Texas A&M University — Restaurant in College Station

Three years an Aggie, and I can tell you that I will NOT let my kids come here for college.

I grew up wanting to be an Aggie; I was the loudest and proudest member of the class of 2020 ever since I heard the War Hymn. My parents both went to TAMU. My dad is a mechanical engineer and my mom is a journalist. It breaks my heart to write this review; A&M broke my heart and has been scouring my back ever since my first semester.

As a freshman (right after my first ever midterm grades came out), I was told that I would never get into medical school unless I went to "Universidad Guadalajara," according to the Transition Academic Programs academic advisers. I was also told that I was "too dumb" to be an engineer, or even to graduate from A&M with a degree in anything other than liberal arts. It does my heart good to prove the people whose job it is to facilitate my success wrong.

Aside from my personal experiences, it is abundantly clear that TAMU does not treat students in the same way that wealthy alumni are treated. If you need proof, just look at the hotel next to Kyle Field. As a student here, you will become a cog in a money-making machine, another piggy bank that the University can pilfer and use to finance $75 million coaching contracts and provide more resources for the engineering college. The only friends you have as a Texan walking into this place are your state representatives and senators; otherwise, TAMU would immediately assume its place (a place its desperately wanted) among the Ivy League schools and all the snobbery that comes with them. I have witnessed professors intentionally flunk kids out just to make themselves feel good; I have witnessed intellectually disabled students being kicked out the University because of academic "underperformance;" I have endured inept and unreliable academic advice; and, like most students, have repeatedly gone head-to-head with the Parking Service. The idea that I pay $480 a year to have a garage permit that is worthless on football weekends is both morally wrong and a ripoff. TAMU finds every tiny excuse to slap parking fines on students' accounts, whether it be because you backed into a parking space or because you were running late to class and parked close by.

I can honestly say that the only good thing I will have coming out of this place is an Aggie Ring, because the Aggie Network is the only thing about TAMU that isn't fake. This is NOT the school your grandparents or parents went to; however, it can be for the generous donation of $1 million+. The only thing saving TAMU from getting a 1 star review is the general student body. You won't find nicer people anywhere, but you can chalk that up to Texans being Texans. I hope this helps for anyone who is surfing these reviews for whatever reason... think LONG AND HARD before...

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My wife and I took my daughter on a campus visit this weekend. My daughter loved the school and has the school on her list along with Colorado State among others.

I on the other hand was somewhat disappointed. It was just not a very welcoming experience. The students that were providing the various tours were polite enough but it wasn’t really a,” Welcome to aTm! We are so glad that you’re considering us!”. Instead it was, “Howdy, consider yourself fortunate enough if you are accepted.”.

I’ve been to plenty of campuses to include CU (Boulder), UT (Austin), Baylor (Waco), UCSB (Santa Barbara), etc. Some campus visits required a fee but they also provided meals, parking and swag. They gave you the feeling of belonging and you wanted to enroll there.

aTm on the other hand wanted to show how big they were, how much everything would cost and if you wanted to visit various areas of the campus, they made a profit by charging you parking at every opportunity.

I was slightly surprised as you would think the 3rd largest university in the country would have the assets to provide parking waivers or a day pass for visiting parents.

The amenities and facilities were very nice and what you would expect from a top tier university. The campus was clean and various construction was occurring to indicate growth.

We were slightly surprised that the campus was beginning to feel cramped as it appears they had surrounding acreage to expand.

With that being said, the nursing school did seem to be a good distance from the main campus. So they might be working on this type of expansion.

As a helpful suggestion, offer parking passes to registered visitors (even if they have to pay for it). Along with google links to the various schools of interest for visitors. As Google maps has not been updated in some time and some of the college of study were outdated. (This might be something the computer science students...