Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi

Date: Sep 23 2008
Major: Psychology (This Major's Salary over time)
I had a lot of fun at times and I didn't have to put any real effort to the undergraduate degree I received from Texas A & M University Corpus Christi. Many of the classes I was advised to take for my major were just filler and it was a pretty scary major as I got closer to graduation because I felt my education did nothing to prepare me for anything of use in the real world as was later proven in my job as a Case Manager at a State funded Outpatient Mental Health facility. Thats the one professional job I got with my psychology degree and I was paid less than almost all of my friends and family without educations past high school. Also you better have some good grades and club affiliations if your a psych major because the degree is not very marketable for the most part and job security really sucks in my experience and the experience of many others I have talked to. I am now in a Registered Nursing program at another (community) college and feel my education there is of a much higher quality which is pretty sad because its a community college however their RN program has always been regarded highly and rumors have spread that TAMU's program has almost lost it's accreditation and has a lower pass rate for their students taking the NCLEX. I know my psych major was pretty lame at but I have heard some real bad things from Biomed Majors about the Biology professors being very unreasonable and having very condescending attitudes. Psych and Sociology majors seem to love the place though and why not when you can pretend and really make yourself believe your getting an education. I have heard good things about the Chemistry department and GIS also looks like one of the good things to come to TAMU for. As far the environment, I have been in CC for a long time and our city can be dangerous if you end up in places you don't belong due to gang and drug activity, but don't take my word for it. Come on down and see for yourself by driving around and watching the nightly news. Also the campus is pretty boring, the food sucks and it can make you pretty sick quite often, and it's a pretty lame environment for any type of networking.