Admitted to College of Arts instead of Sciences?!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Minnesota
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<p>Hi everyone!</p>

<p>I am an international student who applied to the University of Minnesota in November, with strong stats (3.9GPA, 28ACT, over 500 hrs of ECs, two strong letters of recommendation, etc.) but I got an e-mail two weeks ago saying I was wait listed. Needless to say, I was devastated, because I worked so hard all my high school years..</p>

<p>However, I check my e-mail 2-3 days ago and when logging in the University's portal, I see a message saying "Congratulations, you were accepted to the College of Liberal Arts!", when in fact, I applied for the college of Natural Sciences as a Computer Science major!</p>

<p>I called them on the phone but they told me to leave a message and the operators will come back to me, however most of the time they don't cause they're busy :(... I will try to call again, but has ANYONE experienced this? Does that mean that I MUST attend this college in a different major with no transferring chances, or what? I'm really confused :(....</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Yes, if you aren’t accepted into your college of choice, they will accept you into a less selective college. You do however have the option of transferring between colleges if you are getting good grades.</p>

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<p>Seriosly!? Well, that’s certainly demotivating to hear… Do you have any idea how long do I have to wait until I transfer?</p>

<p>Also, does that mean that I have to study an arts related field during this study? I want to major in Computer Science and being in the Liberal Arts college, I wouldn’t want to study an arts related field :(…</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>w8w8…I’m guessing you meant that you applied to CSE (College of Science and Engineering) as opposed to CFANS (College of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resource Sciences) since you’re looking at Computer Science. As TransferGopher said, if you choose to attend UMinn by entering CLA, you can always apply to transfer to CSE once you’ve met the transfer requirements.</p>

<p><a href=“http://admissions.tc.umn.edu/admissioninfo/trans_requirements.html#change”>http://admissions.tc.umn.edu/admissioninfo/trans_requirements.html#change&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Since most of your freshman (and usually part of your sophomore) year is spent completing your Gen Ed requirements, you won’t lose anything by starting off in CLA.</p>

<p>Additionally, CLA offers a Computer Science Degree of their own (B.A. CS) so even if you’re not able to transfer you can still get a CS degree. Here’s a link to the majors offered in CLA.</p>

<p><a href=“Students | College of Liberal Arts”>Students | College of Liberal Arts;

<p>I don’t understand why you find this “demotivating”. If you did indeed apply to CSE, you chose to apply to one of the two most competitive colleges at UMinn (CBS is the other). There are MANY applicants whose stats don’t quite match up with either of these colleges who are offered admission to UMinn through CLA or one of the other colleges. It’s not the end of the world, and if UMinn is truly a university you’re interested in they’re offering you a choice of options to get where you eventually want to be degree-wise. Good Luck!!</p>

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<p>I didn’t say College of Food and Agriculture. I applied to the College of Science and Engineering and was accepted into the college of Liberal Arts instead. The reason why I found this demotivating is because upon your application as an international student, you are considered for scholarships as well, which are described by the UM Staff as “highly competitive and given to a few international students based on their achievements”… I did bust my bottom off in high school and that means that I won’t be competititive enough for the scholarship either, which would cost me more money…</p>

<p>Anyways Im sorry for ranting about that part and going off topic. I am just worried that if when the time comes for me to transfer to the CSE after taking the courses, the number of people trying to get in might be again “too much” and too competitive, giving me no chances again…</p>

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<p>OP, I read someplace else that this year it is very difficult to get into UMN at all. Getting into the College of Science and Engineering has always been difficult as the average ACT is 31 or 32. You are below the average so it is not surprising that you were not accepted initially. Work really hard, stand out, get As and hopefully you will be able to transfer into CSE but I wouldn’t count on that scholarship. See if you can attend without it and if you do get it in the future, it will be a nice bonus. Good luck.</p>