<p>i dont know how good or how bad my chances are.
when i went to admissions office the guy did say that scores arent everything.
but it feels like it really is.</p>
<p>i have a 3.2 out of 4.0 (a 90 averagee)
topp halfffff
1330 withh math, rdg, enggg :/
and 21 for act
(not really a test taker? even though my TAKS scores are all commended)
over 100 commmunity service
went to Student Leaders of Tomorrow (a flo program at tamu)
a legacy (i would be the 9 aggie if a miracle would happen)
wrote all three essays, was very creative and put thought into it.
3 letters of rec from alumni
will have 12 credit hours (from dual/AP class)
4Sciences, 5Englishs, and 4Maths (above the minimum)
Played Club soccer since 5th grade (So lots of time)
Science Club :]]
wanna majorr in biomedical science
offical visit</p>
<p>freshman/sophmore year my grades were As and Bs and one C in spanish *booo
but then jr/senior year i learned to study and how to do things and have all As</p>
<p>This is where I want to go. I think i have more PROS then CONS. but my CONS are scores and not being top 10 - 25 %.</p>
<p>i cant retakee them, not enough time, pluse it makes me feel dumb. when i am really not. plus i am in college englishh and excelling with an A. so personally i think the SAT/ACT are not fair.</p>
<p>I would say you have a chance. I have had a few friends who had your credentials that were admitted to A&M. But, I dont think they were admitted to thier major. I think they only got general studies but, that doesnt mean you cant transfer into your major later on. Yeah I know how you feel, my school's 50% margin started at 3.4 gpa lol and its a big old 5A school.</p>
<p>yeah mine is 4A but i dontt knoww, still. i live where the smart people live ;]
but yeahh, i have a lot of different choices for my major because i want to be a nurse and unfortunatly tamu doesnt have that. but i can figure something out. i just pray i get in. it will be kind of embarrassing not to get in when my whole family went their. but if you think i got a chance thenn yay!</p>
<p>I believe that if you don't get into your first two choices, they will automatically bump you down to general studies if they think your fit for A&M. If you wrote a good essay, I see no reason to deny you admission. I think A&M does have some kind of pre-med program but I could be wrong. Texas</a> A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences</p>
<p>Or, you might be offered Blinn Team - a pretty great way to get into A&M. You take classes at both Blinn and A&M and if your grades are good, you automatically get into A&M officially after a couple of years (check on specifics though, because I don't know for sure). It is A&M's version of UT's CAP program, but better in that you are actually in College Station and attending A&M classes.</p>
<p>yeahh i put biomedical science as major. my uncle is now a doctor and did that. also my two cousins are nurse practitioners and did biomedsci. i also put biomedical engineering && my math act score is actually really high which i can get into enginneering or at least have a shot.
im not worried about what major at the momment, just getting in. i really wanna go there!</p>
<p>yeah, blinnteam sounds awesome, the admission guy told me about it and i think it would def be awesome espp if i got to live on campus :]</p>
<p>If you goto Blinn, I hope you are lucky enough to find some people who take school seriously. It seems like the kids there are still in high school mode. I had a friend who met some kids at UTSA and they really hurt his college academic success, he ended up dropping out last month.</p>
<p>For some, Blinn Team is the only way they can get into A&M. Blinn Team is not "going to" Blinn, it's A&M's way to offer admission to kids who didn't get in because of the constraints of the top 10% rule, but who should have gotten in based on their other holistic qualities that they can bring to the campus.</p>
<p>Top 50% just isn't going to cut it to get regular admit to A&M. There are just too many higher ranked kids applying. So, if someone really wants to attend A&M, Blinn Team may be the best way...</p>
<p>And, your friend has bigger problems if he let acquaintances, and their influence on him, cause him to drop out of UTSA!! I don't know of anyone, personally, who did CAP at UTSA, who has failed out of the program. Some decided to remain there for various reasons, but most transferred into UT Austin as scheduled - it's just not that hard...</p>
<p>the admissions guy i talked to said a lot of people want blinn team becuase classes are small so its easier to make higher grades and get to know the prof better.
i think its an advantage...cause you get a good gpa to start your JR/SR year with when automatically transferred over..</p>
<p>The thing that makes Blinn Team better than the CAP program is that you are IN College Station instead of San Antonio, Arlington, etc. My nephew is in Blinn Team, and is living in a dorm with A&M kids, so even though he is not technically a full A&M student, for all intents and purposes, he is living the Aggie life!</p>
<p>gstein:
i understand i dont have the scores or the percentage, but the admission guy said "scoresaren't everything, its not all about academics" they look at the full person in a wholistic view.</p>
<p>also i live in north dallas, a rich town, where its very competetive to be the best.
they should take that into consideration!?</p>
<p>gstein:
i understand i dont have the scores or the percentage, but the admission guy said "scores aren't everything, its not all about academics" they look at the full person in a wholistic view.</p>
<p>also i live in north dallas, a rich town, where its very competetive to be the best.
they should take that into consideration!?</p>
<p>Unless your school is a feeder school for A&M, I doubt they will take that into account. I don't know if my school was considered a "feeder school" but, at least 10% of the kids who graduated went to A&M. Or maybe it is because my school was the most wealthy and competetive school like yours. I also live near Houston so A&M has a heavy influence near me. Who knows, they might have a list of schools to recruit kids from. My school prepared me extremely well for my future college success. Eventhough I went to a CC, I was easily one of the top kids in each class and I just used the skills I got in high school. Too bad I didnt apply them then :(</p>
<p>As for academics and scores. Your right, its not everything. A&M is different than UT because it has more emphasis on essay's and EC's.</p>
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gstein:
i understand i dont have the scores or the percentage, but the admission guy said "scores aren't everything, its not all about academics" they look at the full person in a wholistic view.</p>
<p>also i live in north dallas, a rich town, where its very competetive to be the best.
they should take that into consideration!?
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<p>Nor did I say scores were everything, they're just the most important... and at A&M any admissions counselor would admit to that. The fact is, the top 10% rule is diminishing available spots year by year for incoming non-auto admit students. Competitiveness of your school will help, but your SAT/ACT score is what is really bringing your chances down.</p>
<p>If your school is really competitive, then your ACT/SAT scores do not reflect that. I'm top 28% (+/- 2%) and have way higher test scores than you have. I have a friend who is top 40% just like you and has a 1700 SAT (total) and a 3.4/4.0 unweighted GPA.
If you're a bad tester, then college finals will simply make your life miserable.</p>
<p>Maybe some people don't do the test masters and all that prep stuff. For example, I just took it to say that I took it and I got a 1600 at the end of my sophmore year. SAT isnt all about brains. There was this girl two years ago in my art class who had no idea how she got a 2200 on her SAT. She was dumber than a rock but, she was forced to take sat classes by her parents. Oh and there was a guy in my school this year that made a perfect score and he was in the bottom 70% of the class. This whole bragging about test scores is pretty stupid. Some people don't do good on them and end up becoming very successful. Some people just own at taking tests but can't seem to understand the concepts when you need to apply it to the real world. I don't believe that he/she is a bad test taker, I think there is a conflict with timed tests.</p>
<p>I hear there is a new policy put in place for the kid whos parents make less than $30,000 a year. You get into A&M if your gpa is above a 2.5? I might be wrong but my parents told me lol. Sometimes I wonder why I am so well off...</p>