<p>First off, I'm not super special like over half of the people on here. I'm not in any outside activities, I'm not active in sports, and I don't help blind orphaned children. I'm just an average student. I've taken AP classes as I took AP US History last year and all my classes with the exception of two are AP/Dual Credit. I'm in Dual Credit English and I expect to get a B (which gives me college credit for 1301). My GPA is not high or even above average (it's only a 3.38). I'm not in the top 10%, or even top quarter. I'm not even in the top half (I'm right on the edge). I could say it's because I'm lazy but my SAT was only a 1590 (1050 CR+M). I have not taken the ACT and I don't plan to either (it's already November and I find taking both the ACT and SAT pointless). Now don't get me wrong, I've got skills, imagination, and a certain creativity that I believe exceeds others. I'm quite good at Digital media and I plan on either being a game designer or a visual effects artist. I'm pretty sure that with my statistics I won't get much money from scholarships and little (if any) financial aid (my Mom is a single parent and exceeds the point of getting accepted for aid but is not quite rich enough to afford for college on her own). </p>
<p>Anyway, my life is not really the point. I just want to know if I have a chance of getting accepted AND having a way to stay out of debt. I doubt I will apply anyway, but I just want to know.</p>
<p>Sorry bro, you have virtually no chance of getting in. </p>
<p>If UT is really where you want to go, I’d suggest going to a community college first and then trying to transfer. You’ll need to maintain really good grades though because transferring is still really competitive.</p>
<p>Well I was looking at a website my school puts up for everybody. It shows all the GPAs and test scores for past students of the school that applied and got admitted to UT. I was surprised to see that almost everybody in my range was waitlisted but accepted.</p>
<p>Is transfering really that hard though? I know UT Dallas has a auto-transfer program.</p>
<p>Also, would my high school career matter once I transfer from a community college?</p>
<p>Your SAT score and class rank are far below UT Austin standards, but apply if you wish.</p>
<p>UT Dallas does not have any type of auto transfer program into UT Austin. Some freshmen are offered the CAP program, but not all. UT Dallas is not a participant in the CAP program.</p>
<p>The difficulty of transferring into UT Austin widely depends on major. The College of Liberal Arts really only requires a 3.5-3.6 GPA assuming you’ve completed all the prerequisites. Business and engineering on the other hand, require much higher GPAs in the range of 3.8-3.9. A LOT of people transfer into the McCombs Business School with perfect 4.0s.</p>
<p>No, your high school stats don’t matter when applying as a transfer to UT Austin.</p>
<p>The average SAT score for non-automatic admits in 2010 was 1909 (page 10)</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/research/HB588-Report13.pdf[/url]”>http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/research/HB588-Report13.pdf</a></p>
<p>So it would be a long shot, but the good news is with the new law Texas residents that don’t qualify for automatic admission will now make up about 22% of the total admissions. In 2009, Texas residents that didn’t qualify for automatic admissions only made up about 10% of total admissions. I’m not sure about 2010 but I’m sure that percentage was just lower.</p>