<p>tandrus i couldn’t imagine waiting to august for a decision dream school or not. Is a&m the only school you applied to?</p>
<p>For transfer, yes.</p>
<p>I’m going to apply to a couple other schools in Texas that are still open for admissions. I’m a military brat and I’m trying to get back to my roots in Texas. I’ve applied to the University of Arkansas but I cannot afford it. Also, I’ve applied to Oklahoma Christian. I’ve got a lot of friends at Kansas State University so that’s also an option.</p>
<p>And I apologize… I meant last week in June, at the latest the first week of July. I was a month off, doh!</p>
<p>tandrus: i’ve been talking to the same gentleman also about my app! he’s been so helpful! what’s your major?</p>
<p>Yes yes, He’s very helpful!</p>
<p>I’m a business major, but I’ll go in as a general studies and then try to get into Mays for my junior year.</p>
<p>You need to look into the feasibility of that, tandrus.</p>
<p>It is possible that if you only have 29 hours once you get into A&M, you can take an additional 30 hours of ******** classes before you switch over to Mays. The thing is, you don’t want to be over on hours. I think A&M cuts off your financial aid once you have over 150 hours but don’t quote me on that. Plus, I think you have to have a 3.5 overall on thirty hours AT A&M in order to switch to business. You’ll have to cherry pick your professors or otherwise you’ll get stick with a prof from China who fails the entire class on the first test.</p>
<p>Actually, a friend of mine had a physics professor from Russia in which the entire class bombed the first test and the prof simply said “do better next time.” My friend just dropped the class.</p>
<p>All I’m really trying to say is don’t put too many eggs into one basket.</p>
<p>tandrus: did he say that your app is being reviewed again after spring grades? </p>
<p>because i talked to him and he said that mine was under review again, and that i wouldn’t know until end of june/ beg of july until a final decision is made too.</p>
<p>accepted with a 3.1 into liberal arts, im so happy. such a big weight has been lifted off my back</p>
<p>Yeah, definitely pick the easiest professors if you want to transfer into business.
Better safe than sorry. I will have 74 hours by the time I transfer internally. 75 is the max. Cutting it too close huh?</p>
<p>if you are thinking about going to A&M then you better check it out first. it’s not for everyone. you will very quickly realize that you won’t fit in the environment if you’re not that type of person. i know a couple of friends who went to A&M their first year and then transferred out because they didn’t like the environment.
And if you want to do business then I think UT would be your best bet. McCombs is the best business school in Texas and it is in the top 10 in the nation. No one can dispute that. I don’t necessarily believe rankings tell the whole story about a school, but when McCombs is being compared to Wharton in some business branch, then there has to be something right.
I don’t think it would be a good idea to tell A&M about you getting into UT and expect more money from A&M. They will actually be p.i.ssed about that because they hate “t.u.”
If you have any other questions please let me know.</p>
<p>congrats toast! that was after reconsideration right?</p>
<p>yes it was</p>
<p>whiteoverblue: I’m not sure I’m understanding what you’re telling me. What feasibility? I realize that I will have to take other classes but what I was told by my admissions councilor is that even though I’ll be general education for my junior year, I can still take the business classes I need to stay caught up and not fall behind. And yes, after 30 more hours I can officially transfer into Mays.</p>
<p>xkristi19x: Yes, he did. Same time frame also.</p>
<p>In regards to McCombs; It’s not an option for me. I’ll just leave it at that.</p>
<p>i’m looking for roommate… plz PM me if anybody interested… we’d talk about it in detail…</p>
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<p>It seems like you don’t understand it’s not that simple to transfer into Mays as an internal applicant. They only admit around 275 internal transfers a year. Many students have the same plan and end up leaving TAMU due to their inability to get out of general studies. That attrition is one thing that opens doors for transfer students.</p>
<p>First, you won’t be able to take upper level business classes unless you’re admitted to Mays, and if you’re looking at a BBA in say management, there is only one 200 level business class that is required. The upper division courses are blocked in the registration system and require activation for your netid by a Mays advisor. </p>
<p>Second, you must have a 3.0 to even be considered. That isn’t an automatic approval either. In addition, you must also have 30hrs in residence at TAMU but not more that 75 total graded hours (transfer and in residence). That’s impossible to do if you’re already a junior with 60 hours. Then you must have specific courses taken with at least a 3.0 average GPR. The average of those courses is also used in your application.</p>
<p>Here’s the list of classes you must take:</p>
<p>[Mays</a> Business School | Change of Curriculum Information](<a href=“http://mays.tamu.edu/upo/change-curriculum-information/]Mays”>http://mays.tamu.edu/upo/change-curriculum-information/)</p>
<p>In the end, if you take all those classes and can’t transfer, you’re stuck with a lot of electives that may not count in whichever degree plan you end up on.</p>
<p>I’ve learned in my college career to never trust advisors. You must double and triple check any information they give you because in the end, only you are responsible for your grades and graduating on time.</p>
<p>Good luck on getting in, but make sure to do your own research first!</p>
<p>I realize it is difficult to get into Mays as an internal applicant, but I’m ineligible to get in as a transfer applicant. I was told that Mays does not consider spring grades, therefore my only way to get into TAMU for the fall was go general studies. </p>
<p>As far as a 3.0 GPA, I shouldn’t have a problem. Currently I sit at a 4.0 through 29 hours and am currently taking a summer course. At the end of summer I’ll have 33 hours, and if I were to get into A&M I could do my 30 hours and sit at 63. At that time I hope to get into Mays. </p>
<p>Thank you for the link and the information. I understand nothing is easy as far as getting into Mays and I plan to work hard to get there. I just can’t let the “college life” grab hold of me too hard. Haha</p>
<p>K.O: a&m cant withdraw my admission because i have already paid my $75 enrollment for NSC. the only reason i have this idea is because my dad is a old a&m alumni graduate (phd program) and he was able to negotiate with a&m for a full schlorship for his phd. what he told me to do was pay for both schools enrollment (75 for a&m 200 for ut) and try to negotiate for financial aid. in any other case my dad agrees i should probably go to ut since it has a better business program.</p>
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<p>Negotiating for graduate programs (JD, MBA, masters, PhD, etc) is very common, but I’ve never heard of it being done for undergrad. Would be nice if it works out for you. Let us know if it does!</p>
<p>agfa: yeah well my dad wants me to do this since he is kinda paying for my college education and wants to save some money. pretty much its his idea and his money. if i want some of his money to contribute towards my education, i should probably listen to him.</p>
<p>agfa,
you must have 4 of the classes listed in the change of curriculum page IN ADDITION to the 30 hours graded at A&M?</p>
<p>What if you take 4 of those classes and electives that add up to 30 hours total?
Would I be able to transfer internally?</p>
<p>If not, I’m screwed.</p>
<p>I have 43 transfer hours. 13 are from AP Spanish credit.</p>
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<p>You just need 30 hours in residence. So 12-15 hours of that will most likely come from the required courses (unless you transferred in with those courses already done) and the other can be fluff to pad the GPR. The advisors I talked to in Mays said it’s better to have more of the required courses done with a somewhat lower GPR than fewer and a higher GPR.</p>