This is all good info! The nitty gritty details are on the website, including exactly what you can and can’t do as far as Greek Life, etc. Plus, all the requirements are listed there.

Thanks for the inside info! It’s always better to hear from someone who’s been there!

Students on Blinn TEAM are guaranteed transfer to TAMU after fulfilling the list of the TEAM program requirements, and they are enrolled part-time at TAMU while attending Blinn classes.

You can go to Blinn without being on Blinn TEAM, but you do not have part-time enrollment at TAMU and you are not guaranteed transfer. You can still apply to transfer to A&M, the same way you would transfer from any other college or university. 

That is the main difference, but if you would like to read more about the Blinn TEAM program and its advantages, I would check out the website.

Well, I have to preface this with the fact that I did not do the Blinn TEAM program, but I will try to keep it to what I know about it!

I think you have to decide for yourself about it, of course, but I think your decision could be guided by your desire to attend Texas A&M. If A&M is your dream school and you couldn’t see yourself going anywhere else, then yep, Blinn TEAM is perfect! However, if you feel like you’ve gotten better offers elsewhere, and you could see yourself going to those other places, you can do that too! 

The advantages are, of course, that while on Blinn TEAM you can still live on the TAMU campus and participate in TAMU student activities, with automatic admission to TAMU after you meet their requirements. If you stay in it, your degree will ultimately come from Texas A&M and that is a huge name for hiring (though, of course, there are many other colleges that have good reputations too. But A&M is the best, obviously, if you ask me!). Blinn is maybe 15 minutes from TAMU campus, and there are buses that run between them, and you are in Bryan/College Station and can enjoy all the “extracurriculars” everyone else does. It’s not like you’re far away from TAMU so, basically, if your heart’s desire is to be an Aggie (like mine was) I would definitely say that Blinn TEAM is very worth it (plus you get to take the icky classes that aren’t related to your major—math, history, government, english, physics, whatever—at Blinn where they’re usually easier or less work). Also, Blinn tuition is cheaper than TAMU, so you get that advantage too!

However, if you’ve been accepted to other colleges that you prefer, or you would rather go to them over attend about 2 years at Blinn, you should consider them too. I can’t really tell you if it’s “worth it” for you because I don’t know what your situation is. If it’s between Blinn TEAM and taking a year off, I would definitely pick Blinn TEAM myself (it’s so hard to get back into the routine of school if you’re away for a summer, much less a year!). 

If you LOVE TAMU and the Aggie tradition and everything that we stand for down here in C-Stat, I’d totally go for Blinn TEAM. My roommate last year did it, and she seemed to love it. And she didn’t have a car, but she still found it possible to attend both her TAMU classes and her Blinn classes while living on the TAMU campus.

I recommend you read over the FAQs and info over at the official website to really decide whether the program is right for you. I can’t make the decision for you, though I can say the “Aggie Experience” has been wonderful for me, and there has been no better feeling so far than when I earned my Aggie Ring. 

I’m Beverly, I’m a BIMS major who’s graduating this May (whoop!), and I hope to enter vet school this fall (fingers crossed)! Born and raised an Aggie, so started this blog for fun, and it turned out to be sort of popular! (sorry if the posts lag! I’m really busy. If I’m too slow, feel free to submit!) I came in with class of 2014 (A-A-A-WHOOP!), but I’m graduating with 2013 (WHOOP!), so I have a bit of an identity crisis. 

I LOVE giving class advice if I can, and I will try to be fair and unbiased. That being said, I’ve mostly taken science classes, so I can’t give you much advice if you’re an LBAR type. 

Probably not what you’re looking for, exactly, but it’s all true! Yes, I have a personal blog, but, no, I prefer not to give it out. Yes, if you know me or think you do and see me around, I would love it if you said hi! Yes, I take requests for posts! (If you want more Aggie Ring pictures, I’ll look for some! If you want 10,000 pics of Johnny Football, I’ll get you about 10. ;P)

So classically: Howdy! My name is Beverly, I’m a BIMS major from Texas, and I’m the loudest and proudest member of the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Class of 2014!!! A-A-A-WHOOP!