Attempting to Transfer for the 4th time - too many hours?

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>I am attempting to transfer for the 4th and final time. I spent 3 semesters at Baylor where I underperformed, had my GPA well under 3.0. Quite a few of the hours at Baylor were "fluff" hours that won't transfer to UT. I then took about 38 hours (core classes) at a community college where I brought my GPA up to about a 3.3, unable to transfer to UT after the 3rd try (however, UT admissions didn't seem to consider the updated transcript I sent in through Spring 2008 wherein I got a 4.0 for 14 hours, and I appealed, but still got turned down), and then decided to transfer to Texas State. I calculated the number of hours that I would be able to transfer over that are required at UT for my degree plan and came out to about 60 hours. I've only taken 2 courses that are specific to my major (Nutritional Sciences), one of which will for sure transfer to UT. However, after this fall semester, I will have accumulated close to 100 total hours. Would these 100 hours affect my chances of getting accepted to UT even though only about 60 of them would count toward my degree and I know for certain that I should be able to complete over 60 hours in residency at UT to be eligible to graduate? </p>

<p>I would really like to get into what is called the Coordinated Program in Dietetics, which satisfies the internship that all future registered dietitians must complete. One must a UT student in order to get in, so that's why I'm so set on transferring there. Thanks for any input.</p>

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<p>I think it is okay. As long as you know you have to take 60 credits at UT, I don't think they mind if you have more than that. Call admissions and ask.</p>

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<p>I am in a similar credits situation -- I would be transferring as a second semester junior with 85 credits. I visited with an admissions counselor over the summer and this is what I was told: </p>

<p>The number of credits you have doesn't affect your admission decision outside of the required 30, which of course, we have. However, it's up to the Dean of your college at UT to decide how your credits will transfer into your specific degree plan. </p>

<p>You do have to complete those 60 in residency credits, but may have to complete more if your school's "Intro to Rhetoric" class doesn't match up with UT's version of the class. (Just an example) Also, you may have to spend more time at the school than if you'd gone there originally. I want to graduate by Spring of 2010, but the counselor told me I'd be hard pressed to do that if I didn't do summer school also. </p>

<p>If you don't have a time limit on when you have to graduate by and you know you can complete the 60 in residency credits, you're just fine. Good luck!</p>