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A Day in the Life of the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band

November 24, 2021 By: Guest Blogger

A Day in the Life of the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band

Watch this vlog by senior computer engineering student, Kelton Chesshire as he takes you along on a day in the life of the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band!

Topics: Academic activities, Future Students, Student life

Students in a hallway doing school work on their computers at Texas A&M University

November 17, 2021 By: Dakshika Srivastava

Acing My Hardest Class

I took a chemistry class my freshman year, and that’s been my hardest class so far. What was the hardest class you ever took and how did you get through it?

Topics: Academic activities, Student life

group of people sitting around table with laptops looking at each other

November 3, 2021 By: Vishal Kandala

Assembling a dissertation committee doesn’t have to be nerve-wracking!

Assembling a dissertation committee doesn’t have to be nerve-wracking! Your committee can make or break your experience as a grad student. To this end, here are a few suggestions and thoughts to ponder while you assemble your thesis/dissertation committee.

Topics: Academic activities, Graduate Students

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October 20, 2021 By: Leah Davis

The Weight of Office Hours

Attending office hours is the perfect way to build relationships with your professors beyond the classroom, which can lead you down a lot of different paths and open new doors you might not have thought about before.

Topics: Academic activities, Student life

two people smiling with Texas A&M campus event in background

October 6, 2021 By: Ritika Bhattacharjee

A Few of My Cheerleaders

In the 1960s, there was this word: serendipity. To me, serendipity is events that are seemingly unrelated but can have a related significance, like a “coincidence.” (I put that in quotes because there are no coincidences!)

Topics: Academic activities, Future Students, Student life

"Freedom, liberty, brotherhood, and justice" quote by Erle Nye '59 on sign outside of building on Texas A&M University campus.

September 15, 2021 By: Guest Blogger

Leading for a Better Future: My Three Favorite Lessons on Leadership

As engineers, it is important for us to serve our communities to the best of our abilities, and it all starts with serving the teams of people we are responsible for.

Topics: Academic activities, Entrepreneurial activities, Student life

Ritika Bhattacharjee conducting the choir Ingeniare.

August 25, 2021 By: Ritika Bhattacharjee

Ingeniare: The Group of Singing Engineers

It began as an idea on the back of a tour bus my freshman year, born in conversation with another singing engineer. Four months later, we recruited the university’s very first professional chorus made up entirely of engineering students.

Topics: Academic activities

Hands working on an electric engineering prototype

August 11, 2021 By: Dakshika Srivastava

Undergraduate Research Experience

As a freshman, I was very reserved about going into research. I didn’t know what I wanted to do, and I wasn’t sure if it was the right path for me. And, to be honest, I still haven’t figured out what I want to specialize in, but here’s how my research experience has helped me so far.

Topics: Academic activities, Undergraduate research

Haley Edwards and friends outside Zachry Engineering Education Complex

August 4, 2021 By: Haley Edwards

Transitioning Back to Campus

This semester is going to be full of newness. Whether the changes that we’re facing are liked or disliked, we have the option to be positive and embrace the new normal. Let’s make it a good semester and enjoy our time here!

Topics: Academic activities, Future Students, Student life

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July 28, 2021 By: Dharma Paladugu

3 important tips for excelling in PowerPoint presentations

It can be very difficult to present all of your hard work and knowledge in a mere five-minute presentation, especially when you might face unfair judgment. With that said, I have some tips for how you can prepare well and be confident while presenting. Here is a simple way to impress your audience by helping them stick with your speech rather than feel lost in the figures and descriptions on the slides.

Topics: Academic activities

The Fightin' Texas Aggie Band marching on Texas A&M University campus

July 21, 2021 By: Guest Blogger

How the Corps of Cadets and Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band helped me become a better engineer

Some experiences and lessons learned from being an engineer in the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets and the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band.

Topics: Academic activities, Future Students, Student life

People on a body of water kayaking.

June 30, 2021 By: Prakhar Sarkar

Struggling to find things to do outside research? Here are some ideas to change that.

