Texas A&M Admission Information
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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
GENERAL INFORMATION AND APPLICATION
Around 56,000 students on main campus (College Station)
950 Student Organizations
Around 10,000 new freshman accepted each year
Apply through ApplyTexas.org (applications open August 1st and close December 1st); apply as soon as possible
Send essays through ApplyTexas, request transcript through counseling office, bacterial meningitis records and
letters of rec can all be uploaded through A&M system
Check status of admission documents on applicant tab (howdy.tamu.edu)
ADMISSION OPTIONS
1) Top 10% of your graduation class means automatic acceptance; around 55% of A&M admits are through Top
10%
2) Academic Admit (automatic if: in the top 25% of your class and SAT 1300 (600 on reading and math) or 30
ACT (27 math and English); around 13% admitted through academic admit
Average SAT for an A&M student is 1260 and 26/27 on ACT
3) Review Admits (holistic review of student including class rank, sat/act scores (will superscore), extra
characteristics such as essays, leadership, work history, school and community service, socioeconomic status,
history of overcoming adversity; around 32% admitted through review admission
Review admits will be notified by March 1st
ADMISSION CONTINUED
Admission decisions are made regardless of the major you request
If you want a high interest area major such as engineering, you will need to put both your 1st and 2nd choice as
your desired first pick major. Around 85% of incoming freshman are admitted on a first-come, first-serve basis to
their 1st choice major, after that, an admission review is completed and you are rolled to your 2nd choice major
For engineering, there is no longer a SAT/ACT test minimum. You will now take A&M math assessment for
placement into specific engineering major (i.e. electrical, civil, aerospace)
You have 30 days after your official acceptance for priority housing
Housing assigned on first come, first serve basis; if you apply 31 days after acceptance letter you will be
considered after all other priority requests (reslife.tamu.edu)
Deposit-$300, fully refundable up until May 1st
HONORS COURSES
These are honors courses, not specific honors college
Must be in top 10% and have SAT 1250 (570 reading and math) or ACT 28 (27 reading and math)
Courses challenge promising students, smaller classes foster inquiry, higher academic levels foster growth
If interested in honors college, separate application
COST OF ATTENDANCE
Total COA: $22,470
Tuition--$9, 180
Room and Board--$9,522
Books--$1,000
Remember that all of these numbers are general estimates and can either fluctuate down or up depending on
Room and Board, specific degree you are seeking, etc.
There is now locked rate tuition for 4 years of attendance (12 consecutive semesters). Visit financialaid.tamu.edu
for more tuition information
Your locked rate is different depending on your chosen major
FINANCIAL AID
Apply for scholarships by December 1st on ApplyTexas.org
Everyone who meets the deadline of December 1st are put in the scholarship pool and won’t be offered financial
aid immediately
Apply for a pin at pin.ed.gov for FAFSA
Complete FAFSA as of January 1, 2015 (must submit to A&M by March 15th for priority deadline)
A&M code for FAFSA is 003632
Visit scholarships.tamu.edu for more information
SCHOLARSHIPS
Regents Scholar Program: $20,000 scholarship for first generation college student
Family income of $40,000 or less
Neither biological or step parent has bachelor’s degree
Linked with student success program and must live on campus freshman year
--Around 1,100 regent scholars accepted each year (must complete FAFSA by Mar 15)
OTHER WAYS TO AGGIELAND
Blinn TEAM (dual enrollment with Blinn)
2 year program through Blinn then fully admitted to A&M; courses at A&M and Blinn
Still get perks of A&M student: A&M id, attend games, live on Texas A&M campus
Summer Gateway Program
2nd session of summer school
Take 7 hours of class, 2.0 GPA
Admitted for Fall
Transfer Admission
Sign up for program at community college/jr college and ensure all courses transfer
TEXAS A&M--GALVESTON
Best known for ocean sciences degrees, engineering, transportation, business and liberal arts
Around 2,500 students
Same Aggieland traditions as College Station: Aggie ring and diploma, access to tickets to games
Visit www.tamug.edu for more information
BE EDUCATED ABOUT AGGIELAND
Students—Sign up for Aggiebound.com for all information pertaining to Texas A&M and admissions
Aggieland Saturday—February 14, 2015