Chance me? UTSA Cap to Engineering

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>Ok.. so, I am a CAP student finishing up my semester here at UTSA and I am trying to get into Mechanical Engineering at UT. I will be transferring in with 46 hours. I made a 3.8 last semester and will with make a 4.0 this semester or 3.75. Of the recommended courses however, I only have Calc 1. I am going to try and CLEP out of Chemistry, or at least the basic one so that I am just that little bit more on track. In my opinion I had good essays, and I had a ton of 'special circumstance' that held me back in highschool and am hoping they can see how much I have grown as a student/person and am capable of doing. I was a member of two clubs both semesters, one of which was a volunteer organization. I applied as Undeclared for my second choice. I'm worried that lacking Cal 2 and physics could hold me back from being accepted, that, and just how generally competitive it is.... chance me? :] </p>

<p>Oh, and, for those who are considering cap... GO FOR IT. The people here are great, the school is awesome, classes are easy, and you're as close to Austin as you can get without living there! (An hr fifteen away)</p>

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<p>Unfortunately, lacking Cal 2 and Physics will probably prevent you from being admitted to ME. However, since you will completed the CAP contract, you can still be admitted into Nat Sci and apply for Cockrell as an internal transfer after you finish those recommended courses. Be aware though that you will probably spend a full 4 years at UT since Cal 2 and physics are pre-reqs for a lot of the engineering courses you’ll need.</p>

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<p>I was advised to enter into the undeclared major school rather than natural science on the basis that after a year when I apply again they will see that I truly do want to become an engineer and have been working from the start to get into that program. As opposed to being, say, a physics or math major who decided to go for engineering after a year.
Thoughts?</p>

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<p>Also, I was intending on taking Cal 2 over the summer and possibly physics as well. But again, I was advised not to do too much over the summer so as to not limit myself in what courses I can take at UT.</p>