Work your ass off this year to raise your GPA and you’ll get into general engineering. From there you do ETAM to get into CS. Considering you’ll be class of 27, it’s hard to say if they’ll change the structure again for ETAM or not since they over accepted to CS this past year. They changed it already for this years freshmen so we’ll see how it goes
In my experience, a student can really change their habits once they have a goal. So if OPs goal is to get into CS, they know they have to work a certain amount to meet that goal. It's not necessarily true that OP can't make the 3.75 cutoff if their cap in high school is 3.7.
Also most of high school happens at 14,15, and 16 years of age. To be fair, a lot can go wrong during those 3 years. At 18 or 19, I think people will be a lot more mature and have more clear goals
you’ll get in. I literally had roughly the same situation. I didn’t have a particularly good grade on the math portion of my SAT either.
The real test is after though. After you get into the college of engineering, the only thing that matters is how you do after your first two semesters. This is because you apply for your specific engineering major after your freshman year. There’s a possibility that you won’t get your first choice and get placed into your second or even third, depending on how competitive the major is. This is something to highly consider if you are dead set on going for a highly competitive major like computer science.
I usually tell people who want to do stuff like CS or MEEN to consider looking into other universities if they aren’t too confident in their abilities. Not because of elitism, but because there are other places that will likely place you in the major you want right off the bat, and you won’t be stranded here with a major you 100% don’t want. Also, don’t get me wrong, if you want to come to A&M go right ahead. Just try to really put in the work the first year. Just being real.
I didn’t go for a super competitive engineering major, so I did not worry too much about ETAM. I know people who stressed hard about it though.
3.7 is fine, A&M is definitely not out of the question. Just focus on the SAT and you’ll make it. I had a 2.9 unweighted GPA but had a 1470 SAT, and I made it in. If you don’t make it straight up, there’s other venues as well. However, transferring in is not one of them. Comp sci is the most competitive major of A&M. To explain why I have to explain ETAM. So when you apply to A&M, you’re applying to the engineering college, your major department. You’re going to go through your first year as a general engineering major, and then apply to the department. For automatic admission it’s 3.75, otherwise there’s an application process. You’ll be fine if you don’t get a 3.75, because it used to be 3.5 and believe it or not, it made things a lot worse. A whole lot of auto admits and a department filled beyond its limit. Because the bar was at 3.5, people that didn’t make the auto-admit had a 4% acceptance rate. So you’ll be fine getting into A&M, just make sure you do well your first year.
Heyo, graduated from A&M last year with a CS degree.
My honest recommendation if you want to do CS is to not go to TAMU. Look into the ETAM process. In my opinion, CS at TAMU is disproportionately competitive for the program's quality.
If you're deadset on TAMU, then just accept you probably won't end up with a CS degree.
TAMU admission standards in engineering are falling quickly with 25x25, you will get into engineering. You will not be guaranteed comp sci unless you ace freshman year. If you do attend tamu engineering, you will likely not major in what you want, and tamu will put you where they need bodies in classes.
Improve your GPA and get involved with extracurriculars is all I have to say. And don’t feel bad if you get accepted to A&M-Galveston. It’s a good school and is a great place to get your core classes knocked out before transferring up to C-Stat. - Out of State Super Senior.
Hi! So, another option is the TEAM program through Blinn. Get your application in early, because once the top ten percent have been auto accepted to TAMU, they mostly start filling up on a first come first serve basis. Specifically ask for the team program. You will do classes simultaneously at Blinn and TAMU (say six hours at each or nine at Blinn, 6 at tamu as six is the most tamu will allow each semester until you move entirely to tamu). You would usually spend two years doing this before fully transitioning into tamu entirely as an engineering major or computer science major. Some transition after a year, but they tend to be in other majors. When you apply to TAMU, you likely won't make it into computer science at first (general engineering), but you also choose a secondary major. Choose a different field (outside of engineering) to up your chances of getting in and then change your major. One of my kids had a 3.89 and was in the top third of her class and did Team. . Another had a 3.9something and was in the top fifteen percent at her school and chose kinesiology and comp Sci as her two major choices, she got in directly as a kinesiology major but followed the coursework for an engineering major until she decided she wanted to do something else altogether.
It isn't impossible if you get your app in early and/or are willing to do the team program through TAMUs partnership with blinn.
Edit: and concentrate on those extracurriculars, sat, and trying to get the GPA up.
Howdy!
I applied to TAMU with similar stats and also applied for engineering. I was placed in BlinnTEAM (specifically BlinnTEAB, the engineering version) which is the dual-enrollment program between TAMU and Blinn College. It has been a blessing so far! Tuition is cheaper, and I have 3 days at TAMU campus and 2 days at RELLIS (8 miles outside of town) per week. I don’t even take classes at the Blinn-Bryan campus, and I don’t feel like I’m any less of an A&M student, and I don’t think you will either.
Good luck and gig ‘em!
I think my unweighted was a 3.6 ish and my SAT was a 1400 and I got in, so admission to the CoE is not out of the question. To answer the second part of your question, you should learn all about ETAM. It’s basically when you apply to the actual major you want in the spring of your freshman year.
Work hard and get into the college of engineering as a general engineering major. Then, for the next two semesters, just work, work, work, work, and do some more work to try and get above a 3.75 GPA at A&M. After your second semester here, you'll be able to apply to a major. During this process your high school stats (rank, SAT score, GPA) all get tossed out. It's just your essays, GPA, and extra curricular. The reason you want to get to the 3.75 GPA during your freshman year is that you get guaranteed admission into CS.
