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Tuesday, January 22, 2002
Weighing their options
By Matt Patin
Sj THE BATTALION
iTransfer students like Whitney
iHmer, a junior nutritional science
miijor. often find their first choice was
Hir first mistake.
■ “I had my doubts the first week I
was [at BaylorJ,” Palmer said, “And
St feeling grew during the first
semester. When I attended Baylor, 1
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end to see my boyfriend and other
Bends. I really saw what I was
miising out on at Baylor.*’
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atmosphere of traditions at Texas
A<kM, which she said was almost non
existent at Baylor, but she also consid-
e*d academics before making her final
Sision. .
I "I think A&M has a much better nutrition
program than Baylor did,” Palmer said. “The
program fat Baylor] was in the family and con
sumer sciences department and I had to take a lot
of irrelevant classes.”
H Early in the spring of her freshman year at
Baylor, Palmer said she decided that she had
grown apart from the university that she thought
was best suited for her. One day after class, she
decided which path to take.
■ “I got back from class, got on the computer,
filed out the A&M application, had my tran
script sent, paid the application fee and waited,”
Palmer said.
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Texas A&M and said she made
more friends in her first month at A&M than she
did her whole year at Baylor. She admitted com-
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“I feel like 1 have so much more freedom
here. A&M has everything — tradition, aca
demics, extracurricular activities and the
nightlife,” Palmer said. “The weekends [in
Waco) were so boring, I don’t think any
Aggies who have visited Baylor will dis
agree with me.”
According to the 2001 Princeton
Review, the tuition at Baylor is about
$7,000 more than Texas A&M tuition.
Finances played a role in Palmer’s deci
sion to transfer, as it did for sophomore
political science major Lauren Higgs.
“1 always knew there was a chance
• (that I would transfer), because
Colorado State was such a financial bur
den,” Higgs said. “I like it colder and I
miss the opportunity to snowboard, but I
have a long family history here.”
Higgs’ Aggie family tree is not a bonsai,
but a redwood. Both of Jdiggs’ parents, grand
parents, an aunt and a cousin are former A&M
students. Friends also played a role in her deci
sion to transfer.
“We used to come to College Station during
high school and the people here are really
friendly,” Higgs said. “And my friend Katie said
it would be cool if we could hang out and live
together.”
Higgs said she liked the smaller campus of
Colorado State, but that larger universities
offer better opportunities to meet more people
and get involved. She said the only people who
would not like Texas A&M are those who
would not get involved and who would not
enjoy College Station’s signature nightlife
attractions.
“If you’re not going to get involved, you’re
going to be missing out,” Higgs said.
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