anyone ever been to College Station, Texas???
Feb 9th 2007, 6:33 pm
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Re: anyone ever been to College Station, Texas???
The engineering faculty and the university were horribly negligent in allowing that 'tradition' to continue.
Which engineering discipline are you in, monsieur Montreal? That does make a difference. A&M has one of the finest civil engineering programmes in the US.
Which engineering discipline are you in, monsieur Montreal? That does make a difference. A&M has one of the finest civil engineering programmes in the US.
Feb 9th 2007, 6:36 pm
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Re: anyone ever been to College Station, Texas???
While doing my job as a delivery driver I've often been to Bryan/College Station. It definitely is a place I wouldn't want to live, even if my housing was free. Too republican for me, too conservative. And the student population doesn't change that fact, as opposed to Austin. UT here in Austin has changed the city into a democratic stronghold in a very republican state. A&M only reinforces CS' conservatism.
Feb 9th 2007, 6:46 pm
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Re: anyone ever been to College Station, Texas???
While doing my job as a delivery driver I've often been to Bryan/College Station. It definitely is a place I wouldn't want to live, even if my housing was free. Too republican for me, too conservative. And the student population doesn't change that fact, as opposed to Austin. UT here in Austin has changed the city into a democratic stronghold in a very republican state. A&M only reinforces CS' conservatism.
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Feb 9th 2007, 6:52 pm
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Re: anyone ever been to College Station, Texas???
College Station/Bryan isn't a place I would choose to live if my wife wasn't at school here.
You don't always get to live where you want if a good education comes higher on your list of priorities. My wife finds out which internship (from 14 choices, in 14 different states) next month, they are not necessarily places we would normally choose to live in, all are places we are chosing to study in though.
If your looking to engulf yourself in higher education then the location isnt really all that important, you'll be too busy to see most of it (ceratinly in 3rd and 4th year anyway).
As for good schools, this may help:
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/gra...rank_brief.php
You don't always get to live where you want if a good education comes higher on your list of priorities. My wife finds out which internship (from 14 choices, in 14 different states) next month, they are not necessarily places we would normally choose to live in, all are places we are chosing to study in though.
If your looking to engulf yourself in higher education then the location isnt really all that important, you'll be too busy to see most of it (ceratinly in 3rd and 4th year anyway).
As for good schools, this may help:
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/gra...rank_brief.php
While doing my job as a delivery driver I've often been to Bryan/College Station. It definitely is a place I wouldn't want to live, even if my housing was free. Too republican for me, too conservative. And the student population doesn't change that fact, as opposed to Austin. UT here in Austin has changed the city into a democratic stronghold in a very republican state. A&M only reinforces CS' conservatism.
Feb 9th 2007, 6:57 pm
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Re: anyone ever been to College Station, Texas???
Duh, read post further....
for electrical engineering both at the undergrad and grad level, UT's programmes are better.
Yes TD I know that you go where you're accepted and try for the best school you can gain admission to. I totally understand your wife's going there.... it has one of THE best vet programmes and other programmes (like horticulture) that I would really enjoy.
montreal asked what it was like to live there, and that was the question I answered. sugarmooma, no worries about a UT/A&M war.... I have big problems with the fact that the Corps of Cadets (read; marching band at football games as well) didn't allow women to join until fairly recently and I think the place is sexist as hell, but as far as the quality of some of the academic offerings I freely admit that it's THE place to go for some programmes.
for electrical engineering both at the undergrad and grad level, UT's programmes are better.
Yes TD I know that you go where you're accepted and try for the best school you can gain admission to. I totally understand your wife's going there.... it has one of THE best vet programmes and other programmes (like horticulture) that I would really enjoy.
montreal asked what it was like to live there, and that was the question I answered. sugarmooma, no worries about a UT/A&M war.... I have big problems with the fact that the Corps of Cadets (read; marching band at football games as well) didn't allow women to join until fairly recently and I think the place is sexist as hell, but as far as the quality of some of the academic offerings I freely admit that it's THE place to go for some programmes.
Feb 9th 2007, 7:07 pm
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Re: anyone ever been to College Station, Texas???
Austin is a beautiful city, I have only visited a couple of times, but really enjoyed it. Austin is apparently good if you like lots of herbal tobacco, or so some the kids at work here say 
Feb 9th 2007, 7:16 pm
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Re: anyone ever been to College Station, Texas???
didnt apply to austin. maybe i can transfer there after a semester. the only place ive been to in texas was houston.
Feb 9th 2007, 7:19 pm
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Re: anyone ever been to College Station, Texas???
Feb 9th 2007, 8:34 pm
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Re: anyone ever been to College Station, Texas???
It's full of aggies avoid 
Maybe biased from a longhorn lol
Maybe biased from a longhorn lol
