Texas A & M University-College Station Top Questions

How important it is to know upperclassmen before arriving. It's a huge school, and some opportunites are not publicized.

I wish I would have known a few more people there before I came to school. My first semester was difficult to get adjusted to because I was not used to such a large campus and large classrooms. It was a little difficult to make friends in classes of 400 people, but I made it through and each semester proved to be better than the last.

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I would have appreciated to know how one-sided the political scope of this university really is. Texas A&M has very conservative roots that play a role not only in campus bureaucracy, but on the social mindset as well.

Texas A&M was my last choice of Texas Universities that I applied to. I never planned on going to school here. I heard that it is a bunch of wealthy, stuck up white kids, that only go here because there parents went to school there in the past. I wish that someone would have told me that my assumption was wrong and that Texas A&M is actually a school with tons of school spirit and wonderful traditions. Not only that but there are lasting friendships and moments that take your breath away right when you walk onto campus.

Get involved with a group quickly so that you can make the most out of the experience.

I felt very prepared and the transition was very smooth because the campus is so friendly and the upper classmen are so eager to help you find your niche.

It is very important to live on campus. It is alot easier to get involved your first year when you live on campus. Also take your grades serious from the beginning. Dont let it get to your sophomore/junior year and then start trying to dig yourself out of a hole.

I wish I had know that, if you're not straight, white/hispanic, and religious, and conservatice, that Texas A&M is not the place for you. I knew they had excellent programs in Agriculture, Engineering, Architecture, and decent in Business, but I would have considered how the campus community and College Station community is an integral part of the whole experience.

I did know before I came, but I came here because it was cheaper than my first choice school.