Quick answer YES.
Long answer when you are comparing TAMU to another college with AFROTC you need to ask a few questions.
1. % of C200 selected for SFT
~~~ GPA for these cadets
EX: National rate for SFT 2011 (class of 13) was 55%, but SMC's had rates close to 70%, I believe VT had 68%.
For the national selection the avg gpa hovered @3.0 tech, 3.2/3.3 non-tech. I do not know what their gpa was for SMCs, but again it gives you a ballpark of what is needed.
2. You spoke of career fields, ask the % of C400's that got your career field.
Key here is PERCENTAGE, not numbers.
I know people will think I am slamming on ERAU, but I am not. I am highlighting how they position themselves from a recruitment purpose. ERAU is not an SMC, but in the AFROTC world their name/status means a lot.
ERAU has the 2nd highest amount of pilot slots awarded after AFA. This is fact, but as a cadet, you should not concern yourself with if they have 100 or 1. Your concern should be your chances, which is statistical and percentages.
What good is it if they have 100 slots, but 500 applying and you are number 152? Now if you ask the % of those applying for X AFSC, you know your chances.
Many ROTC CC's will state if you have X gpa, Y PFT, Z AFOQT, C TBAS you have B % chances.
I believe, I may be wrong, but all SMC's had 100% selection for rated if they follow the premise set out by the command.
I will also state for our DS who is not an SMC, his CC had equivalent gpa, PFT, etc, had 90% selection rate for pilot. The one that didn't get it was because he had an eye issue, however, he got CSO.
Talk to the commands, talk to the C400's.
The issue I would say for you to determine is that SMC's like TAMU require you as a ROTC cadet to be in the Corps. This takes up time from classwork and socialization. Traditional ROTC units do not have Corps, so the question I would ask is how much ROTC life do you want for the next 4 yrs?
If it is go in, do ROTC and be a college kid, TAMU is not a fit. If it is I want to experience life as close as I can get to an SA, TAMU will be a fit over the traditional ROTC college.