Competitive Class Selection

Transfer Students
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<p>I am in my sophomore year of community college in California and plan to transfer to Texas A&M for Petroleum engineering in 2014. So far I have a 4.0 GPA and am definitely planning to take Chem, Calc 2, and Physics in the Fall. I am planning on taking two more classes to which I can choose from Statistics, Linear Algebra, Technical Writing, and Physical Geography. So from those four listed, which two should I take to improve my chances of admission into TAMU. I was thinking to take Statistics and Linear Algebra because engineering is so math intensive but on their website it recommends Technical Writing for transfer students (Which I could take over winter). All I want to know is what would look most appealing to admissions when I apply. Thanks in advance.</p>

<p>Here is some more information:
<a href="http://www.pe.tamu.edu/academics/Catalogs/Ugrad_Catalog_129.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.pe.tamu.edu/academics/Catalogs/Ugrad_Catalog_129.pdf&lt;/a>
<a href="http://catalog.tamu.edu/pdfs/11-12_UG_Catalog.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://catalog.tamu.edu/pdfs/11-12_UG_Catalog.pdf&lt;/a> (Page 421)</p>

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<p>Call or email their transfer adviser and ask. </p>

<p>On a side note:
I know for a fact chem, calc 2 and physics is a brutal load in itself, as I did all 3 together. I would suggest you be careful in overextending yourself and ruining that 4.0. In terms of easiness, Physical Geography should be the least time consuming.</p>

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<p>Sorry, It was Physical Geology I was considering. I have a very solid work ethic and recently go laid off from my job so I will devote all my time to school.</p>

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<p>Physical Geology shouldn’t be too time consuming and is also required for PetE. With the exception of crystallography, most of physical geology is memorization with a bit of application.</p>