Information for Prospective Members
Help keep Aggieland safe while gaining community, leadership experience, and making a real impact.
How the Process Works
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We host two application cycles each semester—one at the beginning and another around mid-semester.
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If your application is accepted, expect an interview the following week. Accepted members attend a mandatory orientation.
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Questions anytime? Tap the email button above.
Why Join CARPOOL?
Service Hours
Members work at least 4 nights per semester (6–7 hours each) plus a few events, totaling ~33 hours per semester—great experience for your résumé.
Community
Meet students from across majors. From study nights to pickup soccer and D&D, you’ll find your people and make a real difference together.
Leadership Opportunities
Join a committee or serve on staff to help steer operations, sponsorships, and outreach while growing practical leadership skills.
Scholarships, Merch & Prizes
Active members are eligible for CARPOOL scholarships, get member-exclusive merch, and can win prizes throughout the semester for showing up, serving, and leading.
Free Food
Every ops night is sponsored—pizza, tenders, Tex-Mex, and more. (Food is provided on work nights.)
No Car or License? No Problem.
No Personal Car Required
We partner with Enterprise and rent a fleet each weekend, so members don’t use personal vehicles and riders get clean, well-maintained cars. You’ll never be asked to use your own car for operations nights.
Plenty of Non-Driving Roles
A driver’s license isn’t required to volunteer. Plenty of roles aren’t driving like navigating, answering phones, and staffing the Northgate Station. We won’t assign a role you’re uncomfortable with.
Member Stories
“It’s a great way to help the community and it’s great everybody knows each other and you get to be with everybody, serving the same mission and goals.”
“I was personally a victim of drunk driving. I had experienced that and I wanted people to not have to experience that. I’ve felt so great being a part of CARPOOL. There is a certain kind of bonding that comes with working people at 2, 3, 4 a.m. It really does feel like I am making an impact.”
“Since joining CARPOOL my freshman year, I’ve made a lot of friends and gained a lot of confidence. I’m better at talking to new people now and I certainly know the BCS area much better.”
“It is an easy and fun way to get community service hours and help your community. I joined because it gave me a fun thing to do on Friday and Saturday nights and socialize. CARPOOL has given me a social outlet with people I would likely never meet, and I’m happy to know them.”
“I joined CARPOOL to make a difference in the campus and BCS communities!”
“It’s a great way to volunteer while meeting a lot of fun people. You get to have a tangible impact on people in the community.”
“It’s a great way to meet people and feel like you’re making a positive impact in the A&M community.”