OU does a GREAT job of marketing their admissions process, all around. Their mailers, swag, etc. is top notch. Their semi-new school president is also impressive. I can totally see how a TX high schooler would find the interest from OU compelling.

My son was accepted to OU and A&M. He applied to OU because he needed to apply to 5 schools with NROTC for the NTOTC scholarship application. OU has very good PR for admissions.

that's great news! congrats!

was he a National Merit Semifinalist?

No. He did submit application on 8/1. He is top 10% with a 1500 SAT and a 790 math score.

His brother is going through holistic review. Hope to hear sooner rather than later. January is a LONG way off and that's the early side of most holistic reviews.

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No. He did submit application on 8/1. He is top 10% with a 1500 SAT and a 790 math score.

His brother is going through holistic review. Hope to hear sooner rather than later. January is a LONG way off and that's the early side of most holistic reviews.

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January for holistic reviews? I thought it would be November or December.

Holistic reviews run through mid-to-late January. After that, admission options are Blinn Team or the Summer Bridge Program.

Just saw that AIS updated this morning and it is showing his major as engineering now.

Dr Wong:I heard that eally good holistic reviews might hear before January if they applied early. Kids who were not top 10% but who had really high SAT scores or maybe who are not top 10% but have a great grades, good SAT scores, and something else that makes them a stand-out.

Holistic review acceptances started trickling out this week.

They usually encourage not to expect anything until January but to check AIS periodically.

This is a good place to keep tabs on what is going on: https://www.reddit.com/r/TAMUAdmissions/

It sounds like those are (mostly?) NMSF and really high SAT scores from Reddit.

Does anyone have a rough idea on how long it takes from time of application submission to the time you hear something back from A&M? My son submitted everything via Common App and A&M Portal (including transcript, SAT scores, etc.) about two weeks ago. He is Top 5%, so I was expecting to hear back quickly. Any guesses on how long we should expect?

you can follow the process in his AIS account. once everything goes to "green checkmarks" then the process should be very quick.

That's great!!

this is a really good thread to follow if you have a kid that has applied and is waiting to hear back

https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/texas-a-m-class-of-2031-official-thread/3702846/493

All right… kid got into OU and Auburn. Still waiting to hear for A&M, just first choice. Hurry up!!!

Auburn literally just released their first round of decisions

And congrats btw. People love it at Auburn.

My kid is in the same boat as yours.

He applied early to all three schools. I am so happy he's got options.

I'm in a hurry for him to get in because I'd like to have him in on campus housing.

My daughter applied to Mays in mid August. She is top 12% and 1310 SAT. Tons of extracurriculars and work experience. Great essays. Haven't heard back yet. Curious everyone's thoughts on her odds and if anyone has heard of similar candidates who have heard back

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My daughter applied to Mays in mid August. She is top 12% and 1310 SAT. Tons of extracurriculars and work experience. Great essays. Haven't heard back yet. Curious everyone's thoughts on her odds and if anyone has heard of similar candidates who have heard back

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Word is trickling out that Mays is full. However, their admission process (according to last spring's Enrollment Manager talk) is to fill the first 70% of the class with rolling-admission applicants, and then be more selective with the remaining spots.

It's still possible, but in these instances, they're typically looking for stronger test scores and/or fit to major.

Thanks for the response. I talked to the A&M NTX regional admissions rep this week. She said they fill Mays seats with a little over 50% of auto admits. The remaining seats are held for holistic review. She said the "Mays is full" line applies to new applicants especially top 10% who haven't applied yet. It's hard to find data on who has been accepted in the past so I appreciate the response.

A&M is her top pick but she has heard back from all her other schools and hasn't been denied yet. Auburn is probably plan B but still hoping for good news from A&M even if it ends up being her second choice major. She is interested in law school so she has some flexibility with major choice.

Yeah, I don't doubt that half are auto-admitted. My 70% comment includes holistic review too. I'm hearing back from some non-top-10% clients who have already been admitted to Mays. Some were as recent as last week.

It's happening, but TAMU seems to be taking longer than usual this year to make admission decisions. Just hang tight, and hopefully, she will hear back by Thanksgiving. After that, spots get really tight!

Yeah, and I'm not especially patient to begin with.

Have you heard anything about 'engineering review' being slower this year as well?

My kid is waiting patiently (his parents not so much) to hear back while getting excited about his visits to Oklahoma State and Oklahoma. Lots of handwritten postcards and flashy mailers from them and nothing from A&M since the initial acceptance packet in late September.

Good insights, thank you for the reply

We know a classmate of our sons who recently got into Mays - not top 10%, probably not a stellar SAT, moderate course rigor, but they did have a strong demonstrated fit to major from running a profitable side business for a while now. He also applied pretty early.

Wow a full ride to Auburn and Arky is impressive

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Wow a full ride to Auburn and Arky is impressive

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Well rounded. Smart. Top 12% in a 6A school and is really good at soccer. Lol.

Good for her. Good bull

Now OU has given my son a $16,500 (x4 years) merit scholarship. If we were deciding on a school based on who was showering him with more attention we would definitely be picking OU.

My son just registered for his NSC.

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Now OU has given my son a $16,500 (x4 years) merit scholarship. If we were deciding on a school based on who was showering him with more attention we would definitely be picking OU.

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Accepted and scholarships to OU, Tech, Arkansas, frequent mail and email from OSU and other schools we toured. Frequent mail and email from the schools already accepted to. Individual admissions counselors reaching out via text, mail, and email.

Nothing from A&M. Just "under review" for months while we all wait to start planning. Glad when my youngest applies it will no longer be test optional so a large majority of "holistic" applications will get eliminated.

Wild that the most important thing if you are outside the top 10% are your DEI credentials and the first two sentences of an essay.

We have a friend who got into Mays about two weeks ago. They were holistic review and had a 4.2 weighted GPA and a 1280 SAT.

I'm baffled. Not that they got in, but that they found out so soon. They don't tick any DEI boxes.

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Now OU has given my son a $16,500 (x4 years) merit scholarship. If we were deciding on a school based on who was showering him with more attention we would definitely be picking OU.

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A&Ms education isn't necessarily better than OU's. $16k a year is awesome. Congrats! That's huge. I'm not saying to give up on A&M, but if you never hear anything from A&M, OU is a really good landing place.