(Texas-A&M-College Station) I started my undergrad at A&M in 1995 and

How this student rated the school

Educational Quality	B	Faculty Accessibility	B
Useful Schoolwork	C	Excess Competition	B
Academic Success	B+	Creativity/ Innovation	C
Individual Value	B-	University Resource Use	A-
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	B-	Friendliness	B+
Campus Maintenance	A-	Social Life	C+
Surrounding City	B-	Extra Curriculars	A-
Safety	A-

Describes the student body as: Friendly, Approachable, Closeminded Describes the faculty as: Friendly

Male

Not so bright

Lowest Rating Useful Schoolwork	C

Highest Rating University Resource Use	A-

He cares more about Useful Schoolwork than the average student.

Date: Dec 10 2007
Major: Business - Management and Administration (This Major's Salary over time)
I started my undergrad at A&M in 1995 and loved it, though I was immature and didn't study at all so I only stayed until 1997. I finished my degree at A&M Corpus and worked in IT for big oil for 5+ years before returning to A&M for a Masters in MIS.

My thoughts on my undergrad years as CS then MIS: The programs were challenging but I had at least 4 professors that barely spoke English, these were all mathematicians or programmers here for research, not teaching. The programs are what you make of them. If you challenge yourself and discuss the opportunities with your professor than you'll succeed and learn a great deal.

My thoughts on the Mays Business School and grad programs:

It can be challenging but it's pretty much impossible to fail as long as you put in some effort. The school and universities in general are trying to make themselves look good in rankings and this comes through in the classroom and the career centers. Again, if you put in the effort and set goals to challenge yourself then you'll do fine, learn a lot and get a good job.

My thoughts on culture and Aggieland: I was raised an Aggie so I love the traditions and the small town feel for college. The town has grown a lot since the 90's but is still a small town. I'm from Houston and San Antonio and still find plenty to do here. Also, it's less than 3 hours to Houston, Austin, Dallas, or San Antonio. The town and student are conservative and traditionally Christian but that hasn't stopped me from fitting in with both the country kids, the city kids, the hippies, etc. Though I don't get along with the Greek life stuff much. I am non-Christian and sit in the middle of the road politically and I've never had a problem meeting people, having interesting dialog, and generally having a good time.

Everyone has their niche and this place isn't for everyone, same as UT, Texas Tech, or OU aren't for me. So good luck everyone, and keep an open mind when you come here and see the so-called closed minds of Aggieland.

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