Posted on 11/24/2007 8:41:15 AM PST by Paleo Conservative
I remember $4/per semester hour. I think I only spent one summer there and co-op’d the rest, but it was pretty laid back.
At Texas Tech in the early ‘80’s - $4/semester hour also. Summer school was great - no crowds, easy parking, serious students, etc. Started Tech in the summer of 1980 and remember the heat wave as well, especially when I had to move to the unairconditioned dorm for the start of the fall semester. Hot!
There aren't any hills around there.
Smart move. I don’t know why this was not done sooner.
They now prefer to be known as "Agro-Americans."
I went back in the 80’s, but back then some of the dorms were open during the summer. I spent one summer in the dorms, and the other summer in an apartment.
The way the classes are scheduled, you can’t take a whole semester worth of classes. Instead of say 15 hours that you would normally take, you could maybe take 10.
There are plenty of pools and lakes around College Station. The 90’s is perfect pool weather, and then the evenings are always beautiful.
So the schedule would be something like this. Morning classes so you don’t have to walk around in the heat. Then you hang out for a few hours by the pool. You can easily read your homework by the pool. After that you put in your real study time. After that, it’s party time.
We must of gone to A&M about the same time. The mall was put in my last few years at A&M.
I haven’t been back in many years. I live in California now, and my kids have never been to A&M. I think this summer I need to take them to visit. It’s not the same as going there during football season, but I think they would enjoy seeing it.
If you want your kids to go to Texas A&M, have them visit during a home game. We've seen a Gator and University of Washington home game...... but after my kids walked around campus and went to their seats at Kyle Field and saw the student body.....well that plus the ever famous
"Now forming at the north end of Kyle Field, the nationally famous Fightin' Texas Aggie Band."
the students all standing for the entire game-tradition.
the midnight yell practice
Well they're hooked..... it's also easier cause we live in College Station now...hahahahahahaha.
Gig 'em Aggies!!! Whoooooooop!
I’m well aware of that, but living in California makes it near impossible.
That’s how I fell in love with the school. My brother was 8 years older than me, and he was in the Corps at A&M. We went to lots of the games, bonfire, & Final Review.
I even met my Vietnam POW at Final Review at A&M, at the time he was Lt. Col. Sam Johnson. Now, he’s a congressman from Texas.
There was no other school for me after that.
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