<p>Does anyone regret doing CAP for UT? Is anyone so glad that they did? I would love to hear your opinions.</p>
<p>I’m glad I did. That year made me realize that I had to apply myself academically. If it wasn’t for CAP and the possibility of going to UT hanging over my head, I would have gone to some OK school and continued dicking around. Definitely glad I did it.</p>
<p>That’s really good to know! What year are you in UT? Sophomore? Junior? Did you get into the school you wanted to go to through CAP? And what was your CAP gpa?</p>
<p>I will be a junior this fall. I didn’t get into McCombs out of UTSA because I didn’t have all the pre-reqs done, but I have the GPA to get in this fall. My CAP gpa was a 4.0 and my UT GPA after 1 year is a 3.95.</p>
<p>That’s really good. Do you think you’ll graduate in time or will you have to take summer classes in order to do so?</p>
<p>I’ll graduate on time.</p>
<p>I’m transferring over to UT this fall. I attended UTSA the previous school year. I’m extremely glad I did CAP.</p>
<p>^^what was your GPA through CAP? Did you get into your desired school at UT? I’m glad that you’re glad you did CAP btw. That’s the kind of boat I’m in right now -__-</p>
<p>just bumping this up</p>
<p>I’m not doing CAP, but I would consider your future. Employers aren’t going to know that you got CAPed, just that you graduated from UT.</p>
<p>If you are deciding between going to UT CAPed vs Texas Tech, I would go to Texas. Spend the year at UTSA or wherever, transfer, you’re good. </p>
<p>Think about which degree would be more impressive. You might graduate a year later, but if you’re happy at UT and enjoy your time there, it won’t seem like a long time.</p>
<p>If your other choices are schools like Georgia, A&M, TCU, etc. I would consider those schools too. However, if your alternative is Tech, UNT, community college, etc. I would go to UT.</p>
<p>My overall “CAP” GPA was 3.21… I made a 3.4 first semester then slacked off second semester and made a 3.0. I made too many friends and started partying a lot 2nd semester. And my desired school was McComb’s but my chance of getting in with that GPA was slim to none. So, instead I decided to go to the college of natural sciences.</p>
<p>I thought you had to have a 3.3 at your CAP school to transfer to UT?</p>
<p>You have to have a 3.2</p>
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<p>CAP pretty much will only get you transferred to liberal arts or natural sciences though. Thinking about your future…Engineering or Business at A&M or Gerogia would likely open a lot more doors than art history at UT.</p>
<p>Not necessarily Vyse, if you make a at least a 3.8 (which will NOT be difficult to do at the CAP school I’m attending) you can get into most schools at UT. That’s my plan and I’m not settling for anything less than that goal. People who generally blow off their CAP year because it’s so easy probably keep up with the bare minimum (3.2) and end up not getting into the school of their choice. I’m gonna make sure I try to get a 4.0 though. The average transfer GPA for freshmen at my CAP school is a 3.8 
I can work with that!
But thanks for your opinion!</p>
<p>I cant speak for “most colleges”, but at McCombs, for instance, the average GPA for admitted external transfers is 3.92 (and having taken 30 hours, and 2 courses in calculus and economics)</p>
<p>[Getting</a> Admitted | McCombs School of Business | The University of Texas at Austin](<a href=“http://new.mccombs.utexas.edu/BBA/prospective/Admission.aspx]Getting”>http://new.mccombs.utexas.edu/BBA/prospective/Admission.aspx)</p>
<p>And if they’re giving any weight to the rigor of the curriculum (they may not), that 3.9 at UTSA may not be looked upon as favorably as a 3.9 at SMU. They’re probably regularly turning away people with 4.0s.</p>
<p>I’d just know all the facts before going in. It sounds like there are a lot of kids with stellar GPAs at CAP school that cant transfer anywhere but liberal arts/natural sciences.</p>
<p>I know multiple people who transfered from UTSA to McCombs. The two GPAs that I know are a 4.0 and a 3.9. I also know people who got into engineering. You’re a bit off, Vyse. It’s tough to get into other colleges, but kids do it.</p>
<p>Hello, I’m digressing here, but I really need this info. ASAP. I’m going into the CAP program for next year, and I’m going to take the Math and Chemistry placement tests next week. How should I study for them? I didn’t take either class this senior year. The last few days I did brush up on some basic chemistry… things like density, molarity, etc. What kinds of questions should I expect? Are they advanced or are they common sense/very basic chem? Same thing for math, how should I study? I know the list of topics are written down on the testinginfo website, but would just memorizing the unit circle, knowing the basic trig identities be good enough? Thanks again. I really need to place into General Chem and Calc. :s!</p>
<p>Not trying to be skeptical here, Vyse, but I am just wondering: where are you getting all this information about the CAP students who supposedly do not get into the school of their choice? Have you ever even attended UT? Are you an admissions officer there?
You probably think that a 3.9 from a “lower” school is looked down upon opposed to a a 3.9 from a “higher” school. If that was the case, I WOULDN’T EVEN BE DOING CAP. I went to such a competitive high school compared to my other friends who went to easier high schools. They got into UT through the top 8%. Of course my rank was lower than theirs even though I busted my butt through high school while they barely stressed since their school was so uncompetitive. But I was the one who got CAP’d. I know college ranking is different but I’ve heard that UT doesn’t really mind where your GPA is coming from. I could be wrong though, maybe you are too. However, someone who as a 4.0 from a community college may have a better chance than someone with a 3.5 from A&M when it comes to getting into a certain school—or at least transferring into UT in general.
And about the whole McCombs topic: I do not plan on attending McCombs at all so I am not the least bit worried about getting rejected from there. I want to go the Communications school or maybe go towards the pre-med route. CAP students should definitely have an idea of what they need to do for the following 3 years and take pre-requirements their CAP year. I don’t plan on making silly mistakes that could cause me to graduate a year late or not even get into the school of my choice. Thanks for your concern though :)</p>
<p>The thing with CAP is that you have only a set list of classes you can take. Most are just general ED classes and you can’t really get too far in any one subject. So, it is a good idea to know the general classes that you will need for your major at UT. But, you will only be able to take so many in one area.</p>