Surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi provides a positive and upbeat learning environment. You are not only living on a beautiful campus, you're earning an amazing education while doing so. Overall, it's a fantastic school to be at.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
Attend Island Day! It's the school preview day, where they do fun stuff and give you a campus tour. I'm a tour guide for the school, so I work at every Island Day and help prospective students like you! It's fun, and you get a free t-shirt.
Describe the dorm life at your college.
I lived on campus my first semester, in their residential halls, which are simply dorms. They also have apartments on campus, if that interests yu. They're very nice, because you don't share a community bathroom.. you share it with one other person, at most. I had my own room, and so did my roommate, and our rooms were connected by a bathroom. We just shared a shower and toilet. We had our own personal sinks (which had a TON of counter space). I think its a GREAT thing to live on campus your first year, because you can adjust to college easier by not having to find parking and just walking to class. Also, there's a washer/dryer and kitchen on every floor of your dorm building. Nobody ever really uses the kitchens, and they are cleaned daily (minus weekends) so you can cook meals in there! Camden Miramar, who owns the dorms/apartments on campus, has all sorts of events so they make living on campus fun! I would rate all 5 stars, but my dorm room had a couple of minor problems and it was pretty expensive.
Describe the food and dining at your college.
Let me explain my rating. I have a food allergy, so I can't eat wheat, and there were little to no options for me to eat on campus. When I was there last year, they didn't have a whole lot of options, but they just recently build a new dining hall that seems to have a lot of promise.
What’s there to do for fun at your college?
The beach of course?! There are always bonfires going on, as well as campus events. I'm gonna admit, the campus beach is pretty from a distance but its not something you want to swim in. If you take a 15-20 min drive to some of our nice beaches (Mustang, JP Luby, North Padre, ect) you'll have so much fun. Or, take a 30 min drive out to Port Aransas! Art Walks the first Friday of every month, farmers markets, certain clubs (if you're into that, that's more of a sorority/frat scene), all sorts of stuff.
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
I think its definitely worth the money. It's a relatively cheap school (I mean, think how much you save in comparison to going to UT or A&M) and you get a stellar education. We have so much stuff to offer, I mean, we have one of the best nursing programs in the US, if you're in the science field you can get involved in undergraduate research! Something that is so rare/almost unheard of at other universities because they're so much bigger! We keep it very personal here, so you really get to know your professor.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
Our homecoming is in February, since we don't have football. Theres a statue of Hector P. Garcia in a plaza named after him on campus and for good luck every semester during finals you can touch his foot lol!
Which types of students will excel at your college?
Outgoing, loves the beach/outdoors, looking to go to a smaller campus and want a more personal approach to their education, ect.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
We have everything from the scuba diving club to the sky diving club. So much stuff to get involved in, and over 150+ clubs, more being created every year by students. :)
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
I'm not involved in the Greek Life, but for a school our size, it's actually really prevalent here. They're all very nice too, and have changed my view on Greek Life.
How would you describe campus safety? Do you feel safe on campus?
Extremely safe. We have actual police officers on campus, not just security guards, and they're on campus 24 hours a day 365 days a year. They're in cars, on bikes, in the library, all for your safety. I've always felt safe walking to my car at night. They have little poles everywhere that you can push a button if you feel unsafe for some reason, after 10:30 nobody can come into the resident halls/apartments without the campus ID card (sanddollar), also nobody can even get in to the dorm buildings without a sanddollar linked to that building. Super super safe. :)
Surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi provides a positive and upbeat learning environment. You are not only living on a beautiful campus, you're earning an amazing education while doing so. Overall, it's a fantastic school to be at.
Attend Island Day! It's the school preview day, where they do fun stuff and give you a campus tour. I'm a tour guide for the school, so I work at every Island Day and help prospective students like you! It's fun, and you get a free t-shirt.
I lived on campus my first semester, in their residential halls, which are simply dorms. They also have apartments on campus, if that interests yu. They're very nice, because you don't share a community bathroom.. you share it with one other person, at most. I had my own room, and so did my roommate, and our rooms were connected by a bathroom. We just shared a shower and toilet. We had our own personal sinks (which had a TON of counter space). I think its a GREAT thing to live on campus your first year, because you can adjust to college easier by not having to find parking and just walking to class. Also, there's a washer/dryer and kitchen on every floor of your dorm building. Nobody ever really uses the kitchens, and they are cleaned daily (minus weekends) so you can cook meals in there! Camden Miramar, who owns the dorms/apartments on campus, has all sorts of events so they make living on campus fun! I would rate all 5 stars, but my dorm room had a couple of minor problems and it was pretty expensive.
Let me explain my rating. I have a food allergy, so I can't eat wheat, and there were little to no options for me to eat on campus. When I was there last year, they didn't have a whole lot of options, but they just recently build a new dining hall that seems to have a lot of promise.
The beach of course?! There are always bonfires going on, as well as campus events. I'm gonna admit, the campus beach is pretty from a distance but its not something you want to swim in. If you take a 15-20 min drive to some of our nice beaches (Mustang, JP Luby, North Padre, ect) you'll have so much fun. Or, take a 30 min drive out to Port Aransas! Art Walks the first Friday of every month, farmers markets, certain clubs (if you're into that, that's more of a sorority/frat scene), all sorts of stuff.
I think its definitely worth the money. It's a relatively cheap school (I mean, think how much you save in comparison to going to UT or A&M) and you get a stellar education. We have so much stuff to offer, I mean, we have one of the best nursing programs in the US, if you're in the science field you can get involved in undergraduate research! Something that is so rare/almost unheard of at other universities because they're so much bigger! We keep it very personal here, so you really get to know your professor.
Our homecoming is in February, since we don't have football. Theres a statue of Hector P. Garcia in a plaza named after him on campus and for good luck every semester during finals you can touch his foot lol!
Outgoing, loves the beach/outdoors, looking to go to a smaller campus and want a more personal approach to their education, ect.
We have everything from the scuba diving club to the sky diving club. So much stuff to get involved in, and over 150+ clubs, more being created every year by students. :)
I'm not involved in the Greek Life, but for a school our size, it's actually really prevalent here. They're all very nice too, and have changed my view on Greek Life.
Extremely safe. We have actual police officers on campus, not just security guards, and they're on campus 24 hours a day 365 days a year. They're in cars, on bikes, in the library, all for your safety. I've always felt safe walking to my car at night. They have little poles everywhere that you can push a button if you feel unsafe for some reason, after 10:30 nobody can come into the resident halls/apartments without the campus ID card (sanddollar), also nobody can even get in to the dorm buildings without a sanddollar linked to that building. Super super safe. :)