Here is the list from current admission cycle
- If there are additional personal challenges, hardships, or opportunities (including COVID related experiences) that have shaped or impacted your abilities or academic credentials, which you have not already written about
- Texas A&M University believes that diversity is an important part of academic excellence and that it is essential to living our core values. Describe the benefits of diversity and inclusion for you and for the Texas A&M campus community. Please share any personal experiences that have shaped your views.
- Tell us about the person who has most impacted your life and why.
- Describe a life event which you feel has prepared you to be successful in college.
- Essay A:
Tell us your story. What unique opportunities or challenges have you experienced throughout your high school career that have shaped who you are today? - Essay B:
Most students have an identity, an interest, or a talent that defines them in an essential way. Tell us about yourself. - Essay C:
You’ve got a ticket in your hand – Where will you go? What will you do? What will happen when you get there?
1-4 are short essays they limit the number of words to around 250 so you can consider short answers.
Note that Essay A is required, B and C are optional. But of course fill out all essays if you are not auto-admit (top 10%).
It is interesting if you can see the topic, Essay A, B and C represents your past, present and future. So filling all out give reviewer a better view of you.
If you wonder why so many essays, that’s because TAMU has two-tier (stages or rounds) review process for review admit. The first round is usually between late September and November and mostly the auto-admit, or review admit with high scores. Second round can be December through March. For review admits, essays touching the right points will be critical for admission if their rank and ECs are borderline.
Engineering has another essay: Describe your academic and career goals in the broad field of engineering (including computer science, industrial distribution, and engineering technology). What and/or who has influenced you either inside or outside the classroom that contributed to these goals?