<p>I'm applying as an international undergraduate student to Texas A&M for the petroleum engineering. My Sat scores are 510 (CR), 650 (Math), 510 (Wr). I'm in the top qrt 25% in HS Class Rank.
I had a volunteering experience (worked as a translator and established escorts of guests in sports competitions) in the Ministry of youth and sports of the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2 years (from 2010 to 2012).
It's very important for me to get an information and reply about my chances of being admitted to this university. Thanks everyone for attention!</p>
<p>Not well, you need to get your SAT score up.</p>
<p>^Ditto what he said.</p>
<p>But I fulfil the minimum SAT requirements of Texas A&M : 500 (CR) and 500 (Math)…
By the way, I also passed TOEFL for 85. What do you think people?</p>
<p>Keyword there is “minimum” SAT requirements. Your chances are very low with the score you have.</p>
<p>Don’t do petroleum engineering! Sure, they make a lot of money, but what if you change your mind? Id suggest chemical engineering since you’d have a lot of l options after college and you can still work as a petE</p>
<p>I’ve never heard of anyone working as a petroleum engineer that did not have the PetE degree and I’ve worked at petroleum engineering firms. If you want to be a petroleum engineer you need the degree.</p>
<p>ChemE’s can work in the energy industry but they won’t be an PetE. ChemE’s do have more options.</p>
<p>Oh… Then never mind!</p>
<p>Take the following with some skepticism because I can’t find the documents right now to prove it, but this is what I remember hearing at the new student conference last week: starting this application cycle (entering fall 2014) you will no longer apply into engineering subdisciplines (like PetE) but rather you only apply generally to the School of Engineering. Therefore, whether you get into PetE will have a lot to do with your freshman grades at TAMU, and not as much to do with your high school grades, standardized tests, and how early you apply. Can anyone confirm that this is what they said during the engineering orientation session? JR</p>
<p>I would say that is accurate EXCEPT for the “how early you apply” part. Engineering fills up FAST. I would apply as soon as possible.</p>
<p>In other words, you might not make it into GENERAL engineering if you don’t apply soon enough.</p>
<p>Agreed. JR</p>
<p>The Look School is not automatically admitting engineers into their discipline anymore. With an 1160 CR+M your chances of being accepted into PetE are probably very close to zero. You need to STUDY and retake the SATs and get at least a 1300 CR+M to have some sort of a chance. If you want you can try looking into Geophysics/Geology for the oil and gas industry it’s a good option.</p>
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<p>This is not true at all OP.</p>
<p>Proof? From my experience I’ve never seen a petroleum engineer that did not have the degree.</p>
<p>kldat you are not very knowledgeable on this subject. A degree in chemical engineering is very versatile and can set you up for a career in the oil & gas industry very easily.</p>
<p>sorry to intrude but i got my UIN # one step closer to tamu!</p>
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<p>An amount in the triple digits of people I know who work for BP, Chevron, Shell, BHP, Occidental, etc. who work as petroleum engineers who have degrees in mechanical/chemical engineering.</p>
<p>For example in the spring 2013 hiring report alone:</p>
<p>Chemical Engineering Majors:
BHP Billiton Production Engineer
BHP Billiton Reservoir Engineer
BP Well Intervention Engineer
Chevron Petroleum Engineer
ConocoPhillips Reservoir Engineer
OXY Production Engineer</p>
<p>Mechanical Engineering Majors:
BHP Billiton Drilling Engineer
BHP Billiton Drilling Engineer
BHP Billiton Production Engineer
Chevron Drilling Engineer
ConocoPhillips Drilling Engineer
Shell Completions Engineer
Shell Completions Engineer</p>
<p>That’s just Spring 2013.</p>
<p>I work in the oil and gas industry too. Both chemical and mechanical engineering are majors that are widely sought after…and yes, some of them are hired to be “petroleum engineers”.</p>
<p>That’s like being an airline pilot without training. Oh well. The petroleum consulting firm I worked for did not have non-petroleum engineers serving in that capacity.</p>
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<p>SMH</p>
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