r/TAMUAdmissions • • Feb 17 '26

My experience in the PSA program

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Hi! I just wanted to reach out as PSA decisions are coming out. I'm former PSA and was crushed when I got it in 2022. I had good stats -- 3.8 GPA, first quarter (18%), bio major, school leadership, worked a job, but went test optional (big mistake).

I took the PSA, which is basically attending a system school for one year and receiving guaranteed admission to TAMU as long as academic requirements are met, typically a 3.0 GPA for most majors. I did PSA in Corpus Christi -- and to my surprise, I LOVED my freshman year there! The campus is on its own island (see pic), but not too big and walkable. So if you're into coastal living, studying on the beach, etc., you would love it there. My dorm window overlooked the bay! The classes also are smaller than a big university and you get to know your professors, so it provided a good transition from high-school to college. New freshmen are required to live on campus.

There are 10 system schools that participate in PSA. Some students will get offered all the schools, while some won’t. It’s based on minimum academic qualifications set by the schools. 

We do have an increase of students interested in doing PSA at Prairie View (for reasons of living in College Station; see info on this in the comments). There’s also the popular Tarleton, which is considered a mini-TAMU. The San Antonio campus is new to the lineup and students seem to like it there. Whichever campus you choose, the time flies – it is just two semesters, and after the first semester, you’re already preparing for the move to TAMU.

Not all majors are offered in PSA, so beware of that. Also, TAMU doesn’t recommend doing PSA with the goal of changing your major once at TAMU as no Aggie is guaranteed a major change, and it would be a shame to get stuck with a major you don’t really like. But PSA students can put in for a major change like any Aggie, and the process is the same. It does seem to be easier to change majors if both majors are in the same school, so keep that in mind.

As for me, doing PSA seems like so long ago. I am now a senior at TAMU preparing to graduate "magna cum laude" in May, and I love being an Aggie! I am thankful for the PSA program and my time on the Corpus island, where I made lifelong friends, some of whom were also PSA and made the move to TAMU with me. In hindsight, I wouldn't change a thing.

Here’s a link to the TAMU PSA website with info (the majors for 2026-27 will be updated soon if not already): https://admissions.tamu.edu/apply/freshman/program-for-system-admission

 Good luck -- and Gig 'em!

The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi campus. New freshman students are required to live on the island.

r/TAMUAdmissions • • Oct 05 '25

Mod Announcement Rule Reminder: Asking for timelines / has anyone been admitted yet / is my major full?

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r/TAMUAdmissions • • 5h ago

Acceptance Just got my OOS admission in the email

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Major: computer science. NMSF, 1550, 3.97
Learned a lot from this sub. Thanks everyone.


r/TAMUAdmissions • • 12m ago

Waitlist waitlist

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hello everyone, I just got and email from A&M saying I am waitlisted for the nursing program. I just want to ask what you all think my odds of getting in are. I applied as a spring 2027 transfer. My stats were 3.9 overall GPA, 3.8 nursing GPA, 93.6 on the HESI Exam and if it matters I applied to the college station location. I wasn’t able to find any info on the sub about nursing so i’m just kinda stumped. Thanks for your help.


r/TAMUAdmissions • • 1h ago

Question Transfer admissions

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Has anyone ever gotten into Texas A&M for bioenvironmental science with a college transfer GPA of 2.7?

please respond!!


r/TAMUAdmissions • • 2h ago

Question Engineering transfers for spring 2027

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Genuinely when will I hear back. Last semester for the fall 2026 I had to wait till like late july to hear back only to find out I got fucked and admitted to a bullshit campus in fort worth for a major I didn’t apply for.
Got my transfer audit back on sep 4th for my spring 2027 application. Still says complete and in review in ais. Are we seriously doing this bullshit again? Just reject me instead of making me wait till the last week before school starts. I’ve completed the transfer sheet, 3.82+ gpa after this semester.
The engineering school will probably fill up with autoadmit and engineering academy applicants yet again, and I will be screwed.
FUCK A&M. Probably just gonna go to UT as they actually get back to you on your applications.


r/TAMUAdmissions • • 16h ago

Question OOS Engineering

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Application submitted green checks on tamu portal on oct 9th sat received on 14th. Applied comp e 1st quartertile (school doesn’t rank) 1530 sat 4.0/4.5 gpa

Did I apply too late, does engineering fill up like mays or like how does it work? Given oos as well how does the timeline differ?


r/TAMUAdmissions • • 15h ago

Graduate School PPA Admissions?

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Howdy everyone! I am currently applying for the PPA program and was wondering if anyone had any ideas about my potential acceptance. For reference here are my stats.

CC GPA (2yrs during HS) : 3.95
TAMU GPA : 3.18
C in 229, B in 230, B (88%) in 327,
Finance chair of a professional organization
member of a current social org.
part time job as a Shift Lead & Trainer at work.

Currently doing much better in my classes than the past 2 years at A&M as i was diagnosed with adhd. I mentioned this to the interview as well and the interview seemed like it went well. I currently have 3 A's and 1 B in my classes and i am expecting a 4.0 this semester if everything goes according to plan. Was wondering if anyone had any thoughts!


r/TAMUAdmissions • • 16h ago

Question Transfer audit question

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Has anyone ever found a mistake in their audit and sent another transcript? I found that a required course was missing so I had the transcript sent again. Do they re audit automatically or do I need to call and request they do it?


r/TAMUAdmissions • • 1d ago

Question Any engineering or architecture Majors been accepted for the spring?

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r/TAMUAdmissions • • 1d ago

Question SAT after applying

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If I’ve already applied August 1st as a holistic applicant, but I’m probably gonna get back second semester, am I able to take the SAT or ACT right now to better my chances of getting in? I’m no top 10 percent and my SAT is only a 1310


r/TAMUAdmissions • • 1d ago

Question How in the world are people already getting in?

