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For you a&m fans: campus tour
Posted on 10/11/12 at 4:42 pm
Posted on 10/11/12 at 4:42 pm
Since my pleas to join your board has fallen on deaf ears i figured i might as well post this on here even though it'll probably turn into a troll fest.
I plan on studying meteorology and hopefully run cross country and track at a&m after graduating this spring. I'm visiting y'all's campus tomorrow and I signed up for the tour deal. I have a few questions I would like to ask beforehand though.
1. For those of y'all who have done this what should I expect? How long does it take?
2. Is there anything on campus not covered by the tour I should check out? Anything in college station? Bryan?
3. How long of a drive is it from Waco?
Thanks for your help and GIG EM!
I plan on studying meteorology and hopefully run cross country and track at a&m after graduating this spring. I'm visiting y'all's campus tomorrow and I signed up for the tour deal. I have a few questions I would like to ask beforehand though.
1. For those of y'all who have done this what should I expect? How long does it take?
2. Is there anything on campus not covered by the tour I should check out? Anything in college station? Bryan?
3. How long of a drive is it from Waco?
Thanks for your help and GIG EM!
This post was edited on 10/11/12 at 4:43 pm
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Posted on 10/11/12 at 4:51 pm to Pedro
Never have taken a campus tour but I know you can take a main campus tour and whatever school you are interested in as well. The drive from Waco is pretty short...about an hour and 30 minutes. Good luck!
Posted on 10/11/12 at 4:53 pm to r'dx
We took a campus tour last spring when enrolling my son - block out a couple of hours for it. The one we took started out at the Commons, just east of the Corps Dorms.
Don't forget to check out the Dixie Chicken!
Don't forget to check out the Dixie Chicken!
Posted on 10/11/12 at 4:54 pm to r'dx
ATM is a good school with an ugly campus. It looks like an office park from the 1970s.
Posted on 10/11/12 at 4:54 pm to tjhilton
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forget to check out the Dixie Chicken!
There are better bars in northgate. Definitely not worth the time.
Posted on 10/11/12 at 4:58 pm to cjared036
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ATM is a good school with an ugly campus. It looks like an office park from the 1970s.
Agreed. The newer buildings are much, much better at least. We had a growth explosion during architecure's worst period in history (60s-80s). There is almost constant construction everywhere now to fix this problem.
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:00 pm to cjared036
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It looks like an office park from the 1970s.
More like a Russian military base from the same time period.
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:00 pm to lightbulbz
I just wish they'd start to go away or at least incorporate some color other than tan to the newer buildings. Awful.
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:03 pm to cjared036
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ATM is a good school with an ugly campus.
This.
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:04 pm to Pedro
If in the event of an invasion by Asians, aliens, zombies or any other manner of hostile force you may take solace in the ability to take refuge any of the many buildings on campus constructed entirely of steel and concrete, with as little windows as possible.
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:04 pm to BigD Ag
I'm not really concerned with the beauty of the campus so it's all good. The way I see it I'm not paying to look at trees or pretty buildings.
This post was edited on 10/11/12 at 5:05 pm
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:10 pm to Pedro
The campus tour will hit most of the high points, explain some A&M things, etc. lasting about an hour. I worked there one summer--I can walk backwards with the best of 'em. 
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:10 pm to Pedro
If i were about to join the track team, I'd tour the track facilities. I think we are about to build a cross country course... I know we are spending 88 mil on that and the equestrian team stuff.
new stuff.
new stuff.
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:15 pm to Smoke Ring
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I worked there one summer--I can walk backwards with the best of 'em.
The little things like that amazed me for some reason
Probly because I know damn well I'd bust my arse multiple times walking backwards just one block.Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:23 pm to Sig
Holy shite. That course looks like its gonna be bad arse.
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:27 pm to Pedro
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Since my pleas to join your board has fallen on deaf ears i figured i might as well post this on here even though it'll probably turn into a troll fest.
I plan on studying meteorology and hopefully run cross country and track at a&m after graduating this spring. I'm visiting y'all's campus tomorrow and I signed up for the tour deal. I have a few questions I would like to ask beforehand though.
1. For those of y'all who have done this what should I expect? How long does it take?
2. Is there anything on campus not covered by the tour I should check out? Anything in college station? Bryan?
3. How long of a drive is it from Waco?
Thanks for your help and GIG EM!
Im a current student. Let me know because actually I know someone in that dept. And if I have time in the afternoon, I could show you around.
Oh and to answer.
1.No idea. Too long ago. Sorry. It is raining though...
2.People will say things here like the Dixie Chicken which frankly, is stupid overrated and offers little of value besides average food and average beer. Just a lot of history and good memories for many is why it gets mentioned. The Bush Presidential Library would be a place I'd go. Fargos has decent BBQ. Other than that, nothing terribly remarkable unless it has sentimental value. Maybe theres something slipping my mind.
3.Hour? I avoid that place.
This post was edited on 10/11/12 at 5:33 pm
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:35 pm to Pedro
Enjoy your visit, Pedro!
It's the people who make Texas A&M great--not the buildings/topography.
Afterwards, go find a bar, kick back, and chat with some folks. You'll get an authentic feel for the place.
I believe we're about an hour from Waco. But I can't imagine why you'd want to go there.
Safe travels, and congratulations on your upcoming graduation!
edited: Sorry about the bar recommendation (if you're a HS student). Also, head over to the visitor center at Rudder Tower (across from the University Center Parking Garage). They'll give you some good recommendations, as well as any help you need.
It's the people who make Texas A&M great--not the buildings/topography.
Afterwards, go find a bar, kick back, and chat with some folks. You'll get an authentic feel for the place.
I believe we're about an hour from Waco. But I can't imagine why you'd want to go there.
Safe travels, and congratulations on your upcoming graduation!
edited: Sorry about the bar recommendation (if you're a HS student). Also, head over to the visitor center at Rudder Tower (across from the University Center Parking Garage). They'll give you some good recommendations, as well as any help you need.
This post was edited on 10/11/12 at 5:37 pm
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:36 pm to Pedro
State has a hell of a meteorological school. Why go to aTm?
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:40 pm to MaroonNation
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:42 pm to EKG
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I believe we're about an hour from Waco.
About 87 miles, give or take. Made that drive WAY too many times
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