Life as a graduate student can be busy and demanding. Juggling classes, research goals and advisor expectations can bring with it rigors that make living up to every benchmark tough and draining. In times like these, I find it extremely rewarding to give myself some wiggle room to just relax and involve myself in activities that help me recharge. Different people find solace in different activities. Some like sleeping in, hanging out with friends, etc. If, like me, you enjoy spending time outdoors, here are some ideas for things to do.

Topics: Academic activities, Graduate Students, Student life

Project in progress

June 16, 2021 By: Brandon Merrill

Explore your creativity with Fischer Design Center resources!

When class finishes and many rush out of their learning studios and flood the Zachry Learning Stairs, the vast majority of students simply breeze past the most impressive part of the building. No, not Starbucks — the SuSu and Mark A. Fischer ’72 Engineering Design Center.

Topics: Academic activities, Student life

Photo of Kassie Juarez with overlald text: My Engineering Experience at Texas A&M Higher Education Center at McAllen and Ingenium logo

April 14, 2021 By: Guest Blogger

My Engineering Experience at Texas A&M Higher Education Center at McAllen

Students at the Higher Education Center at McAllen have a unique opportunity to earn an engineering degree from Texas A&M University while living in a thriving, close-knit community in the Rio Grande Valley. Check out Kassie’s vlog where she shares a glimpse into life at Higher Education Center at McAllen!

Topics: Academic activities, Future Students, Student life, Video, Vlog

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April 7, 2021 By: Abbigail Lanham

Benefits of the Engineering Academy

When I was applying to Texas A&M, I was very worried about starting classes. Being a woman in STEM can be an intimidating career path, but I didn’t want to let my fears overcome me. That’s when I got the offer to be a part of the Engineering Academy, and I was relieved. This program was the best pathway for transitioning to a noticeably big school. It made me feel more included in classes and it has many benefits.

Topics: Academic activities, Future Students

Aerial View of Texas A&M University

March 10, 2021 By: Dakshika Srivastava

5 things I wish I’d known when applying to Texas A&M

I didn’t grow up in Texas so before coming to college, I had no idea what Texas A&M was like. I had never been on campus visits before and I didn’t know people who went here. So the moment I landed in College Station, surprises started unraveling.

Topics: Academic activities, Future Students, Student life

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February 24, 2021 By: Pavan Kulkarni

Atomic Steps Toward Continuous Improvement

I always felt that if I had more free time, I could do a lot of things before I went to bed. I thought, “If only I had a bit more time today, I could have done this, that and so on…” The thought of not doing enough in a day was less irritating than the feeling I got every night before going to sleep. I remember telling myself that ‘tomorrow is going to be a better day,’ only to realize that I had failed again. As the days passed, this routine had turned into a bad habit and I realized it was becoming more difficult for me to change my habits.

Topics: Academic activities, Graduate Students

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February 10, 2021 By: Haley Edwards

Managing Your Inbox

Our email’s inbox can be a scary place with an insane amount of unopened emails. I don’t know about everyone else, but when my email is cluttered and full of notifications, I miss important notices, dates and pieces of information. In times like this, it is more important than ever to stay on top of things.

Topics: Academic activities

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January 27, 2021 By: Itzel Rodriguez

Treading New Waters

It goes without saying that, with our new way of life, everyone from students to professors alike, has had much difficulty with the transition to online. Organizations and clubs are feeling this more, since they are formed on the basis of social interaction, and many leaders of these organizations, myself included, have felt the heavy burden of working within our new boundaries. This leads many of us to ask: How can we make our organizations appealing to students with the new online format?

Topics: Academic activities, Student life

Computer on desk showing construction plans

January 13, 2021 By: Brandon Merrill

Personalize Recruiting: Making it Easier to Land that Job Offer

The start of the semester is everybody’s favorite time of the year. With the Student Engineers’ Council (SEC) Career Fair marking the advent of the unofficial recruiting season for many companies, there’s no doubt that an unrecognized wave of anxiety rushes over our collective student body. While this season can often be stressful as students research companies, freshen up their resumes and try to figure out how to craft that perfect cover letter, sometimes it’s the little things that can make all the difference when landing that dream job.

Topics: Academic activities, Internship experience

Evelin sitting on the edge of a fountain and smiling.

