Texas A&M isn¡¦t anything like critics think it is. However it isn¡¦t for everyone, A&M is a very conservative school so most students are Christians and republicans. As far as it being a hick school, yes there are hicks in the agriculture department and there are country western clubs in this city. I don¡¦t know if that really makes it a hick school, just trying to give you an objective view as best I can. However you said your interested in Computer Science which is in the engineering department, so you won¡¦t be around a bunch of hicks trust me. A&M¡¦s engineering department has a very good reputation in the work field, and the engineering department offers some of the most challenging majors this school offers. So I wouldn¡¦t worry about it being to easy because trust me it isn¡¦t. If I had to be critical about the CS major (which I am in and have about 74 hours completed after this semester) I would say it is very math intensive. You will be required to take engineering calculus 1, 2, and 3, Discrete, and either Linear Algebra or Differential Equations. From what I have heard about other schools, this is way above average.
There are several regular night clubs here so it¡¦s not all country and there is really plenty of stuff going on to keep most people busy. Not like your going to have any free time anyway being in the engineering department. I would say A&M is weird as in different, because you can¡¦t deny that it¡¦s different here. A&M is in college station which is obviously a college town. So where ever you go all you see is other people your age. And about being obsessed with being an Aggie, I think a lot of people come here and make great friends like you would at any college and its something to identify with. The same way if a person from UT met another UT grad they would want to chat and trade stories. Some are flamboyant and annoying I agree, but for the majority most of us just like our school and that¡¦s why we go here.
I believe UT¡¦s CS program is ranked higher as I think someone mentioned, Hope this post helps, if all goes well you won¡¦t even be going here anyway ?º. Sorry to all the Horn¡¦s fan¡¦s that had to read this I just had to post something for the other side. I tried to be objective but I go to A&M, so you be the judge. IM if you have any questions, i don't follow up post that often.