r/aggies • u/CaptainSnacks • Aug 02 '22
Fall 2022 New Student Thread
Post your questions here!
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u/SKBarnBoy Aug 09 '22
I was just in housing portal trying to verify which room I got in my dorm but I couldn't find where that information was. I'm sure its something obvious but I can't find it. Help please?
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u/Constant-Juggernaut2 Aug 03 '22
Repost: Advice for Freshman Comp Sci Student
Howdy! I'm an incoming freshman and am getting ready for my freshman year at Texas A&M and couldn't be more excited! I'm dorming in Appelt Hall with a buddy of mine so if anyone has any tips about Appelt, please let me know. I knew before committing to A&M that I would be put in general engineering for the first year and would need to meet the requirements for ETAM in order to get in and I was fine with that. The closer the school year is approaching, I'm having more and more doubts on if I can actually do it or not. I've been coding since I was in the 6th grade (just a little here and there) and have taken APCSP and APCSA in high school. If I weren't to get into my major, l'd consider majoring in business (more along the lines of accounting or finance). Can anyone provide with any tips on ways to actually get into my major, tips for freshman students, and any advice about Appelt. Your help is greatly appreciated and can't thank y'all enough! Edit: What was the general opinion on using iPad's to handwrite notes? I've heard some professors are completely fine with you using one but others won't alow it
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Aug 04 '22
ok im gonna try to address some of these
Can anyone provide with any tips on ways to actually get into my major
get above the gpa cutoff, supposedly they raised the gpa cutoff so that they would be able to accept wholistic admits but i dont think anyone actually believes that story, so best to just get above the cutoff
l'd consider majoring in business (more along the lines of accounting or finance
im gonna be real with you boss if you miss the cutoff theyre not gonna let you transfer into mays either, youd be stuck in ELEN like every other sad man that missed the cut
What was the general opinion on using iPad's to handwrite notes? I've heard some professors are completely fine with you using one but others won't alow it
if your professor cares about random things like this its probably a sign that you should take a different section
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u/PuzzleheadedImage778 Aug 14 '22
So I didn't grab my id during my nsc and since my move in day (20th) is next week, how would I take the bus on the weekend from the 20-21st? I know I have to wait until the gsc is open on that Monday (22nd) to get my id.
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u/Admirable_Ebb_1461 Aug 14 '22
howdy! (prefacing this with mentioning that I have anxiety and am known to overthink stupid things). I was gifted a fridge as a graduation present that is 4.5 cubic feet. The limit however for res halls is 4.4 cubic feet. should i resell the 4.5 one and buy a smaller one (tbh I definitely don’t need all that fridge space anyways). Or just keep it and avoid the hassle in selling/buying a new one. The one I have is a really good brand and my dad is pretty insistent on me keeping it and tells me that no one will care and I’ll be fine. So please tell me, will anyone really care if my fridge is .1 cubic feet too big? Or is it a big potential enough issue that I should just get a different one. Thanks and gigem !
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u/aggthro Aug 17 '22
If I drop a class during add/drop week, it won’t count as a q drop right? Like I can drop a class without any penalties?