Anyone know anything about College Station/Bryan TX.?

[AustinChief]

Here is a review I found of A&M and College Station... just something to consider.

Okay, the town is the most conservative imaginable and the college station police just love to bust kids left and right for the most minor of offenses. If you want a dui or a few mip's this can all happen in one weekend. Oh yeah, there are bike cops that cruise around handing out citations to students for no bicycle headlights, non riding on side walk, etc etc... The culture of the school? Well, 89% redneck and the remainder is just take your pick Asian grad students, hispanics, Indian grad students, Pakistani grad students, and very few people of color(could you blame them though?). So most of your undergrads are composed of suburban wannabe country boy redneck middle class ultra conservative white kids. The rotc program? Well, did you know anyone in High School that was in ROTC that was a cool dude? Me neither. These guys are bald, white, nerds, and are seriously lacking in the identity department. Many ppl here are lacking identity so they must use this schools militant closed minded culture to define who they are and what they stand for throughout their life. the traditional sayings such as 'whoop" "howdy" and "gig em'" are just old and sound dumb. Many here love big trucks, george bush, and the pre civil rights era. Anyone who wants to disagree w/ me is probably from some upper middle class suburban neighbor hood and their white parents probably came here too. Im not the only student here that has these views. Ive met many others. I came to school to meet different ppl from all walks of life. However, most of what I got from here is backwoods rednecks, and some hard core bible thumping christians. Hate to give such a grim report but this town and school is boring.It has left a terrible stain in my mind that is not coming out w/ ordinaty bleach! It is over a 2 hr drive to get to austin, houston, dallas, or anywhere. Once you are here you are not only stuck in a redneck university but also a redneck town I am white by the way.

I have quite a few friends who have gone there, and this is a pretty common opinion. I will say this though, once you get deep into the Engineering type of programs (I'm sure Marine Biology would be the same) you see far less of the Redneck/Core mentality... but you are still surrounded by it.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Originally Posted by AustinChief

Here is a review I found of A&M and College Station... just something to consider.



I have quite a few friends who have gone there, and this is a pretty common opinion. I will say this though, once you get deep into the Engineering type of programs (I'm sure Marine Biology would be the same) you see far less of the Redneck/Core mentality... but you are still surrounded by it.

You REALLY don't want my kid going to TA&M do you lol.

Seriously though thanks for the input.

[AustinChief]

Originally Posted by noonan

You REALLY don't want my kid going to TA&M do you lol.

Seriously though thanks for the input.

I'm sure A&M will be fine for her BUT... here is why I am giving the advice I am giving...

I know almost NO ONE who has gone there who doesn't somewhat regret it. They all will say "oh but it's a great education..." but they feel like they missed out on what schools in better areas have to offer as a whole experience.

If it were ME and I was going into the field... I would look at UT of course (I actually like Port Aransas) but I'd probably be more serious about UCSD, from what I have read the Scripps Institution there is even better than what A&M offers. I WOULDN'T look at Hawaii... which may sound strange. I LOVE Hawaii but once again, I have 2 or 3 friends who went to school there and I always get a slight sense of regret from them.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Originally Posted by AustinChief

I'm sure A&M will be fine for her BUT... here is why I am giving the advice I am giving...

I know almost NO ONE who has gone there who doesn't somewhat regret it. They all will say "oh but it's a great education..." but they feel like they missed out on what schools in better areas have to offer as a whole experience.

If it were ME and I was going into the field... I would look at UT of course (I actually like Port Aransas) but I'd probably be more serious about UCSD, from what I have read the Scripps Institution there is even better than what A&M offers. I WOULDN'T look at Hawaii... which may sound strange. I LOVE Hawaii but once again, I have 2 or 3 friends who went to school there and I always get a slight sense of regret from them.

Fair enough. Like I mentioned before TA&M is her first choice right now based on what information she's been given. But it's not her only choice and she has some time but we'll probably want to start seriously looking at places in another year. In the meantime I'm on the prowl for all the info I can get so I really appreciate the honest input.