because I do not deal with the athletes but as for Blinn TEAM students, do not just assume that a Blinn TEAM student is in the bottom half of his class.

There are quite a few very, very easy majors at this university. Just about anyone deserves a shot at Ag Leadership here if that is what they want to do with their life.

Does everyone deserve to get into the competitive schools that people have worked hard to get into? Obviously not

1340 M/CR 2010 overall + top 24% + 3.8 unweighted GPA = Not good enough, and I'm complaining. Even wrote an essay about it on the Optional choice essay C (for me at least) about the top 10%.

Hope the legislature will pass the new bill about top 10%, that way it would limit auto admits to just 60%.

According to Jayson, you should have been admitted automatically. Did you not get at least a 600 in each section?

[This message has been edited by nichols08 (edited 5/16/2009 4:31p).]

he's got the writing section in his score, the section A&M does not use for automatic admission decisions. He needs a 1300 on the Math/Verbal sections with at least a 600 in each.

That is what I was asking..... what were his Verbal and Math scores? Plus, I dont want to sound rude, but writing your essy on how much you dislike the top ten percent probably didnt help you. That is like writing how much you hate investment banking when applying to work at Goldman Sachs.