one MEEN Ag said:
histag10 said:
You can no longer be part of TEAM if you are engineering. TEAM is essentially general studies until you get to TAMU. There is a separate program for engineering, TEAB. Your first 2 years, you take some classes at Blinn and some engineering classes at TAMU. After 2 years, you apply to a specific major at TAMU. TAMU now does general engineering through sophomore year, and then engineering students apply to a specific major within the college of engineering.
(AggieAdvisor16, please correct me if im wrong on this)
Its general for two semesters and then you get sorority matched to your department. Departments rank you, you rank departments. You can take up through your sophomore year to pump up your GPA, show you've improved, etc but then you're forced out if you can't cut it.
Just a couple of points of clarification; there are 4 main options for which students are reviewed through the traditional freshman application:
- General Engineering in CS
- Texas A&M Engineering at Blinn (new name of TEAB)
- Engineering at Galveston
- Engineering at McAllen
With all of these options, students follow a general engineering curriculum for a minimum of 1 year. Students must complete at least 2 semesters, 2 engineering, 2 math (calculus 1 and higher), 2 science with a C or better in each and maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 to be eligible to go through the Entry to a Major (ETAM) process. It's NOT a 'sorority match' but rather students list a minimum of 3 majors (in rank order) by which they wish to be considered. Departments look at academic performance at TAMU and statement of purpose to decide who's admitted. Students who maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.75 are guaranteed a spot in their top choice major.
Students admitted to any of these options can ultimately choose to finish a degree offered in CS, Galveston or McAllen. Obviously, the offerings in Galveston and McAllen are currently limited since they are smaller campuses.
To the OP, my advice would be to consider ROI. The 4-5 years a student spends at a place like TAMU are not just about those 4-5 years but really what those 4-5 years are going to do for them for the next 30-40. TAMU is currently #1 in TX (UT is #27, I'm not sure what TTU is) and #11 overall for ROI.