<p>i know it's kind of wrong to think of it as a backup since all of these schools are great and shouldn't be thought of as a backup but what's one of the easier schools to get into at UT? i'm going to put that as my second choice school. (if i don't get into my first choice school then i'm really hoping to get into the second choice at least and do an internal transfer). i've heard the college of liberal arts and the school of undergraduate studies are pretty easy to get into.</p>
<p>Depends on what your first choice is, and how qualified you are. If you’re applying to engineering or business, you might consider Natural Sciences as a second choice.</p>
<p>my first choice is the college of communications. i’m thinking i’ll end up with ~3.6 GPA.</p>
<p>Okay, then you probably want to put Liberal Arts or Undergraduate Studies.</p>
<p>I’ve known many a UT student who was locked into a school because he/she could not transfer out to the school/major that would interest him/her. I would never advise someone to go to UT who did not get accepted into their school of choice! </p>
<p>UT’s reputation for lack of flexibility is legend. They really want you out 4 years (or sooner) with no wasted credits. Allowing transfers does not further their goals for efficiency. </p>
<p>Best wishes.</p>
<p>@asevenc
Internal transfers between colleges/schools are not uncommon. I recently earned two undergraduate degrees - BA and BSChE - from UT-Austin. After my freshman year, I transferred from McCombs to Cockrell; it was not difficult. Do not let anyone discourage you.</p>
<p>The claim that UT “want[s] you out 4 years (or sooner) with no wasted credits” is absurd.</p>
<p>My D went in as an education major. At orientation, she decided that she wanted to major in PR. They switched her to undergraduate studies during orientation and explained to her what she would need to do to apply to the School of Communications. She applied in October and found out last week that she was accepted. For her, it was not difficult at all to change majors…however…the comm. school application did involve some work, like an essay, and she had to send in her resume and transcripts. We were told at one of the info sessions her junior year that the Comm. School is the 3rd most difficult to get accepted into, after Business and Engineering. I do not think it is all that difficult to transfer into later though.</p>
<p>Thank you all for the response.</p>
<p>so let’s say in the worst case scenario i don’t get into my first choice, the college of communications, but i intend to transfer into communications eventually. should i go ahead and put the school of undergraduate studies as my second choice or liberal arts-undeclared (assuming i at least get into either of those at least)? would i be wasting my time in COLA-undeclared as opposed to studying in the school of undergraduate studies getting out some of my core classes?</p>