Chances From UH engineering To UT,A&M? *Important*

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey all to the College Confidential Community. I have been on this site multiple times but this is the first time I felt compelled to join and actually post my issue.</p>

<p>OK so here is my current situation. I am currently attending University of Houston as a sophomore in Chemical Engineering. Its a great program but I feel as If i could do better.</p>

<p>I want to either transfer to A&M or UT's Chem E program (UT preferably) because of the better career opportunities and credibility of the college. But, I am already in Sophomore year, and albeit I have applied for Spring 2011 for both colleges, I dont know if transfering is even worth it ( even if i do get in).</p>

<p>Why?</p>

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<li>More difficult coursework. The Chem E program at UH is not a joke. It requires hard work. I am doing average in this program and the thought of getting into a program that expects even more at UT or A&M leaves me with some self-doubts.</li>
<li>I have an overall GPA of 3.51 currently and I would guess it would only go down at A&M or UT( bad for prospective employers). City of Houston already has a great market for Chem E grads ( or so Ive heard).</li>
<li>Having to deal with the hassle of transferring internally if I get accepted into a different major, which in my case is very likely with a 3.51.</li>
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<p>Basically, what I would like input is on :</p>

<p>What do you feel about my chances of getting in to either of these schools? If you require further input from me (classes Ive taken, resume, etc) let me know and I'l edit it in.</p>

<p>Whether I should bother transferring If i do get into the engineering program at either schools based on the concerns that I advocated.</p>

<p>Whether I should bother transferring If I get into another major other than engineering and then try to internally transfer. I might do this for UT as I want to go there much more than A&M.</p>

<p>Thanks for reading. Any advice/suggestions are welcome</p>

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<p>Because of it’s location, UH gets many of the same employers at UT or TAMU in Texas (employers from outside of Texas is very different). So if you stay at UH, you’ll have plenty of companies interviewing.</p>

<p>The big difference in my experience is that UH students are notoriously terrible interviewees (the Career Services department does not do their job prepping students). What this means: if you graduate from UH with a 3.5 GPA and practice your interviewing skills to be an above average interviewee, you’ll be a prime candidate from UH and will receive many job offers. The same student with a 3.3-3.5 GPA at TAMU or UT-Austin with above average interview skills won’t stand out and won’t receive as many interviews. It’s the classic trade off of a big fish in small pond or a small fish in a big pond.</p>

<p>You just have to be careful at UH when seeking interviews for internships and full-time. When I go to UT-Austin or TAMU, I put my job opportunity on a website, students submit their resumes, and I choose who to interview. At UH, I call the engineering career services department and they hand me 20 resumes to pick from for interviews. So you need to make sure that the career services department has your resume and will give it to me when I ask for candidates (i.e. you don’t control your destiny as much as at other schools).</p>

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<p>BanjoHitter, it seems like you are saying that staying at UH provided I have good interviewing skills might be a better alternative to transferring out to UT. </p>

<p>Since I am deciding whether to transfer or not, my question is whether the higher prestige of graduating from UT austin be worth it because according to you I will still have many job offers from UH, provided above average interviewing skills.</p>

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<p>…bump</p>