Anonymous wrote:what is wrong with being conservative.

No one is criticizing "conservative." These are matter of fact descriptions of Texas A&M. It is different than Oberlin.

what is wrong with being conservative.

I attended. Great engineering school as others have said. Very traditional/conservative, but big enough that someone who doesn't fit that profile won't be excluded completely. Very rah-rah school spirit. Not big on Greek life. Overall it was OK (and I got a scholarship) so I don't completely regret it, but it wasn't the best fit for me personally.

Anyone who answers to the name “Jimbo” is suspect to me.

I'm a Texan and come from a long line of Aggies. A&M is a rock solid school academically and is pretty difficult for admissions, particularly for Engineering and Business. I have a number of friends whose kids are there now and they are top students academically. I believe the OOS student population is less than 10%, so it's heavily Texan. I agree that's it's culty school, but students get the big school experience and they do a lot around traditions and community building.

A&M alum and this previous poster is spot on.

That being said, the school is huge. With 60,000 undergrads, there's still room for students who don't fall into the conservative Texan football-loving profile.

Anonymous wrote:DC is considering UT Austin for engineering - but likely wont get an admit there.

However, Texas A&M seems to be a great choice too.. I have heard good things about their Engineering and Business Program - and also the Bush School of Govt and Public Policy.

Any first hand experience as a OOS at Texas A&M?

You should visit. It's a great school for engineering. But Texas A&M is a certain kind of Texas - pretty conservative, very clean cut, very traditional gender roles, very patriotic, very protestant Christian, very into football. It can be a little cultish. It's not for everyone. But a lot of people do really like it. It has a great professional network too. But Texas A&M is very much a love it or hate it school.

Anonymous wrote:Excellent school. Underrated. The kind of place where men still act like men.

Not the yell leaders.

Anonymous wrote:Highly underrated.

Excellent academics, strong on-campus hiring. Good weather. Fun place - Aggies football is legendary.

Just not in a good way

Highly underrated.

Excellent academics, strong on-campus hiring. Good weather. Fun place - Aggies football is legendary.

They have a very strong alumni network.

Excellent school. Underrated. The kind of place where men still act like men.

Don’t do it. I cannot imagine going to that school out of state. Pretty culty too. - Texan.

It's more Texas that UT, for better or worse depending on your kid's outlook

DC is considering UT Austin for engineering - but likely wont get an admit there.

However, Texas A&M seems to be a great choice too.. I have heard good things about their Engineering and Business Program - and also the Bush School of Govt and Public Policy.

Any first hand experience as a OOS at Texas A&M?