re: Would you send your kid to A&M today?

Which direction from Palestine? Trying to figure out if you grew up in my crappy little East Texas town or a different little East Texas Town.

No kids yet, but I absolutely would. While I realize it's already not the same as when I was there, and when I was there was different than 10 years before that....A&M will always be changing. What it changes to remains to be seen, I don't like how big it's becoming and would like for them to cap enrollment.

I wouldn't put pressure on a kid and say the only place I'd help them with costs was A&M, I guess I'm not redass or whatever but my parents (both A&M grads and all of my aunts & uncles save for one went to A&M) but I was never "forced" or pushed to go, it's where I wanted to go.

I haven't answered the question. So yes I would send them. I would support my child in their endeavors.

I will be more worried about my child going into the military as a grunt then to a university against my wishes. My family is one that breeds the need for service.

Would definitely encourage my kid to go to a&m. I think the size somewhat reduces the family aspect we have, and that breaks my heart. Hopefully we come to our senses very soon.

If kids wanted to goto A&M I'd pay for it.

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Of course.

The size of the University is too large, but the school still holds true to it's military heritage.

The world could use some more people to emulate the Aggie Code of Honor. It's a high bar that's set, and sometimes you may fall short, but the perfect pursuit of it's perfection yields huge rewards.

I definitely would, but only for in-state tuition. Coming from a STEM point of view, unless you're Stanford/MIT/Carnegie Melon material, you're going to a large in-state tier 1 school, and A&M fits that bill just fine. A&M is entirely too large, but not yet to the point where I feel like my degree is diluted all that much. Nobody gives a shite about where I went to school anyway, and I graduated only 4 years ago. I cannot stress how little I feel it matters where you go to school as long as it isn't a complete dumpster fire (I'm talking for-profit schools here) and you learn how to work your arse off.

Maybe. I think the Aggie Network's worth varies wildly from major-to-major. It could be just me being out-of-state and not needing to stress it as much. I know for a fact if I had to go back to Texas I would look to the Aggie Network first, however.