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1 Texas A&M University Texas A&M University-Commere Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texas A&M University The Texas A&M University System Texas A&M University at Galveston Prairie View A&M University Tarleton State University Texas A&M International University Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Texas A&M University-Kingsville West

2 Choosing the right ollege is one of the most important and most hallenging deisions you will make in your life. You are not only looking at aademis, but ost, loation, student ativities and ampus size. At The Texas A&M University System, we have 10 ampuses that offer a variety of eduational, geographi, demographi and ultural opportunities for undergraduates that we know will provide you with a perfet fit to your needs. I invite you to take a look at all of the universities within the A&M System. Whether you re interested in art, eduation, arhiteture, agriulture, engineering, mediine, or anything in between, I m sure you ll find a university that has just what you re looking for. This brohure will give you and your family an opportunity to learn about eah of our universities and to provide websites and ontat information with whih you an learn even more. As a parent who has sent two kids to ollege and with one more to go, I realize that getting information about your options is the most important step you an take before making a deision. I wish you the best of luk in your searh, and know that The Texas A&M University System an provide you with the means to ahieve the eduational goals you have set. Mihael D. MKinney, M.D. Chanellor The Texas A&M University System

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4 Home Browse Searh Invite Mail Blog Favorites Groups Events Teams Musi Profs Texas A&M University Gig em, Aggies! 133 years old College Station, My URL: Enrollment (Fall 2006) 45,380 Average ost per 15 SCH (Fall 2006) $3,483 Average undergraduate lass size 39.4 Student-to-faulty ratio 20:1 Average finanial aid award $11,985 Average freshmen SAT/ACT SAT 1202 / ACT undergraduate degrees. Anthropology; mirobiology; ommuniations; business; teleommuniation media studies; forest siene; mirobiology; zoology; aerospae engineering; nulear engineering; atmospheri sienes; arhiteture; wildlife & fisheries sienes; more and graduate and online degrees. The Aggies are in your Loated in College Station, whih together with the ity of Bryan, has about 120,000 people. We re about 100 miles northwest of Houston, 120 miles northeast of Austin and 200 miles south of Dallas. Nikname: Masot: Aggies Reveille Maroon and white More than 800 student organizations rereational sports; ommunity servie groups; aademi lubs; performane groups; speial interest lubs; more Baseball; basketball; equestrian; football; golf; soer; softball; swimming & diving; tennis; trak & ross ountry; volleyball. MORE admissions.tamu.edu Finanial aid and sholarships finanialaid.tamu.edu TAMU HAS 10 FRIENDS TAMUG PVAMU Tarleton TAMIU TAMUCC TAMUK WTAMU TAMUC TAMUT TOM 4

5 Galveston, Texas Esape and explore. Home Browse Searh Invite Mail Blog Favorites Groups Events Teams Musi Profs Texas A&M University at Galveston The oean is our lassroom and our playground. 45 years old Galveston, My URL: Enrollment (Fall 2006) 1,553 Average ost per 15 SCH (Fall 2006) $2,825 Average lass size 14.3 Student-to-faulty ratio 16:1 Average finanial aid award $8,500 Average freshmen SAT/ACT SAT 1070 / ACT 23 Nine undergraduate degrees. Marine biology; marine sienes (oeanography); marine engineering tehnology; marine transportation; marine fisheries; maritime systems engineering (oean/ivil); maritime administration (poliy/business); maritime studies (liberal arts); oean and oastal resoures; more and graduate degrees. The Sea Aggies are in your Loated in histori Galveston (population 58,000), the ampus provides students with immediate aess to Galveston Bay, the Gulf of Mexio and Houston. Nikname: Sea Aggies Maroon and white Aggie rew (rowing); drill team; student government; dive lub; SALT (Sea Aggies Learning Traditions); drama lub; fishing lub (Aggie Anglers); surf lub; ornithology lub; fine arts assoiation; marine tehnology soiety; more Sailing; rowing; offshore rowing; intramurals (flag football; tennis; raquetball; soer; volleyball; basketball; ultimate Frisbee; softball; inner tube water polo; floor hokey; sand volleyball). MORE (1-87-SEAAGGIE) Finanial aid and sholarships TAMUG HAS 10 FRIENDS TAMU PVAMU Tarleton TAMIU TAMUCC TAMUK WTAMU TAMUC TAMUT TOM 5