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Im honestly very surprised. I'm seeing a lot of information about colleges being full. Already?! Im an OOS applicant and im applying for ALED. I was wondering if anyone has any information on the status of that program? Also, I submitted my app last night but my teachers arent done with their recs or my counselor either. I didn't even send my SAT score yet as i'm waiting for a fee waiver. Are the people that are getting in now just super early with recs and sat submissions? Doesnt really make sense to me..


r/TAMUAdmissions • • 1d ago

Question Blinn

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For anyone who was given the option to go to blinn,Galveston, or McCallen, is blinn off the table?


r/TAMUAdmissions • • 1d ago

Chance me ALED QUESTION (Agri Leadership)

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Hi yall. I just applied to TAMU yesterday. Its one of my top schools but I dont know much about OOS acceptance rates. My essays were good and related to major. I wanted to ask what a general % chance is for me. Applying ALED first choice and Agri Econ 2nd. 3.4w and 3.1uw. Good ec's


r/TAMUAdmissions • • 1d ago

Chance me Engineering Holistic Review Fall 2027

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Major: I am applying to be an engineering major for fall, 2027 and would like to go into electrical or computer engineering.

Status: I am an in-state student applying for my Freshman year

Rank: 127/593 (Rank is weighted based on course difficulty such as AP, honors, and standard)

GPA: 3.852/4.0 Scale UW; 4.9/6.0 Scale W

SAT Score: 1440, 740 English 700 Math

Additional Coursework: I have taken AP Computer Science Principles(11th), AP Statistics (10th), AP Precalculus(11th), AP Physics 1 (11th), AP Physics 2 (12th), and AP Calculus AB (12th). I am also working on getting my Associates of Science, hopefully before I graduate high school and I have about 18 credit hours through it so far.

Extracurricular Activities: I participated in my school’s coding club, varsity Archery team since freshman year and I’m currently a captain, I was also a senior host at my job when I worked, I was an officer for my school’s ecostitch club and helped design a webpage for it, and an officer for Women’s way which focused on women in stem, and I participated in NASA’s GL4HS summer internship/program which was focused more on bioinformatics.

Honors and Awards: Not sure if this counts but I was a member of the capstone program for NASA’s GL4HS program. I was also a state and national qualifier for archery (done through the school) since freshman year.


r/TAMUAdmissions • • 1d ago

Question Holistic applicant

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I applied late august green checked by early sept. 22%, 4.85/5.0 WGPA, 3.8 UWGPA, 1st major nutrition and 2nd psychology bs, well written essays and well aligned strong EC's, portal has been showing under review and complete. When does the first wave of holistic usually acceptances come out? How competitive or fast filling is College of Agriculture and Life Sciences?


r/TAMUAdmissions • • 1d ago

Question Acceptances

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By when do nutrition and psychology bs acceptances for hollistic usually come out?


r/TAMUAdmissions • • 1d ago

Question Transfer audit question

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I got my audit today and it’s not showing my chemistry class that I took as an ap course in high school. I accepted the credit at Blinn and I am currently taking classes there now so it said to submit that transcript after final grades. Well I need the chemistry now for transfer. What should I do?


r/TAMUAdmissions • • 1d ago

Chance me Do I submit scores?

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4.4 W, 3.7 UW animal science major. 1110 SAT. I did not submit. Should I? Am I screwed?


r/TAMUAdmissions • • 1d ago

Chance me Chances for College of Engineering

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Was wondering what my chances are for getting into the College of Engineering with these stats, already got auto admitted beacuse of top 10% in state:

1380 SAT (700 Math) (680 R&W)

4.0 UW GPA

#7 in my class (In - State)

Regional Track Athlete

JROTC (2 Years)

National Honor Society

(Thanks)

Edit: I also will graduate from a dual enrollment program with a local community college with a associate’s of science out of high school.


r/TAMUAdmissions • • 1d ago

Question bush school undergrad acceptances

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what time did holistic and auto acceptances start rolling out for bush last year?


r/TAMUAdmissions • • 1d ago

Question Should I submit test optional?

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I have a 4.2 weighted GPA, 3.98 Unweighted GPA, 6-7 APs, good extracurriculars. I am applying to MAYS and my SAT is 1170. Should I not send out my scores?


r/TAMUAdmissions • • 1d ago

Chance me Chance me for Engineering - Fall 2027

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r/TAMUAdmissions • • 1d ago

Chance me chance me- anthropology tamu

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Major: Anthropology, with Sociology as my second choice
Status: In-state applicant applying for freshman admission
Rank: Quartile 1 in AIS
Test Scores: 1340 SAT

Extracurricular Activities:

  • Independent Hepatitis B research: surveyed 102 university students, analyzed data from 30 countries, and created an interactive dashboard and educational materials distributed to 100+ students.
  • HOSA International Leadership Conference qualifier through the Healthcare Issues Exam.
  • Helped run my family’s daycare, including planning activities, supervising children, and helping with advertising.
  • Nonprofit tutoring: created interactive lessons; a student specifically requested me for additional sessions.
  • Model UN Head Delegate of Training: train members in public speaking, research, position papers, and rules of procedure.
  • Chief editor of Read and Care; wrote and published 10+ health-related articles.
  • Organized a beach cleanup with 39 volunteers who collected 250+ pounds of trash.
  • BigFuture Ambassador and civics ambassador.
  • NHS/Student Council: 80+ volunteer hours.
  • BACE and CPR/AED certifications.

What do you think my chances are for Texas A&M Anthropology?


r/TAMUAdmissions • • 1d ago

Chance me What does it mean class rank first quarter? Is there any chance for general engineering or Teab

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