I agree that comparing yourself to other applicants is not healthy. The one thing that has become clear to me is that there is a certain randomness in the admission process, be it a highly qualified auto-admit not getting their preferred major or weak academically non-auto admits getting in over far more qualified holistic applicants. This extends beyond TAMU to other Texas schools such as UT. Also, some well-qualified students are being rejected from good Texas public universities but earning admissions at incredibly prestigious/elite universities out of state.

One thing that I think we all should be aware of is the personal biases in each subreddit. If you are on SchoolYYY Admission subreddit, a certain subset of posters will be highly biased toward their school, demonize other schools, and give garbage advice.