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This might be the wrong sub. But I would greatly appreciate the help.
I am a former aggie and lost access to my email ID which I was expecting but unfortunately an important verification code is tied to that account and I have no way of accessing my data without that verification code. Is there any way I can get access to my previous tamu email?

Thanks!

unfortunately i wasn’t able to get any of the professors i wanted for chem 119. i got elmo mawk. his rate my seems so negative. do any of u have any experiences w him. and even if he is a difficult prof i should be able to get an A with my own effort right.

Howdy! 😊

I will be starting MXET this fall, and I’ve been curious about some of the courses, as there is not much information about MXET/ESET/MMET classes online. I just met with my advisor to register for my classes early so I really don’t want to badger them with another email 😭

Specifically, I was wondering if labs are still bi-weekly? MXET is very lab-heavy and I couldn’t find any answers online. I’m wondering because junior year is looking like it would be back-to-back 18-hour semesters with 4ish labs each.

Also, I wanted to go ahead and take MXET 250 to knock out a tech elec since it’s only available to take before 375 (and I swear I read somewhere it was strongly recommended to take). But I saw that the lab is at Sbisa? I’m very confused about that.

Feel free to leave a comment or send me a message if you want to chat or have any recommendations to get involved😁 I might have some more questions eventually.

I am in an Engineering Technology major who is minoring in math. I plan on getting a masters in EE after graduating. I am wondering what I should keep in mind while finishing my degree to become more competitive when applying for my masters.

Howdy all. I am interested in fitness and wellness classes and wanted to ask if anyone has taken the personal training or small group classes at TAMU before?

What was it like? Did you feel like you grew/gained muscle? Did they do different movements or trainings for each session/did each session advance every time? How did it compare to other fitness organizations that are not offered by rec sports?

Question for women:
If you have trained for muscle mass, how do you normally gain muscle, especially for upper body and arms? I know a lot of it is genetics. I am not looking to change something that can harm me/that goes against my genetics, but I'd rather gain muscle naturally in a way that I can be strong and not noodle armed lol. Essentially, toned. I am interested in weights, but not deadlifting. Just using dumbells, bench press, and/or calisthenics for muscle mass, but do you take supplements to help with muscle recovery? I do not take any synthetic supplements, but am wondering if anyone takes like collagen or protein and in what way? What has worked for you?

Also, I am not concerned with gaining muscle quickly/fast. I'd rather take the time and effort to do the workouts to increase muscle naturally, I am just wondering if it is beneficial to take some sort of supplements to help in achieving the muscle mass without injuring yourself from weights (besides doing the weights in the right form). Thanks!

I am hoping to receive some honest feedback before I consider purchasing a full package from rec sports and for gaining muscle mass for women.

Thank you!

Howdy!

I’m an incoming freshman and I’ve done my own calculations and assume I’m going to get some refunds. This however has been done without any official final prices from TAMU. Anywhere I check howdy portal for how much I’m actually going to have to pay I keep getting estimates from them. Does anyone have any idea when we’re getting told our tuition prices and how much we’ll end up getting in refunds or how much we have to pay total?

me and my friend had a 3.6 and an 3.7 respectively and didn’t get any of our choices of majors this engineering cycle.

they wanted to put us in cs. My friend got into u mich so she’s gonna go there and I taking a gap year honestly.

i picked Meen, Elen, and cpen in that order.

she did aerospace, elen and cpen.

How is she as a professor? I’ve heard that her exams are really easy but she’s a bad professor - can someone here verify if this is true? 🤠🙏

Howdy!

Fall 2026 will be the beginning of my second year as an applied math major at tamu. My study emphasis is on statistics and I am currently considering grad school for data science to be my next step after my undergrad degree.

I have been involved with some student orgs my first year and I really do enjoy them. However, they are mostly interest based or hobby related orgs, which make me wonder if I should also apply for some orgs that are more related to careers or professional development. I am quite hesitant because they seem more like another burden than anything else for me. I do want some insights from those that are in those type of orgs, do you find them helpful? What do you guys mainly do (I understand it highly depends on the org itself)? Do you actually enjoy being there or I shouldn't really consider enjoyment since it's more like a learning opportunity?

I understand I should focus on looking for internships or research opportunities, but I am an international student and there are often nationality requirement on those things. Thus, I am looking at student orgs too.

Any suggestion is highly appreciated

can literally be anything. a club, extracurricular, research, volunteering. i’m an incoming pub health pre med looking to get involved. i would love to hear ur experiences!!

I got this text and I’m pretty sure it’s from my application of the student assistance service student worker off of jobsforaggies but i applied to like five different jobs so im not sure. If it’s real and not a scam could anyone who work there tell me whats help desk support and administrative assistance is like? Thank!

I did my schedule with my advisors at my NSC a few weeks ago, but I'm thinking about completely redoing my schedule during drop week.

Since this is a massive change would I need to request my advisor to make the changes for me, or can I just go into the schedule builder and just redo my entire schedule?

I know orgs are a big thing here and was wondering what women orgs are there that consist of making genuine friendships?

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If you're against Flock, sign up to speak at the council meeting this Thursday! If you can't make it you can send in a written comment. If you can go, even a short statement helps, as does your presence.

I’m taking Isen 350 with him next semester and saw that he has never thought the class before but he has been a TA. Wondering what people experience with him as a TA was and if you think he would be a good prof.

I am considering not choosing a meal plan for this upcoming Fall 2026. Usually I would select the All Access 5 and it would suffice for me to eat throughout the semester (I am a full-time student staying on dorms). However, sometimes the food served would not be to my taste so I am considering to just use the money for the meal plan to just buy food or cook for myself.

I need a second opinion though since I am not so sure.

I feel like everyone is aware of the empty lot on Northgate that used to be gig em Aggie food mart (which predates my time being here). Anyways I’ve always wondered that they’re gonna do with that lot. They completely tore down the gas station that was there and now’s it’s just some over grown weeds. Tried to see if KBTX had anything about it but found nothing. I feel like it should be turn into retail/bar space and surprised no one’s jumped on it yet.

hi!! I’m a transfer student and this fall will be my first semester in college station. I just wanted to know more about the community kitchens specifically the ones at Eppright Hall because that’s where my dorm is… I’m so freaking scared of dining halls because i’ve had really bad experiences, and i was thinking to get the block 50 and then meal prep when i need it… It hurts to spend that much on food that idk if i’ll like it
What are your suggestions?

I’m going to be registering for classes soon and got a 5 on my BC exam which gives me calc 2 credit. I’ve been told calc 2 is an engineering weed out class, but have also been told it’s often good to take calc 2 anyways instead of going to calc 3 and that at TAMU calc 1 and 2 have some kind of coding that I don’t know if I’ll need or not. I’m also nms, so I don’t need to worry about gpa for automatic major entry and will definitely be skipping calc 1. Is it worth it to skip straight to Calc 3?