I attended the fire school at A&M in November. I really enjoyed the campus, though you'll notice that College Station proper is almost a ghost town on weekend nights. On the weekends it comes alive and is a pretty fun place. There are a couple good steak & sushi places in town as well.
College Station is a great central location in east Texas, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Houston, etc. all within a short drive. When you get to A&M, make sure you head down to Snook, TX and check out the chicken fried bacon at Sodolak's Original Country!
FYI "Howdy" is the official A&M greeting, and I'm sure you know about "Gig 'em".
A&M football is on it's way up, their QB Jerrod Johnson is a dandy!