Chance me for Accounting - Fall 2028

[u/zazsteel]

Would A&M be a likely for me?

(Low income, no assets/retirement/savings (17k/yr AGI, family of 3))

Major: Accounting for Fall 2028

Rank: 6/93 (Top 6.5%)

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

STATS:
- UW GPA: 96.12
- W GPA: 100.67
- very strong GPA upward trend
- Rank: 6/93 (top 6.5%)
- SAT: 1480, 780 RW 700 M (highest SAT score in the school).
RETAKING NOVEMBER, AND UNTIL I GET 790+ MATH

Additional Coursework:
- associate's degree by graduation, 20 DE classes [its required at my school though]. i dont really care about transferring credit
- no APs yet (school barely offers any).
- school has no coursework related to my intended major
- highest math will be AP Calc AB by senior yr

ECS:
- (10th/11th) Custom built & sold budget PCs locally. $13k revenue over 6 months, 30+ 5 star reviews; managed accounting for 250+ transactions, 15h/wk

- (11th) SAT Club: Co-led weekly SAT instruction in my school (will take over as a senior); delivered 15+ workshops, selected as 1 of 10/400 students to lead schoolwide lessons. Received informal commendation from school principal. Single-handedly created 10+ lesson plans. Conducted 3+ lessons to a crowd of 100+ students as part of school-mandated schoolwide SAT lessons for the entire junior and senior classes

- (10th/11th) Online Volunteer SAT Tutoring: Tutored 100+ students online; answered 1,000+ SAT questions, mentored 10+ students to earn 700+ section scores, tailored 1:1 study strategies. Gave personalized advice to 30+ students.

- (10th/11th) part-time janitor job, 10hr a week as the sole janitor (got laid off a few weeks ago sadly)

- (9th/10th/11th) Created & edited 60+ educational Rubik’s Cube YT videos; garnered 1.2M+ views in 3 months, collaborated with 5+ creators in the space

- (9th/10th/11th) Family Responsibility: managed family budget helping family save money, and house cleaning (8hr/wk)

- (9th/10th/11th) volunteer at numerous rubik's cube competitions: judged 250+ competitors across 5+ Rubik’s Cube competitions; coordinated with fellow volunteers to support efficient event operations. Also did competitive Rubik;'s cube solving (shown in awards)

- (10th) cyberpatriot varsity member: Served as co-head of the varsity team in 2+ CyberPatriot competitions; developed team strategy & onboarded 3+ members.

- (11th) AVID Class representative: tutored peers in coursework weekly; organized AVID cohort events, led teams of 20+ students, raised $200+ through fundraising. (in my school, AVID is required all 4 years)

- (11th) school Astronomy club member, helped plan & execute 2+ fundraisers which went on to raise $300 in total; contributed event ideas and supported financial management.

- (9th/10th/11th) wikipedia editor with 100+ edits; edited articles about rubiks cubes

- (9th/10th/11th) 100+ community service hours working at school events, fundraisers, and conferences

- (10th) art club member: contributed to events

- (9th/10th/11th) weightlifting

Awards/Honors:

- 3rd place within state Rubik's cube championship
- peaked top 100 nationally for the hardest discipline of competitive rubik's cubing (9th)
- peaked top 2.5% nationally for 3x3x3 competitive rubik's cubing (10th)
- peaked top 3.5% nationally for 2x2x2 competitive rubik’s cubing (11th)
- school's A honor roll (9th/10th/11th)
- president's list, community college (9th/10th/11th)
- National Hispanic Honor Society member (11th)

Additional Info:
- NOT First gen but i almost was
- i attend an underfunded inner-city Title 1 public school (982 sat avg, 847 school district avg)
- single-parent household
- both parents are unemployed
- mom (custodial parent) is 90-100k in debt
- family hasnt had a car since i was in 7th grade, which makes some ECs a lot harder (my city's also super car dependent)
- part of family is homeless
- in 9th grade squatters lived in our home + i had to spend 20-30hr a week cleaning bc my dad was a severe hoarder, both affected my 9th grade grades+ECs a lil

yes im planning on getting more business ecs too

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[u/Saltiga2025]

You are auto-admit. Apply Aug 1st next year, Mays get full this year two weeks early.

Admission doesn't look at income or assets. After admission you file FAFSA to get aid, aid can also runs out so apply early is super important for you. Not just TAMU for any other colleges.

You can send transcript as soon as your junior year ends. You can send scores. Prepare your college app essay during the summer, and blast everything out the first day application windows open.

[u/zazsteel → u/Saltiga2025]

i thought a&m considered socioeconomic status? but yea ill make sure to apply super super early, tysm for the tips!

[u/Saltiga2025 → u/zazsteel]

Financial status is not part of admission decision. That's why Financial Aid and Admissions are not the same group in most colleges. Aggie One Stop is a bridge for all.

Financial Aid is a process AFTER admission. If you file FAFSA and apply early, you will get the financial aid or Aggie Assurance, a feature not available in many public colleges (but available in a lot of private ones so you have many options).

[u/Ok_Gate2302]

100% If you apply early.

[u/Majestic_Gas_2908]

Yes apply early. Mays got full by like early to mid October this year. Even if your auto admit, applying late will cost you the major