<p>Question
Can you be an "Academic Admit" if your high school doesn't rank?
My school doesn't rank students or weigh GPAs, but sends a school profile to colleges instead.</p>
<p>I'm interested in getting a BA in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M.
I just finished my junior year. I attend a really competitive high school in NY (Ranked 2nd in NY, USNews).</p>
<p>GPA: 3.3-3.4
SAT: 1340 (2030/2400). I plan to take the ACT and get a 32+, as well as retake my SAT to get 1400-1500.</p>
<p>I just want a general opinion of my chances from a numeric standpoint. I usually wouldn't ask about this since my school provides college admission statistics every year, but the problem is nobody from my school applied to Texas A&M.</p>
<p>I don't know if I'm allowed to ask this in a Texas A&M thread, but can someone recommend other colleges that are very good for Petroleum engineering if this college is out of my reach? I know Penn State has an okay one and is closer. If it helps for an admission's comparison, my school had an 92% acceptance rate (65/71) to Penn State for 2012-2013. The average GPA for student's accepted was 3.3.</p>
<p>The academic admit part is mainly for Texas residents. Non-residents are judged separately and there are not many seats at A&M for non-residents.</p>
<p><a href=“http://dars.tamu.edu/dars/files/63/63e9e416-1741-4779-83c5-d72801abb25b.pdf[/url]”>http://dars.tamu.edu/dars/files/63/63e9e416-1741-4779-83c5-d72801abb25b.pdf</a></p>
<p>Page 3 shows there are only about 3 percent OOS students who are undergrads at A&M or about 300 students each year.</p>
<p>Texas has several schools that are good for Petroleum Engineering. I think University of Houston would come after UT and A&M. You may even get some money from them.</p>
<p>Perazziman - The link above does not seem to say anything about OOS? </p>
<p>Is it something published somewhere?</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses. My knowledge is OOS applicants can be admitted under academic admit policy. I’d like to know, chances wise, is it still worth applying to TAMU?</p>
<p>Apply no matter what.</p>
<p>texaspg, My son was in state when he applied, so I never looked for an official policy, but I did see posts from oos students who got in under the academic admit policy. </p>
<p>TBBxsci, As far as class rank is concerned I believe your school will have to furnish its profile to A&M and the college will estimate your class rank:</p>
<p>[Required</a> Documents for the Freshman Application](<a href=“http://admissions.tamu.edu/freshmen/gettingin/reqDocuments/definitions.aspx]Required”>http://admissions.tamu.edu/freshmen/gettingin/reqDocuments/definitions.aspx)</p>
<p>Honestly speaking, if TAMU tries to estimate my class rank it would probably hurt my chances. Also, if the earliest time I can apply is September-October, what are the chances that Petroleum Engineering seats are still available? Can I get some other opinions as to my chances of getting in?</p>
<p>Go ahead and apply. Your chances are small due to GPA and the test score could be a little better. Getting into Petroleum Engineering late will also be more difficult. Many in-state kids apply the first few weeks the application is open.</p>
<p>You will never know unless you try.</p>
<p>Why can you not apply earlier?</p>
<p>I don’t think I’ll be able to get all the required and recommended documents ready until my senior year starts, which is in September. Will my chances be much less if I applied midway through September?</p>