6 Prairie View, Texas Join Us on the Hill. Home Browse Searh Invite Mail Blog Favorites Groups Events Teams Musi Profs Prairie View A&M University Produes produtive people. 131 years old Prairie View, My URL: Enrollment (Fall 2006) 8,006 Average ost per 15 SCH Resident off ampus $2,767 On ampus $6,016 Average lass size 29 Student-to-faulty ratio 17:1 Average finanial aid award $12,000 Average freshmen SAT/ACT SAT 819/ ACT 16 Prairie View A&M University is loated about 40 miles northwest of Houston in Waller County. Masot: The Panthers are in your Panther Purple and gold Intramurals; speeh & debate lub; rodeo lub; sororities; fraternities; student government; symphoni band; urban readers assoiation; lub flava; politial siene lub; blakstone pre-law soiety; more Football; baseball; basketball; bowling; ross ountry; trak & field; volleyball; softball; tennis; golf. MORE Finanial aid and sholarships undergraduate degrees. Arhiteture; nursing; riminal justie; onstrution siene; engineering; psyhology; business; ommuniations; English; Spanish; biology; medial tehnology; drama; musi; more and graduate degrees. PVAMU HAS 10 FRIENDS TAMU TAMUG Tarleton TAMIU TAMUCC TAMUK WTAMU TAMUC TAMUT TOM 6

7 Stephenville, Texas Home Browse Searh Invite Mail Blog Favorites Groups Events Teams Musi Profs Tarleton State University Bleed purple! 108 years old Stephenville, My URL: Enrollment (Fall 2006) 9,464 Average ost per 15 SCH (Fall 2006) $2,500 Average lass size 30 Student-to-faulty ratio 19:1 Average finanial aid award $4,321 Average freshmen SAT/ACT SAT 965 / ACT undergraduate degrees. Agronomy; art; aviation; hemistry; ommuniations; omputer information systems; riminal justie; environmental engineering; human sienes; hydrology; nursing; range management; theater; more and graduate and online degrees. The university also offers upperdivision and master s-level degree programs at its enter in Killeen. The Texans are in your Loated one hour southwest of Fort Worth in Stephenville (population 16,900), Tarleton serves as the eduational and ultural enter of the Cross Timbers Region. Masot: Texans Purple and white Criket lub; water ski lub; soer; rifle lub; dairy lub; sororities; fraternities; entomology soiety; student wildlife soiety; Tarleton bands; Tarleton rangers; mixed media; hydrology lub; inline hokey; more Football; baseball; basketball; ross ountry; trak & field; volleyball; softball; tennis; golf. MORE Finanial aid Sholarships Tarleton HAS 10 FRIENDS TAMU TAMUG PVAMU TAMIU TAMUCC TAMUK WTAMU TAMUC TAMUT TOM 7

8 Laredo, Texas Gateway to Mexio Home Browse Searh Invite Mail Blog Favorites Groups Events Teams Musi Profs Texas A&M International University From all over the world and just around the orner. 37 years old Laredo, My URL: Enrollment (Fall 2006) 4,917 Average ost per 15 SCH (Fall 2006) $2,339 Average lass size 23 Student-to-faulty ratio 16:1 Average finanial aid award $2,300-$15,000 Average freshmen SAT/ACT SAT 880 / ACT undergraduate degrees. Urban studies; environmental siene; Latin Amerian studies; musi; biology; nursing; business; eduation; fitness; art; ommuniation; math; English; soiology; hemistry; politial siene; Spanish; soial work; more and graduate degrees and online degree in riminal justie (M.S.). The Dustdevils are in your Loated in the vibrant bilingual, biultural ity of Laredo (population 220,000), whih manages to retain its small-town harm despite its size. Masot: Dustdevil Maroon and silver Rereational sports; soial work lub; ballet folklorio; drama lub; film lub; math soiety; art ink; biology lub; student government; sororities; fraternities; Habitat for Humanity; students in free enterprise (SIFE); guitar lub; more Soer; baseball; basketball; ross ountry; heer team; golf; volleyball. MORE Finanial aid and sholarships TAMIU HAS 10 FRIENDS TAMU TAMUG PVAMU Tarleton TAMUCC TAMUK WTAMU TAMUC TAMUT TOM 8

