<p>Hey Guys,</p>
<p>How hard is it to get into A&M's electrical engineering? I have aspired to major in engineering for quite a bit and have heard that A&M's engineering is great. My grades are not very high (3.75 uw) but have taken challenging courses. Furthermore, I have just finished Multi-variable Calculus in my junior year and will probably take differential equations and linear algebra in my senior year. Do you think I could make it into the program?</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>Are you from Texas? What is your class rank?</p>
<p>From what my counselor has told me, everyone from my school is considered in the top 25% of the class (my school doesn’t rank). I was born and raised in Texas :)</p>
<p>If your school doesn’t rank, then no one is considered in the top 25% – not everyone. Judging your qualifications solely based off of your GPA and a few classes you’ve taken is not wise. What are your EC’s, your SAT/ACTs, is your GPA out of 4.0, how early will you apply, how many AP courses will you have taken by the time you’ve applied? These are all questions that factor into A&M’s decision process.</p>
<p>I have heard from A&M counselor that they do take kids not in top 10% from schools that are considered very competitive. Not certain about your school but you should check with your counselor if you fit the profile of past admits from your school. Are you in a private school?</p>
<p>See… I attend the Texas Academy of Math and Science, and the college counselor there says that every student is automatically counted as top 25% of the class. I take the college courses directly there. Out of a 4.0, I have about a 3.5 in my junior year. Before attending this school, I had around a 3.9 at my old high school. I have taken AP calculus and world history, both of which I got 5’s on. My Act is a 34, and my SAT is a 2220 (780 math, 790 reading, 650 writing)… My school’s counselor says that with my stats, getting into A&M engineering might be hard, but I sort of want a second opinion…</p>
<p>I would think your scores would be enough to get you in…Are you applying for Fall 2012?</p>
<p>Duubleblade - I dont think you go in as a freshman since your TAMS (this is UNT right?) classes are considered college credits. So you should be applying as a transfer which means you don’t go through the general pool.</p>
<p>From what I understood from my friends who have kids there, their kids end up with a lot of transfer credits when they go to one of the State schools. Since you were considered an elite student when you joined TAMS, you get almost an automatic admission to UT or A&M with probably one to one and half years of credits towards your degree. You should normally have 2 years but if you are doing electrical engg, most probably only your Math and some science credits count which are taken outside the major.</p>
<p>I don’t know about the automatic admission, but I’m pretty sure I have to apply to be a freshman like the rest of the other high school graduates (even though I do still to keep the credits)…</p>
<p>Do you think I have a good chance of getting into A&M’s engineering? From what I heard, its a pretty competitive program to get into(I heard some of my classmates didn’t get into it). Since our school doesn’t rank, we don’t usually get automatic admission into state colleges…</p>
<p>You are considered part of a college and so ranking is irrelevant since you have the standing of a sophomore in college.</p>
<p>How is your classmate trying to A&M without completing the program? You should be talking to your counselors on where people are going after they finish TAMS and if there are some going to A&M.</p>
<p>Got it. Thanks for your second opinion! I guess I still need to figure out what my type of application is…</p>
<p>But even if I apply as a transfer student, my 'college" GPA is only a 3.5. Wouldn’t it still be difficult to get into the engineering program. The classmate I mentioned graduated this year (class of 2011). I am part of the class of 2012. I guess I’ll ask my counselor about this…</p>
<p>Anyways, Thank you so much for your help!</p>
<p>the Texas academy of Math & Science is a program for high school Jr/Sr’s. They receive a High School deploma - with college credit. He will apply like anyother freshman and will likely be snatched up by his college major of choice.</p>
<p>[Recent</a> UNT TAMS graduates named to USA Today academic teams - University of North Texas News Service](<a href=“http://web3.unt.edu/news/story.cfm?story=10439]Recent”>http://web3.unt.edu/news/story.cfm?story=10439)</p>
<p>“Lin and Lu both graduated May 11 from the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, a two-year residential program at UNT that allows talented students to complete their freshman and sophomore years of college while earning their high school diplomas. Students enter TAMS after their sophomore year of high school, live in a UNT residence hall and attend UNT classes with college students. After four semesters, they graduate from TAMS with 60 hours of college credit and the equivalent of a high school diploma. They stay at UNT or transfer to other universities to finish their bachelor’s degrees.”</p>
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<p>Your college counselor is wrong. Regardless, your stats will be good enough to get into TAMU Engineering, contingent upon you not applying at the last second.</p>