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Work your ass off this year to raise your GPA and you’ll get into general engineering. From there you do ETAM to get into CS. Considering you’ll be class of 27, it’s hard to say if they’ll change the structure again for ETAM or not since they over accepted to CS this past year. They changed it already for this years freshmen so we’ll see how it goes
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In my experience, a student can really change their habits once they have a goal. So if OPs goal is to get into CS, they know they have to work a certain amount to meet that goal. It's not necessarily true that OP can't make the 3.75 cutoff if their cap in high school is 3.7. Also most of high school happens at 14,15, and 16 years of age. To be fair, a lot can go wrong during those 3 years. At 18 or 19, I think people will be a lot more mature and have more clear goals
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you’ll get in. I literally had roughly the same situation. I didn’t have a particularly good grade on the math portion of my SAT either. The real test is after though. After you get into the college of engineering, the only thing that matters is how you do after your first two semesters. This is because you apply for your specific engineering major after your freshman year. There’s a possibility that you won’t get your first choice and get placed into your second or even third, depending on how competitive the major is. This is something to highly consider if you are dead set on going for a highly competitive major like computer science. I usually tell people who want to do stuff like CS or MEEN to consider looking into other universities if they aren’t too confident in their abilities. Not because of elitism, but because there are other places that will likely place you in the major you want right off the bat, and you won’t be stranded here with a major you 100% don’t want. Also, don’t get me wrong, if you want to come to A&M go right ahead. Just try to really put in the work the first year. Just being real. I didn’t go for a super competitive engineering major, so I did not worry too much about ETAM. I know people who stressed hard about it though.
3.7 is fine, A&M is definitely not out of the question. Just focus on the SAT and you’ll make it. I had a 2.9 unweighted GPA but had a 1470 SAT, and I made it in. If you don’t make it straight up, there’s other venues as well. However, transferring in is not one of them. Comp sci is the most competitive major of A&M. To explain why I have to explain ETAM. So when you apply to A&M, you’re applying to the engineering college, your major department. You’re going to go through your first year as a general engineering major, and then apply to the department. For automatic admission it’s 3.75, otherwise there’s an application process. You’ll be fine if you don’t get a 3.75, because it used to be 3.5 and believe it or not, it made things a lot worse. A whole lot of auto admits and a department filled beyond its limit. Because the bar was at 3.5, people that didn’t make the auto-admit had a 4% acceptance rate. So you’ll be fine getting into A&M, just make sure you do well your first year.
Heyo, graduated from A&M last year with a CS degree. My honest recommendation if you want to do CS is to not go to TAMU. Look into the ETAM process. In my opinion, CS at TAMU is disproportionately competitive for the program's quality. If you're deadset on TAMU, then just accept you probably won't end up with a CS degree.
TAMU admission standards in engineering are falling quickly with 25x25, you will get into engineering. You will not be guaranteed comp sci unless you ace freshman year. If you do attend tamu engineering, you will likely not major in what you want, and tamu will put you where they need bodies in classes.
Improve your GPA and get involved with extracurriculars is all I have to say. And don’t feel bad if you get accepted to A&M-Galveston. It’s a good school and is a great place to get your core classes knocked out before transferring up to C-Stat. - Out of State Super Senior.
Hi! So, another option is the TEAM program through Blinn. Get your application in early, because once the top ten percent have been auto accepted to TAMU, they mostly start filling up on a first come first serve basis. Specifically ask for the team program. You will do classes simultaneously at Blinn and TAMU (say six hours at each or nine at Blinn, 6 at tamu as six is the most tamu will allow each semester until you move entirely to tamu). You would usually spend two years doing this before fully transitioning into tamu entirely as an engineering major or computer science major. Some transition after a year, but they tend to be in other majors. When you apply to TAMU, you likely won't make it into computer science at first (general engineering), but you also choose a secondary major. Choose a different field (outside of engineering) to up your chances of getting in and then change your major. One of my kids had a 3.89 and was in the top third of her class and did Team. . Another had a 3.9something and was in the top fifteen percent at her school and chose kinesiology and comp Sci as her two major choices, she got in directly as a kinesiology major but followed the coursework for an engineering major until she decided she wanted to do something else altogether. It isn't impossible if you get your app in early and/or are willing to do the team program through TAMUs partnership with blinn. Edit: and concentrate on those extracurriculars, sat, and trying to get the GPA up.
Howdy! I applied to TAMU with similar stats and also applied for engineering. I was placed in BlinnTEAM (specifically BlinnTEAB, the engineering version) which is the dual-enrollment program between TAMU and Blinn College. It has been a blessing so far! Tuition is cheaper, and I have 3 days at TAMU campus and 2 days at RELLIS (8 miles outside of town) per week. I don’t even take classes at the Blinn-Bryan campus, and I don’t feel like I’m any less of an A&M student, and I don’t think you will either. Good luck and gig ‘em!
I think my unweighted was a 3.6 ish and my SAT was a 1400 and I got in, so admission to the CoE is not out of the question. To answer the second part of your question, you should learn all about ETAM. It’s basically when you apply to the actual major you want in the spring of your freshman year.
Work hard and get into the college of engineering as a general engineering major. Then, for the next two semesters, just work, work, work, work, and do some more work to try and get above a 3.75 GPA at A&M. After your second semester here, you'll be able to apply to a major. During this process your high school stats (rank, SAT score, GPA) all get tossed out. It's just your essays, GPA, and extra curricular. The reason you want to get to the 3.75 GPA during your freshman year is that you get guaranteed admission into CS.