A&M has a really strong graduate program, however there are certain things I felt lacked in my undergrad education. You will probably fall in love with the campus at A&M; the student culture and alumni network are pretty unique. Most aggies develop a strong bond with each other and to the university- many return to the university periodically later in life for events like Muster. There is a sports club, student group, and subset of students to really find your niche. I learned to play golf, took scuba, partied a bit too much, travelled around the US on class trips for 3+ months, and made some close lifelong friends in addition to gaining a solid education. My only regret is not studying abroad. You will learn leadership skills inside and outside the classroom and become more well rounded.
A&M prepares you to pursue a graduate education. Undergraduates must get through engineering physics, differential equations, general chemistry, vector calculus on top of the traditional geology curriculum. There are many great undergraduate courses for geophysics that may not be offered at other schools (gravity & magnetics, petroleum seismology, seismic interpretation, exploration geophysics, near surface etc..). You can take tons of petroleum engineering courses from the #1 department in the world as an undergraduate. As an undergraduate you will have access to courses in the oceanography department, environmental engineering, tons of GIS & Remote sensing courses, soil science department... You can find a course in any discipline of science or geoscience that strikes your fancy.
That being said, you are a small fish in a big sea. Make friends with classmates and let professors mentor you. It is easy to get lost with so many options available. The course sizes were a little large for my liking (60+ in my geochemistry class last semester, 50 people on field camp, etc..). If you stand out there is tons of scholarship money and opportunities to get recognized. Easy to get a gig doing undergrad research with the professors here. All the top oil companies and small environmental firms hold recruiting events nearly every week during the semester and there is a dedicated geoscience career fair. You have access to great software and exciting undergraduate research.
Of people that I was friends with in undergrad most have gotten into good graduate programs (mines, OU, alaska, UT Austin, A&M, some school in New Zealand...). Ones that didn't go to grad school landed jobs with a B.S. in the downturn in oil and gas or got jobs in environmental consulting with companies like AECOM. Another one of my friends went out on an oceanographic expedition and one did an internship with NASA.
The undergraduate curriculum focuses on quantitative skills and gaining a strong background in the fundamentals of geology. Take some statistics and venture into policy classes if it strikes your fancy. My writing skills did not improve as a result of the program. Very little analytical report writing was required as an undergraduate. I feel like I am a terrible writer as a result and it is a very important skill in the workforce. I wish there was more stress on learning practical skills like well log interpretation, arcGIS, MODFLOW, Petrel etc. Maybe learning the basics of environmental consulting. A&M expects your employer to teach you those things. The opportunities are there but it is up to you to seek them out.