December 2, 2020 By: Evelin Mota

The Start of College for a Cancer Patient

Being a first-generation college student is already hard, but being a first-generation college student with cancer is that much harder. My name is Evelin Pacheco Mota, an industrial distribution major with a double minor in business and statistics at Texas A&M University. Within my two years at Texas A&M, I have struggled with my health, been placed on academic probation, beat cancer and was accepted into my dream major. Here is the story of how a crazy beginning turned into a blessed reality.

Topics: Academic activities, Student life

Pictured is a group of friends at the Spirit Ice Rink.

November 18, 2020 By: Brandon Merrill

COVID’s Silver Lining

I think it’s safe to say that canceled plans have affected everybody reading this post. Ring days, study abroad trips, graduation ceremonies, summer internships and surely many more incredible memories were lost because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Topics: Academic activities, Student life

Bryton Praslicka

November 11, 2020 By: Guest Blogger

A Day in the Life of a Grad Student at Texas A&M

Interested in finding out more about what it’s really like as a graduate student at Texas A&M? Check out Bryton’s vlog where he shares what a typical day is like!

Topics: Academic activities, Future Students, Graduate Students, Video, Vlog

Zachry Engineering Education Complex

October 21, 2020 By: Dakshika Srivastava

5 milestones for computer science enthusiasts during freshman year

Many freshmen come in knowing what they want to major in; however, most utilize their freshman year to find their passion. I always knew that I wanted to pursue computer science (CS). This post is not about why I love this engineering major, but about how Texas A&M makes me love it even more. So if you’re a freshman coming into Texas A&M next semester and you don’t yet know which island in the vast ocean of engineering you want to inhabit, I hope this article enlightens you about most of the opportunities in computer science.

Topics: Academic activities, Entrepreneurial activities, Future Students

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October 7, 2020 By: Pavan Kulkarni

Top 5 Tips to Prepare for Grad School

I was lucky to have all things go in the right direction since the day I started my grad school career. However, there’s no debating how important and better it is to have a plan in place over just being lucky. So, here are my top five tips to be considered during your preparation process for grad school.

Topics: Academic activities, Future Students, Graduate Students

Picture of Evans Library

September 9, 2020 By: Lucas Rollo

Creating Effective Study Groups

I think most people can agree that studying in a group is always more fun, but can oftentimes be unproductive. When done right, study groups can be a powerful way to learn and build relationships. Here are a few tips on how to get the most out of your study groups.

Topics: Academic activities, Student life

Raúl smiling with his teammates.

July 1, 2020 By: Raúl Benítez

The Experiences of an Engineering Academy Student

The transition from high school to college can be rough for many of us, not only in the learning atmosphere, but also financially. With the Texas A&M – Engineering Academies program, our university is able to provide students with a practical and more affordable way to obtain an engineering degree.

Topics: Academic activities, Student life

June 17, 2020 By: Danielle Yarbrough

Minors and Certificates: Do They Matter?

As I think about my last semester as an undergraduate student and reflect on the last four (and a half) years, I’ve been thinking a lot about what has defined my academic experience here at Texas A&M. And I can without a doubt tell you that the minor and certificate I’ve earned along the way have greatly impacted my time here and my confidence in my education. If you’re unsure about whether or not it’s worth it to add these on to what I’m sure is already a difficult course load, please take a minute to think about the possible benefits that they can hold for you!

Topics: Academic activities

Student group photo

June 3, 2020 By: Brittney Nelson

Leaving an Impact on Campus after Graduation

College can be a huge change in direction for anyone. This is the time when you start making decisions that readily impact your future and how people perceive you. With all of this in mind, I have made it a goal of mine to cherish these few years while also making a noticeable impact on the school and my community, and I believe that you should do the same.

Topics: Academic activities, Student life

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May 20, 2020 By: Lucas Rollo

The Misconceptions of Entrepreneurship

The world of entrepreneurship is vastly misconstrued today for several reasons. It’s become “trendy” and a bit of a buzzword. Some envision fame, fortune and freedom while others resent the word as wishy-washy and a waste of time. The truth is that neither of these ideas represent the reality of entrepreneurship.

Topics: Academic activities, Entrepreneurial activities, Student life

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