9 orpus hristi, texas your own private island Home Browse Searh Invite Mail Blog Favorites Groups Events Teams Musi Profs Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Is there only one Izzy? 60 years old Corpus Christi, My URL: Enrollment (Fall 2006) 8,600+ Average ost per 15 SCH (Fall 2006) $2,473 Average lass size 30 Student-to-faulty ratio 18:1 Average finanial aid award $6,524 Average freshmen SAT/ACT SAT 950 / ACT undergraduate degrees. Business; history; ommuniation; art; soiology; Spanish; health sienes; nursing; theater; biomedial sienes; hemistry; environmental sienes; ontrol systems; omputer siene; geographi information sienes; mehanial engineering tehnology; psyhology; more and graduate degrees. The Islanders are in your Loated along the seni Gulf Coast of South Texas in Corpus Christi (population 300,000), we re the only university in the situated on its own island. Masot: Islander Blue and green Sports lubs; intramurals; poetry boomba; literary guild; sororities; fraternities; riminal justie assoiation; robotis soiety; philosophy lub; math lub; student government; islander ultural alliane; island waves; last at theater ompany; more Baseball; basketball; heerleading; ross ountry; golf; softball; tennis; trak & field; volleyball. MORE TAMUCC or Finanial aid and sholarships TAMUCC or TAMUCC HAS 10 FRIENDS TAMU TAMUG PVAMU Tarleton TAMIU TAMUK WTAMU TAMUC TAMUT TOM 9

10 Kingsville, Texas A living legend Home Browse Searh Invite Mail Blog Favorites Groups Events Teams Musi Profs Texas A&M University-Kingsville What is a javelina? 82 years old Kingsville, My URL: Enrollment (Fall 2006) 6,671 Average ost per 15 SCH (Fall 2006) $2,163 Average lass size 22 Student-to-faulty ratio 16:1 Average finanial aid award $3,835 grants; $5,490 loans Average freshmen SAT/ACT SAT 918 / ACT undergraduate degrees. Tehnology; wildlife sienes; ommuniation sienes and disorders; logistis; fashion and interiors merhandising; marketing; international business management; engineering; journalism; theater arts; prehealth professional programs (medial; dental; pharmay; nursing); more and graduate degrees. The university also offers upper-division and master s-level degree programs at its enter in San Antonio. The Javelinas are in your Loated in a friendly ity of 25,000 that is the home of the legendary King Ranh. Corpus Christi and its beahes are just 40 miles to the northeast. Masot: Javelina Blue and gold More than 100 different organizations are registered on ampus. You an even start a new one if we don t have what you want already! Football; baseball; basketball; ross ountry; trak & field; volleyball; softball. MORE Finanial aid and sholarships sholarships.tamuk.edu TAMUK HAS 10 FRIENDS TAMU TAMUG PVAMU Tarleton TAMIU TAMUCC WTAMU TAMUC TAMUT TOM 10

11 anyon, texas higher eduation in the high plains Home Browse Searh Invite Mail Blog Favorites Groups Events Teams Musi Profs West Texas A&M University Ehhhhhhvry-buddy uppppp! 97 years old Canyon, My URL: Enrollment (Fall 2006) 7,429 Average ost per 15 SCH (Fall 2006) Tuition only $1,605 Fees, room, board, et. $4,948 Average lass size 26 Student-to-faulty ratio 24:1 Average finanial aid award $6,202 Average freshmen SAT/ACT SAT 1010 / ACT undergraduate degrees. Agriulture; business; fine arts; mehanial engineering; nursing; teaher preparation; environmental siene; equine industry; business; emergeny management administration; musi therapy; more and graduate degrees. UNDERGRADUATE ONLINE DEGREES Emergeny management administration; general studies; RN-BSN degree ompletion program; bahelor of applied arts and sienes; online graduate degrees. 11 The Buffaloes are in your Loated 12 miles south of the bright lights of Amarillo (population 160,000) within driving distane of the ski slopes and hiking trails of Colorado and New Mexio. Nikname: Masot: Buffaloes (Buffs and Lady Buffs) Thunder VIII (Jak) Thunder IX (Liz) Maroon and white Advertising federation; anime lub; yling lub; environmental siene soiety; national broadasting soiety; rodeo lub; horse judging; intramurals; fraternities; sororities; more Baseball; basketball; ross ountry; equestrian; football; golf; soer; softball; volleyball. MORE WTAMU Finanial aid and sholarships WTAMU HAS 10 FRIENDS TAMU TAMUG PVAMU Tarleton TAMIU TAMUCC TAMUK TAMUC TAMUT TOM

