A slide?
In different majors NSCs, Gateway and Blinn NSC, the presenters always show this old (but intimidating) slide to remind students AP/DC are not as complete and vigorousâŠ
The slide is meant for fun, in reality, M151 sessions class sizes are much smaller. Only mid-terms and final tests will see several sessions gather together for test.
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In Howdy, under âmy recordâ, there is (or used to be) a âCredit by Examinationâ topic. Here your student will see all their AP scores that have been sent to Tamu, along with the corresponding tamu class the AP credit is good for. There is also a box to check if the student really wants to accept the AP credit. This is the same way credit is accepted for CLEP exams also.
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My DS just logged on to try and register for the MPE and he didnât see any available time slots. In fact, he didnât see any math placement exam event to even register from. He did a search under the available events and nothing came up. Does anyone know if we are too late to sign up for this? The said online registration for fall students would be available in March and today is 3/3. Did all of the proctored time slots already get taken up? He needs to sign up for the MPE4 one but didnât see anything under math or MPE at all. Any guidance is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Youâve got PLENTY of time! I doubt it has even opened up yet. My Aggie took her MPE after graduation. It just needs to be taken prior to NSC. If Engineering requires a proctored exam, they have to guarantee a time slot for every student (given the student signs up in enough time, and doesnât wait until the day before NSC).
Howdy portal & TAMU email will give students info, timeframes, everything they to know & do.
Have you joined FB Parent pages? Major specific page?
Yes, Iâve joined everything on FB 
On the howdy portal, the message for MPE says that schedule will be available in March but when he logged on, there was nothing to sign up for so just wanted to make sure we didnât miss the boat for this. I know everything with TAMU is âyou snooze you loseâ so wanted to make sure he stays on top of things.
Iâve never heard of anyone taking MPE in March. There will be plenty of time to sign up, even proctored.
The Top of the List âSnooze you loseâ events are:
*Housing deposit/dorm selection
*Fish Camp registration
*Impact registration
Guaranteed to cause tears, panic and shut the system downđ€Ș
*football ticket pull causes lots of stress, tooâŠbut thatâs once theyâre students, they handle that
Look at it this way⊠every student MUST take the MPE Tamu will make sure every student has a time to take it. Itâs not like they will say⊠nope, weâre out of spots, sorry. Hope that helps
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Weâve got the housing/dorm thing done for now and are on top of that. Not sure when fish camp registration opens up but I havenât seen any inquiries on that on FB lately so I think we are safe for now. Iâm trying to see when/how to sign up for the meal plan but can only see the different types offered but not any place to select and pay.
PLENTY of time for that, in fact, thereâs a whole session on Meal Plan/Dining Services during NSC. Definitely wait, in fact, I donât even think the option is open yet to select Meal Plan. NSC pretty much goes over everything.
Impact and Fish Camp session dates are on their websites, have your student follow their Instagram, which will tell when sign up is (usually in April).
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Fish camp/. Impact camp ⊠do we have several dates to choose from and when to registrater for it?
Look at their websites and follow Instagram & FB pages. Both camps will fill up the 1st day registration opens, so be prepared. Session dates for both are already posted online.
By mid March there will be a lot more slots. Understandable as many students want to get it done during Spring Break last year.
Thank you
My son finally picked a NSC date⊠now to find a hotel! Where would yaâll recommend? Thanks!
@Lavalocks19 big fan of Embassy Suites! Rooms are large, super clean, afternoon Happy Hour, made-to-order breakfast and free covered parking. Whatever you do, NEVER book at the La Quinta on Texas Ave, across from campus/by Fuego and U-Haul. It is THE WORST. Neither Hampton Inn is good, either.
You are better off-IMO-booking with a chain (Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt) and sticking with that chain. Accrue nights/point, book straight from the app.
Be leery of booking thru 3rd party sites (Travelocity, hotels.com, etc)-they are known to double book, drop you from your room.
A&M Conf Hotel is located directly across from Kyle Field, adjacent to MSC. Itâs lovely! Can be super pricey (donât even think about it during football season or other big events like Family Weekend). No meals included, but there is an on-site restaurant and coffee place.
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Itâs expensive but I loved the TAMU Conference and Hotel Center located about 2 min (walking) from the MSC
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Thanks for the advice!!! 
This is the fun part!
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So many great hotels⊠The George & Calvary Court are super boutique(y), close to campus and pretty new.
Most hotels on University are good. Lots of them. Hwy 6 hotels are plentiful also, and everything is close to campus. Easy to get to (little traffic).
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