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Photo by Robert O’Brien ’21, university studies major.

HOWDY!Initially, attending Texas A&M University with an enrollment of more than 60,000 students was intimidating, but I soon saw the true Spirit of Aggieland through the friendly people on campus and felt right at home.

I really started to feel like a part of the Aggie Family when I experienced the traditions that A&M upholds. Standing in Kyle Field yelling my wildcat and sawing ‘em off, honoring current students who have passed away at Silver Taps, and getting a coveted picture with the First Lady of Aggieland, Miss Reveille, have been some of my fondest memories my freshman year. Attending Texas A&M has been one of the greatest decisions of my life, and I wouldn’t trade the experiences I have had thus far for the world.

Thanks, and Gig ’em!Viet Nguyen ’20

TEXAS’ 1ST PUBLIC UNIVERSITY;OPENED 1876

MORE THAN 120 UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS

MASCOT: REVEILLE – FEMALE COLLIE

NICKNAME: AGGIES

69,000+ TOTAL ENROLLMENT

1100+ STUDENT-LED CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

HOME OF THE GEORGE H.W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY & MUSEUM

COLLEGE STATION CAMPUS: 5,200 ACRES

WELCOME TO AGGIELANDNo. 1

BEST VALUE PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IN TEXAS (U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, 2018)

Photo by Kenny Reihart '18, mechanical engineering major.

Off-Campus FavoritesUndergraduate ResearchCorps of CadetsEntrepreneurshipStudy AbroadGame Day TraditionsAssociation of Former StudentsMajors

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HOME IS WHERE THE HOWDy ISFirst Fridays in Bryan. “Soon-to-be famous” chicken fingers at Layne’s. (Very) late night slices at Antonio’s Pizza. Five dollar flicks at The Queen Theatre. Dominoes at the Dixie Chicken. Discover a new – or old – part of town. Make it your own. Then do it all again next weekend.

No. 1 BEST COLLEGE TOWN IN TEXAS

(COLLEGESNACKS, 2019)

no. 2 BEST TEXAS CITIES FOR

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES (NICHE, 2018)

Antonio’s Pizza in the Northgate DistrictPhoto by Ian Paul Terry ’19, finance major.

STATE OF MINE

AGGIELAND

3 HOURS

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2 HOURS 1.5 HOURSHOUSTONAUSTIN

SAN ANTONIO

DALLAS/FORT WORTH

GET YOUR HANDS DIRTYJuan Acevedo ʽ18 refused to wait for graduate school to pursue his passion. So he went for it.

“I’ve always liked going out and learning about how mountains were formed, and what makes up the rocks,” he said.

His curiosity took him around the world - and beyond it. Twice, he did field work along Texas’ Eagle Ford shale.

He interned with a seismological research company in Missouri. When Earth wasn’t enough, he studied sedimentary dunes in the North Pole of Mars.

Like Juan, you’ll get undergraduate research opportunities here.

Texas A&M has a rare land, sea and space grant designation. That means Aggies explore all of life’s greatest mysteries - and all in their first four years here.

No. 10IN RESEARCH EXPENDITURES

AMONG PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES

5,500+ UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH EVERY YEAR

3 FACULTY MEMBERS HAVE

WON NOBEL PRIZES

Photo by Juan Acevedo ’18, geophysics major.

LEADERS MADE HERERepresenting the largest and oldest student organization on campus, members of the Corps of Cadets are known as “Keepers of the Spirit” for all that they do to uphold Texas A&M traditions. More important, this four-year training program has a national reputation for developing leaders of character.

No. 1 ROTC PROGRAM IN THE NATION (WASHINGTON MONTHLY 2018)

2,142 scholarships available EXCLUSIVELY to members of the Corps.

40% of graduating cadets receive Military Commissions.

WHAT ’S THE BIG IDEA? YOURS.You have an idea that’ll change the world. So did Juan Zermeno ’17 and McCalley Cunningham ’18. They wanted to create a business that could make a real difference.

Enter: END Hunger Snacks. The company, which they founded as students, makes vitamin-packed snacks. For every sale, they pledge to give 50% of revenue to help fight against world hunger: A purchase with a purpose.

They made their dream a reality with the help of The McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship, Texas A&M’s award-winning entrepreneurship hub. It’s one of many resources here that’ll help bring your big idea to life.

top 25 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS FOR

ENTREPRENEURSHIP STUDIES(PRINCETON REVIEW, 2019)

Top 25 GLOBALLY FOR UNIVERSITY-LINKED

ACCELERATORS (UBI-GLOBAL, 2018)

A WORLD OF GOODIn the summer of 2017, Jeffrey Quinn ’20 volunteered in Mbale, Uganda. More than anything, he wanted to make a lasting difference. But while there, he learned a skill he didn’t expect to: Humility.

“You must be willing to listen to people’s problems instead of assuming you know what they are,” he reflected.

When you study abroad someday, you’ll grow in ways you never thought you could. Explore a world beyond your own. Along the way, you might find the best version of yourself.

Wherever you do it, you’ll be supported by the Study Abroad Programs Office, which is among the best in the nation. They can help you plan and afford your dream trip.

No. 1 PUBLIC UNIVERSITY FOR NUMBER OF

STUDENTS STUDYING ABROAD

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF INTERLOCKING ARMS”

No. 1 LARGEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL

STUDENT SECTION IN THE NATION.

no.1STUDENT SECTION OF THE YEAR IN

TACO BELL'S LIVE MAS AWARDS(2018)

The Washington Post: EVERY COLLEGE FOOTBALL FAN SHOULD SEE TEXAS A&M’S MIDNIGHT YELL.