12 Commere, Texas A great plae to live, work, play and eduate Home Browse Searh Invite Mail Blog Favorites Groups Events Teams Musi Profs Texas A&M University-Commere Roughly halfway between NYC and LA. 118 years old Commere, My URL: Enrollment (Fall 2006) 8,496 Average ost per 15 SCH (Fall 2006) $2,308 Average lass size 24 Student-to-faulty ratio 17.8:1 Average finanial aid award $10,487 Average freshmen SAT/ACT sores SAT 930 / ACT undergraduate degrees. Design ommuniations; eduation; photography; studio arts (eramis; painting; sulpting; experimental studies); journalism; radio/television; musi; biologial and environmental sienes; sports studies; psyhology; industrial engineering; more and graduate degrees. The Lions are in your Loated in Commere (population 7,600), about an hour from Dallas in the rolling hills of northeast Texas. Masot: Lions/Lady Lions Blue and gold Student government assoiation; fraternities; sororities; outdoor adventure lub; student art league; lay lub; riket ity improv; equestrian team & lub; hortiultural lub; roller hokey lub; rodeo lub; third floor photo soiety; wildlife soiety student hapter; more Football; basketball; baseball; ross ountry; golf; soer; trak & field; volleyball. MORE Finanial aid and sholarships TAMUC HAS 10 FRIENDS TAMU TAMUG PVAMU Tarleton TAMIU TAMUCC TAMUK WTAMU TAMUT TOM UNDERGRADUATE ONLINE DEGREES Bahelor of applied arts and sienes; online graduate degrees. 12

13 Texarkana, Texas Somewhere between Beethoven and boot sootin Home Browse Searh Invite Mail Blog Favorites Groups Events Teams Musi Profs Texas A&M University-Texarkana Southern harm and Wild West spirit. Two-year, upper-level university 36 years old Texarkana, My URL: Enrollment (Fall 2006) 1,624 Average ost per 15 SCH (fall 2006) $1,650 Average lass size 16 Student-to-faulty ratio 14:1 Average finanial aid award $5, undergraduate degrees. Aounting; human resoure management; international business; English; history; psyhology; eduation; nursing; mass ommuniations; biology; omputer and information sienes; soiology; ounseling; more... and graduate degrees. ACCELERATED UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS Bahelor of applied arts and sienes; alternative teaher ertifiation program. The Eagles are in your Loated in Texarkana (population 65,750), on the border of Texas and Arkansas. Texarkana is where the south meets the west in twin ities filled with history and natural beauty. Nikname: Masot: Eagles ACE the Eagle Blue, gold and maroon Aounting lub; omputer lub; eduation lub; marketing lub; soiology soiety; student ounil for exeptional hildren; intramurals; sororities; fraternities; more... MORE Finanial aid Sholarships TAMUT HAS 10 FRIENDS TAMU TAMUG PVAMU Tarleton TAMIU TAMUCC TAMUK WTAMU TAMUC TOM 13

14 Have you talked with your high shool ounselor about neessary preparatory ourses for ollege? Have you talked with your parents about supporting your efforts to go to ollege? Do you know what areas you might like to study in ollege? Have you loated institutions that offer degrees in those areas? Do you want to go to ollege lose to home, far away or does it matter? Have you ontated the institution(s) you are interested in to have them send you information about their appliation proess, ost, finanial aid availability and degree programs? Have you sheduled a ampus visit to the institution(s) you are interested in? Did you know that has a free SAT/ACT test prep program to help you prepare? Have you taken the SAT or ACT? Do the institutions you are applying to require one or the other? If you have not taken the SAT or ACT, have you registered for the next available testing period? Have you submitted the Free Appliation for Student Finanial Aid (FAFSA) to be eligible for finanial aid? What are the appliation deadlines for the institutions to whih you are applying? Have you requested individuals who know you well to write letters of reommendation for you? Have you prepared entrane essays for inlusion into your appliations if required? Have you had family members, teahers or friends review your essays? Have you ompleted your online appliation? Have you requested that high shool transripts be sent to the institutions to whih you have applied? If you are a transfer student, have you satisfied the requirements for the Texas Suess Initiative? If you are not sure, hek with the admissions offie at the institution you are interested. 14

15 We want to know what you want to know about getting into ollege. So while you re surfing the web, why not take a few minutes to tell us what you think about this brohure and how we an make it better. Apply to every publi university and some private institutions in this one online appliation. Most finanial aid programs require students and their parents to fill out the Free Appliation for Student Finanial Aid (FAFSA) in order to be eligible for sholarships, grants and some types of loans. Has a wide variety of ollege materials inluding links to neessary ourses to take in high shool, how to apply to olleges and how to apply for finanial aid. It also offers the free SAT/ACT online test prep program, TOPCAT. Register online for the SAT. Register online for the ACT. Find out the high shool urriulum requirements and minimum GPA/SAT sores for admission to Texas publi universities. Searh for degrees you re interested in, or find out what degrees are offered at an individual institution. National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) The U.S. Department of Eduation s entral database for student aid. All men must register with the Seletive Servie System. You an register online or at any U.S. post offie. Informational website for ollege-bound students. The Texas A&M University System serves people of all ages, regardless of soioeonomi level, rae, olor, sex, religion, disability or national origin. 15

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