<p>Is it true that if one is in the top 25% and has SAT >1300 they are automatically admitted?? Is there a caveat to this?</p>
<p>I am an academic admit. My rank is 12.4% and my SAT (math+verbal) is 1340. Heard back in a week from TAMU =)</p>
<p>that is correct
SAT (math +cr)>1300 with Math >=600 and CR>=600</p>
<p>Me. I’m 17% with a 1410 CR+M, got admitted early…around nov-dec ish</p>
<p>[Academic</a> Admits](<a href=“http://admissions.tamu.edu/freshmen/gettingin/waysAdmitted/academic.aspx]Academic”>http://admissions.tamu.edu/freshmen/gettingin/waysAdmitted/academic.aspx)</p>
<p>So if you are an Academic admit do you even have to write essays?</p>
<p>It’s still important to write them, I wrote essay A and B. Academic admit just insures that you get into A&M but not the major you want so I think you should write it.</p>
<p>yeah im an academic admit too! but because of my act, it was a 33</p>
<p>Academic Admit here. OOS applicants also benefit as it also applies to them.
Really easy to get a 1300 SAT & 25%.</p>
<p>Same here. Top 11% and a 1360</p>
<p>DP</p>
<p>Those numbers are correct. It’s another way of automatic admission outside of the top 10% rule. There’s no trick or small print to it.</p>
<p>Since I originally posted this I have since visited the admissions officer at A&M and indeed a 1300 is good to go for the top 25%.
The admissions officer was wonderful…she said to the twins; "I don’t get to say this very often but you will be automatically admitted.’ </p>
<p>Indeed there are only 12% auto admits a year…so you all are in the minority…congratulations!!!</p>
<p>Has anyone been told what kind of scholarships or grants you will receive…what is the average monies?</p>
<p>I wonder how many there are out there who were review admits that received early admission?
If Momof2forCollege is right and there is 12% academic admits - who knows how many top 10% admits - I’m sure my daughter was is a minority being an review admit who received her admission letter the first week of Januaray with her first choice major.</p>
<p>You can count my son as a review applicant who got early admission. He received his acceptance in November. However, he is joining the Corps of Cadets and had received a full Army ROTC scholarship, so that had a big impact. I think there have to be compelling reasons on a review applicant’s application to receive acceptance before the traditional notifications in the Spring. Reasons such as just missing the automatic marks, exceptionally good grades or test scores (if not combined), amazing leadership or work experience, etc. I truly feel that A&M takes a well-rounded approach to selecting their students. It’s not all about academic numbers. There are many A/B students who will be just as successful in the future as straight A students.</p>
<p>I just feel very blessed and happy to have not gone through the agonizing waiting period some parents/kids have had to endure. I am not sure I could have dealt with it!<br>
My daughter applied the week of Thanksgiving and we were told then she would not hear until after April about a decision. We were very surprised to get the admission decision so early. I feel we did everything right in the application process and that, along with her top 15% academic level, taking all AP courses and Dual Credit courses - 3 good essays - She followed the Texas Scholars program & Distinguished High School Graduation Plan. She attened SLOT at A&M in February of her Jr. Year, visited the main campus visitors center for a campus tour and a tour of the College of Architecture, visited a Satellite admissions center, and wrote Thank You notes to every person she had contact with.<br>
I think these things make a huge difference for a review applicant.</p>
<p>klparker, I agree completely with your assessment of “how” you go about the application process. The Corps puts out a check-list of milestones in the application process starting in the Junior year of high school. We followed those check-lists to the letter. This included making three trips to A&M (from out-of-state) for special programs. Nothing is a guarantee, but if a student shows an exceptional interest in becoming an Aggie, as opposed to just submitting his/her application as one of many with no additional effort, that means a lot to the review committee.</p>
<p>klparker312 and all-
When we visited the visitor center we were told auto admits were 12.5% last year. As to your question she had said 35% were from review. I am sure that changes from year to year.</p>
<p>gxgal7-Absolutely agree.
When filling out the application there are little tick boxes to check off such as make a ‘college visit’, see a ‘admissions counselor’ etc. We were told that doing these things are not mandatory but it does show interest in attending the school.</p>
<p>My friend has twins who were review applicants. One heard the first week of December and the other heard the LAST week. I think a key is to get all the paperwork in correctly & asap!!!</p>