UH vs A&M

College Search & Selection
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<p>I need opinions that are unbiased because all the opinions I've gotten from people whom I've asked so far have been incredibly biased in favor of A&M. Here's my situation.</p>

<p>UH
-Mechanical Engineering
-Honors Program
-Full Ride (includes housing, meal plan, and one year of research stipends & study abroad)
-Located in Houston; good for getting engineering internships/jobs in the energy field
Housing: <a href="http://housing.uh.edu/housing/cougar-village"&gt;http://housing.uh.edu/housing/cougar-village&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>A&M
-General Engineering (after 1st year, students pick engineering discipline; 3.8 for Mechanical)
-Maybe Honors?
-Housing One Mile off campus
-Strong Alumni connections and heavy recruitment
Housing: <a href="http://cambridgeatcollegestation.com/floorplans"&gt;http://cambridgeatcollegestation.com/floorplans&lt;/a> (4 bed)</p>

<p>Money isn't that much of an issue, but a full ride is still nice. Pretty much, I'm curious to what people think of the engineering programs at both universities and which school I should pick. </p>

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<p>I’m probably not much of a help since I don’t know anything about the actual engineering programs, but I’m from Houston and if you want to do anything with petroleum engineering, then there’s no place better than Houston for those sorts of opportunities. Even high school kids have unbelievable access to petroleum and energy internships. However on the other hand, my dad went to A&M and let me tell you, the hypothetical “If a Longhorn is hiring and picking between a UT grad and an A&m grad to chose from, they will chose the more qualified person. If an Aggie is hiring, they will hire the A&M grad.” is absolutely true 100%. The man goes out of his way for his fellow Aggies. Just things to consider. Good luck!</p>

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<p>bumping because of time restraints</p>

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<p>Unbiased opinion - A & M because of its alumni network. Much more established engineering department besides. </p>

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<p>Bump</p>

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<p>The issue is that you want to do Mech E and admission into MechE at A&M is extremely competitive. A 3.8 in college is very, very hard to get. Another way to say this is: go to A&M ONLY if you’re not too attached to Mech.E. Otherwise, UTHonors is better since you’re guaranteed to have your major and I’m quite sure you’ll have lots of perks (like avoiding crowded classrooms, getting to know your professors, better dorms…)</p>

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<p>Bump</p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>Never seen that 3.8 requirement A&M anywhere. My understanding is you need a 2.85 in CBK classes to be admitted into the upper division.</p>

<p><a href=“http://engineering.tamu.edu/media/648568/common_body_of_knowledge__cbk__worksheet.pdf”>http://engineering.tamu.edu/media/648568/common_body_of_knowledge__cbk__worksheet.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>A&M is a great engineering school.</p>

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<p>At the end of the spring semester last year only 14 freshman in the college of engineering had above a 3.75
<a href=“http://registrar.tamu.edu/FacultyStaff/Report/PDFReports/20131/gpac20131EN.pdf”>http://registrar.tamu.edu/FacultyStaff/Report/PDFReports/20131/gpac20131EN.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>The numbers don’t seem quite right for 2013, perhaps due to the change in the engineering admission process. For 2012 78 out of 1026 freshman in engineering had a 3.75 gpa or better.</p>

<p><a href=“http://registrar.tamu.edu/FacultyStaff/Report/PDFReports/20121/gpac20121EN.pdf”>http://registrar.tamu.edu/FacultyStaff/Report/PDFReports/20121/gpac20121EN.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;