<p>I was pondering college admissions today, and realized that I need more safety schools that I can apply to this late. After some searching I came upon A&M, and I’m 99% sure that I qualify for their automatic admit program. I had a couple basic questions about the school to see if I should drop $60, which is kind of a tough thing to do in my family during these times, so it has to count. OOS applicant by the way.</p>
<p>Full Mexican Male
Florida
Senior at one of the best private schools in my area
I’m probably in the top 20% out of 160 (As far as I know, school doesn’t rank)
GPA- 3.94 unweighted, 4.16 weighted (After 1st semester grades, 4.23 W, 3.95 UW)</p>
<p>SAT- 720 Math, 630 CR, 730 Writing (7 Essay)
This is the first time I took it, which ended up being the best score</p>
<p>SAT Subject- 720 Chem, 680 Math I (I didn’t study for this at all because I spent the whole month studying Chem. I payed the price)</p>
<p>AP- I took my first AP’s senior year (Chemistry, Calc AB, and American Gov)</p>
<p>Courseload- Difficult, the hardest that I could possibly take with the exception of English, where I took Honors instead of AP</p>
<p>EC’s</p>
<p>Community Service (9-12)- I have about 100 hours so far through four years, on pace for 200 by the end of senior year</p>
<p>Church’s Weekly Dinner for Homeless (10-12)- Where I get the majority of my hours</p>
<p>Church’s Annual Retreat (12)- Youth Leader</p>
<p>Students Against Destructive Decisions (11-12)- Membership Director</p>
<p>National Honor Society (12)</p>
<p>Social Studies Honor Society (11-12)</p>
<p>French Honor Society (11-12)</p>
<p>Hispanic Appreciation Club (10-12)- Board of Directors</p>
<p>I held a couple of jobs over the summer, one at a horse farm in June and as a cashier in a restaurant through July</p>
<p>Random Stuff</p>
<p>Outstanding Student in French- 11</p>
<p>Played bass for 5 years</p>
<p>Fluent in Spanish, semifluent in French</p>
<li><p>How good/prestigious is the engineering school, more specifically the chemical engineering program? Because my two other safety schools are not really high up there in terms of engineering and I at least wanted a safety with a good program.</p></li>
<li><p>What is the general atmosphere of College Station like? Is it basically the college and that’s it? Or is there a good amount of things to do outside of the school? How close is it (int terms of a car ride) to Dallas and Houston?</p></li>
<li><p>How good is the financial aid programs in terms of meeting a student’s need, especially for OOS students? How much can I expect to get after an auto admit?</p></li>
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<p>Thanks to everybody who answers my questions.</p>