Aggieland Saturday Set For Feb. 14
“One day. One place. Aggieland” is the theme for “Aggieland Saturday,” set for Saturday (Feb. 14) when Texas A&M University will open its campus to an estimated 10,000 prospective students and parents during the annual campus-wide open house, scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. At “Aggieland Saturday,” organizers say prospective students and their families can tour campus and learn more about Texas A&M. High school students and prospective transfer students also are encouraged to participate in interactive demonstrations and learn about individual colleges, departments and majors, admission, financial aid, student life and the Bryan-College Station community. Activities are free and designed to be self-guided, so participants can focus on their particular areas of interest.
Because “Aggieland Saturday” is designed to be self-guided, each academic college and several student services offices have planned fun and informational sessions throughout the day, they add. To help visitors move around campus and take maximum advantage of the day’s opportunities, Texas A&M’s Division of Marketing & Communications stands ready to help. For example, prospective students and their families can easily navigate the campus using their smart phones by downloading the free Texas A&M mobile app, TAMUmobile, at http://www.tamu.edu/mobile/. With the maps application of TAMUmobile, visitors can easily access their exact location, search for a building and pinpoint its address.
The Appelt Aggieland Visitor Center in Rudder Tower has tours planned during the day so that prospective students can meet with faculty or advisers from the academic colleges, learn about majors and academic programs, meet current students and visit libraries and computer labs. While these tours are structured for each area of interest, students are also free to visit different areas of campus on their own. While registration is not required, officials say it is encouraged to help ensure that visitors are accommodated to the fullest extent possible. Aggieland Saturday activities are free except for meals and parking.
“The event is set up in a ‘build your own schedule’ format so that the student can take a campus tour, view the residence halls, meet with academic departments, and get valuable admissions and financial aid information,” said assistant director Meredith Ramirez. “It’s the one day where the entire campus opens its doors to all those interested in Texas A&M.”
Aggieland Saturday is sponsored by the Office of Admissions and The Association of Former Students. Visit http://admissions.tamu.edu/aggielandsaturday for a complete schedule of events and join the #AgSat conversation.
