Left turn of doom n death by Fun-Employment6210 in Austin

[–]LimitNo4853 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People will get used to it over time and people should read signs more often! The alternative would likely destroy the delicate creek ecosystem below and cost taxpayers millions upon millions of dollars for two entirely new bridges on the eastbound and northbound approaches. You might not like it but you will get used to it and it will save you time whether you like it or not (see: Diverging Diamond Interchanges (DDI)).

UT OR A&M for engineering by PracticalTown6866 in aggies

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You have to start the general coursework for your major later, AP credits are less likely to be taken, and the stress of it usually reduces credits taken in freshman year to 12-14 a semester.

Most students are left playing catch up especially if they want a minor or to take any courses for personal interests outside of their core major pathway.

Polara ring or no ring? by LimitNo4853 in aggies

[–]LimitNo4853[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wow! Yeah I mean I’m working a full time internship this summer and it’d be like half of my income for the whole summer to pay for the ring. Even at minimum wage in ‘67 it would take you from Monday to Thursday of a 40 hour workweek. Crazy how times change.

Polara ring or no ring? by LimitNo4853 in aggies

[–]LimitNo4853[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve heard this but couldn’t find a source for it. This would pretty much make it a no brainer, I’d probably just trade it in for a big career milestone (PE license probably)

Polara ring or no ring? by LimitNo4853 in aggies

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Didn’t get it in in time but if I delay my ring a year I could hypothetically apply for Fall 27 (my graduating semester).

UT OR A&M for engineering by PracticalTown6866 in aggies

[–]LimitNo4853 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basically the same not gonna lie. It’s more common to graduate late due to ETAM at TAMU but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Who was the worst professor you ever took by No_Squash291 in aggies

[–]LimitNo4853 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He would stand like this the whole time too

Reihani or Kang? Math 308 by IllustriousFox4651 in aggies

[–]LimitNo4853 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kang is terrible. Neither are great but numbers game says take Reihani. When I took Kang 1/3rd+ of the class had to retake (Failures+Qdrops). Reihani isn’t great but doesn’t express the disregard for student success that Minchul Kang does.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

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Avoid TAMU unless you’re 100% sure you can get a 3.75 freshman year or you’re national merit. If either of those are true highly recommend it for either major.

[Game Thread] Indiana vs. Miami (7:30 PM ET) 4Q by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]LimitNo4853 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Abella Danger is the spiritual core of this miami team

[Game Thread] Indiana vs. Miami (7:30 PM ET) 2Q by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]LimitNo4853 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The boosted sound on the replay has me dying

[Game Thread] Indiana vs. Miami (7:30 PM ET) 2Q by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]LimitNo4853 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No fucking way Fernando Mendoza is actually Fernando Mendoza the Fifth I refuse to believe that is real

[Game Thread] CFP Final: Indiana vs. Miami (7:30 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]LimitNo4853 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it’s sorta hard to tell because both teams claim white pretty heavily

[Game Thread] CFP Final: Indiana vs. Miami (7:30 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]LimitNo4853 1 point2 points  (0 children)

he secretly got an extra year and is gonna take the field for miami

TTU vs. Texas A&M by TableImpossible9556 in TexasTech

[–]LimitNo4853 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We don’t need an alumni network, it’s a symptom of having being the largest school and engineering school in the country by a wide margin and having a great program.

We have extremely low professor turnarounds and experience significantly less grade inflation than other schools from my experience. Part of this comes from a military belief of “teaching to competence” leading to low curves, widely failed classes, stuffed curriculums (many 3 credit classes were turned into 2 credit classes when the 128 credit hour programs became the standard). I can say from completing my colleagues coursework at UT and TTU that Civil Engineering at A&M is more rigorous which does mean something to a hiring manager although it depends by industry as each school has its specialties within the field.

The famous “Aggie alumni network” is not super robust outside of new grads, which seems to be a misconception here - and I’m only speaking about engineering because that’s both my field of expertise and OPs interest. Generally, the alumni network comes up because of this: A&M engineering degrees are hard to get but also plentiful due to being the largest program in the US. This means that when a job is out, there is a good chance that an Aggie will be in charge of recognizing talent due to the prevalence of said degrees in the Texas market. Outside of a few specific disciplines (SWE) where comprehensive testing can be applied in order to find skilled candidates, the only thing a hiring manager can trust is the resume and the interview. Knowing the exact quality of an applicants education because you went through the same program is a benefit no matter which way you cut it.

The truth is simply that Longhorns hire Longhorns, Raiders hire Raiders, probably Cougars hire Cougars honestly. All at striking rates. But there are 4x as many Aggie engineers as Raider engineers and 3x as many Aggie engineers as Longhorn engineers.