Umm… shouldn’t you be mad at Bush and Texas colleges in general for this rule? It’s my understanding that all Texas state colleges have to accept all people in the top 10% of their class (if they get their application turned in on time of course). And did Bush even make this rule? I thought that it was around before him.
Correct me if I’m wrong but that was my understanding of the situation.
No, you’re exactly right. Generally speaking, all legislation that affects A&M also affects UT, Tech, UH, etc… since they’re all state schools.
I don’t know if it was pre or post Bush, but given the pitiful power of the Governor’s office, I doubt that it’s something that he could do alone at any rate. The legislature had to have a BIG hand in that one.
It’s a different place, sure. Not necessarily for everyone either. It has its weaknesses- the school tends to be very conservative and resistant to change. It also tends to be somewhat inflexible as well.
But, on the other hand, it’s also a very friendly campus where people frequently greet each other with howdys and hellos. It has some really great traditions- Muster being chief among them. Look here if you want to know more:
http://traditions.tamu.edu/
Academically, A&M has its good programs and it’s not so good ones. But that’s true of any school, I think. No school is excellent in everything. A&M’s strengths lie in agriculture/life science and engineering, which makes sense when you consider that the school was originally named the “Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas” until 1965. The idea was that for agriculture or engineering, A&M was good, and UT was for the rest of the fields of study. Apparently according to Revedge, the attitude persists. Now as to whether or not it offers a first-rate educational experience, that would depend on the course of study you took, now wouldn’t it? I was a computer science major, and my exposure to the liberal arts & humanities was cursory at best. But that’s not specific to A&M- most engineering degrees are light on the humanities.
As for being a bunch of idiot hicks, well that’s just not true. In my experience, probably 60-70% of the student body is from the suburbs of Houston, Dallas, Austin or San Antonio, which the remainder being from everywhere else. Sure there are a bunch of country types, but they’re by no means the majority, any more so than the long-haired pot smoking crowd is a majority of UT students.
This is kind of ironic actually, because I was always a fairly outspoken critic of the school when I was there, and now I’m defending it.
I feel your pain, Cykrider. I just finished my first two semesters at Texas A&M University and I am so thankful it’s over. I hate everything about A&M…the school, the people, the attitude, etc. People go to this school for the wrong reason. They go because they want to do what all of their friends are doing. I, on the other hand, researched the field I wanted to go into and decided that A&M would be the closest and most convenient school to go to. It’s just not worth it. I resisted the brainwashing. I didn’t participate in traditions and all of that BS. I have since decided to go to the University of Houston and go to pharmacy school. I will actually be going to a real school in a real city with fun things to do. I will no longer have to put up with drunken, sheep felching aggies. If you’re looking for more than Bud Light, farm animals, and cowboys in a college, then don’t go to Texas A&M University.
And this thread was resurrected why?
If you could care less, why are you posting? And why are you checking the thread to post again?
My cousin got waitlisted for A&M. If she whines like you I’ll disown her.
Oh no. Not this thread again. Just FTR ballybay, cykrider didn’t ressurect this thread. Tokiwoki did. Probably didn’t realize that it is unwise to dig up old rants and pick at the scabs.
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