Twenty minutes to midnight, and droves stream into — not out of — the stadium. Two minutes past midnight, and everyone from the field to the upper decks suddenly knows it’s time to bend slightly and put hands upon knees to state a passage everyone also seems to know. Seventeen minutes past midnight, and there comes one of the better spectacles you’ll ever see at any hour, let alone 17 past midnight: tens of thousands

interlocking arms and, often, knees, and oscillating back and forth.

- Sportswriter Chuck Culpepper, describing Midnight Yell, which ESPN College GameDay called one of college football’s greatest traditions.

Midnight Yell is just the beginning. No matter the sport, game day here is a full-body experience. In the spirit of the 12th Man, students stand the entire game. When the team needs us most, Aggies show up and show out.

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Photo by Zachary Newchurch ’19, environmental design major.

A FAMILY AS GOOD AS GOLDConnecting us all is the Aggie Ring, the Aggie Network’s most visible symbol.

With over half a million former students, you'll have a support system that extends the globe. Not only that, but you'll also have help starting a career in the field of your dreams.

As a graduate, you’ll get all the perks of this worldwide family – and the gold to match.

The Aggie Ring replica at the Williams Alumni Center is 12 feet high and weighs approximately three tons.

~95% of qualifying undergraduates choose to order an Aggie Ring, easily the highest rate of any university.

MAJORs|COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE & LIFE SCIENCES aglifesciences.tamu.edu

AgribusinessAgricultural Communications &

JournalismAgricultural EconomicsAgricultural Leadership &

DevelopmentAgricultural ScienceAgricultural Systems ManagementAnimal ScienceBiochemistryBioenvironmental SciencesBiological & Agricultural

EngineeringEcological RestorationEntomologyEnvironmental StudiesFood Science & TechnologyFood Systems Industry

ManagementForensic & Investigative SciencesForestryGeneticsHorticultureNutritionPlant & Environmental Soil SciencePoultry ScienceRangeland Ecology & ManagementRecreation, Park & Tourism

SciencesRenewable Natural ResourcesSpatial SciencesTurfgrass ScienceUniversity Studies

Environmental BusinessLeadership Studies

Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences

COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE arch.tamu.edu

Construction ScienceEnvironmental Design Architectural

StudiesLandscape ArchitectureUniversity Studies

Global Arts, Planning, Design and Construction

Urban & Regional PlanningVisualization

MAYS BUSINESS SCHOOL mays.tamu.edu

Business AccountingFinance ManagementManagement Information

SystemsMarketingSupply Chain Management

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION & HUMAN DEVELOPMENTeducation.tamu.edu

Allied HealthCommunity HealthDance ScienceHuman Resource DevelopmentInterdisciplinary Studies

Early ChildhoodMiddle Grades Math/ScienceMiddle Grades English/Language

Arts/Social StudiesInterdisciplinary Studies

Bilingual EducationSpecial Education

KinesiologyApplied Exercise PhysiologyBasic Exercise PhysiologyMotor BehaviorPhysical Education

School HealthSport ManagementTechnology ManagementUniversity Studies

Child Professional ServicesDance

LEADING THE FIELD ON EVERY FRONT

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGengineering.tamu.edu

Aerospace EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringChemical EngineeringCivil EngineeringComputer Engineering

Computer Science TrackElectrical Engineering Track

Computer ScienceComputingElectrical EngineeringElectronic Systems Engineering

TechnologyIndustrial DistributionIndustrial EngineeringInterdisciplinary EngineeringManufacturing & Mechanical

Engineering TechnologyMaterials Science & EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMultidisciplinary Engineering

TechnologyNuclear EngineeringOcean EngineeringPetroleum Engineering

COLLEGE OF GEOSCIENCESgeosciences.tamu.edu

Environmental GeosciencesEnvironmental StudiesGeographic Information Science &

TechnologyGeographyGeologyGeophysicsMeteorologyOceanographyUniversity Studies

GeographyGIS & Technology

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTSliberalarts.tamu.edu

AnthropologyClassicsCommunicationEconomicsEnglishHistoryInternational StudiesModern LanguagesPerformance StudiesPhilosophyPolitical SciencePsychologySociologySpanishTelecommunication Media StudiesUniversity Studies

Health HumanitiesJournalism StudiesReligious Thought, Practices &

CulturesSociety, Ethics & Law

Women’s & Gender Studies

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH sph.tamhsc.edu

Public Health

COLLEGE OF SCIENCEscience.tamu.edu

Applied Mathematical SciencesBiologyChemistryMathematicsMicrobiologyMolecular & Cell BiologyPhysicsStatisticsZoology

COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCESvetmed.tamu.edu/bims

Biomedical Science

PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS & PROGRAMSopsa.tamu.edu

Dental Law Medicine NursingPharmacyVeterinary

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Contributors: TATE WALKER, SARAH HALL, ROBERT O'BRIEN, SARAH GOGGAN, RAJ GAUTHAM VISWAPRABAKARAN, FOODTRAVELFASHIONBLOG, LANCE CALICUT, RUSTY SHADDEN, MADELINE BOOKOUT, KENNY REIHART, ASHLEY RALPH, FIGHTINFROGPLATOON, TAMUFALCON16, VIET NGUYEN, AUSTINAGGIE, BRODY GAMBER, BROOKE00SPENCE, KATE HINCKLEY, KENZIE ALEXIS, RUBYNICOLEE_, PATTY__MELT, ANNECWINGERT, NINABEANA_17, SDP_JASON,

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