<p>I'm reposting this question from the college search and selection forum.
EE</a> at UT or change majors at A&M
Hopefully someone here has some insight into this.</p>
<p>So I'm currently admitted to Physics at A&M and Electrical Engineering at UT, but would prefer to be at A&M in an engineering degree. I would simply take physics for a year at A&M and request a change of major, as many of the courses between physics and engineering majors are similar the first year and easily transferable. However I am currently dependent on my grandparents for financial assistance, and one of their stipulations is that I be in an engineering major (they feel that I will be far more likely to make loan payments if I am, and there isn't a chance of changing their mind).</p>
<p>I would feel far more comfortable in Chemical Engineering (EE was my second choice at UT) and ideally I would transfer into Chem E at A&M as soon as possible.</p>
<p>I did a bit of research and last year 12 of approx. 45 applicants were allowed to transfer into chemical engineering (everyone with greater than a 3.40 GPA was accepted).</p>
<p>I'm a fairly good student with steadily improving grades/work ethic over the course of high school. HS GPA 3.66 (weighted), SAT: R710 M770 W730
But I'm still not entirely confident that I will be able to make it into Chem E or another engineering major at A&M and most if not all engineering majors will not accept changes of major until after an applicant has completed a full year.</p>
<p>Would it possibly be better to play it safe at UT even though it is not my major or college of choice?</p>
<p>Well if being in the major is that important, you may have to go with a conservative desicion in this situation. Since you are in at UT for freshman year, that may be a better option for you because it is usually much easier to transfer between majors within the engineering college. </p>
<p>However, that isn’t necessarily a clear guarantee either. In both cases you still need to make the grades for freshman year. So you really do indeed have a tough decision to make.</p>
<p>[ESSAP</a> - Changing Majors](<a href=“http://essap.tamu.edu/change-major.htm]ESSAP”>http://essap.tamu.edu/change-major.htm)</p>
<p>Changing major in TAMU-CS in not hard. It appears you belong to the category of “Change of Curriculum Involving Two Colleges”. S2 change from CompSEng to EE in Sorp spring semester. Caution: Don’t change later then that, as the courses started to diverge significantly. The process is quite easy. Gain approval from both departments’ advisors and fill up a transfer form. For some unknown reason, EE has the most slots available of any engineering department. So, if you make the requirement posted, will not be a problem. Best wishes.</p>
<p>A&M and UT are both great schools. I personally would just go ahead and go to UT because you are in and your grandparents are paying. You will fall in love with either school within a short time and after a semester will not transfer. Believe me.</p>
<p>Not to derail thread, but what was your class rank hogen? I have a poor weighted gpa in the 3.7-3.8 range and a 2110 SAT (on first attempt, i’m studying for a retake and hoping to get in the 2200 range), and i’m worried that i won’t get it into UT or a&m and I’m not even applying for something competitive like engineering (I’m applying chem)</p>
<p>My class rank was quite poor as well, 366 out of 1460 approx. I just barely did not qualify for auto admission to A&M but you should check their requirements as I believe they auto admit based on rank and SAT. You easily make the SAT req. but you should check the rank one as you need to meet both. UT is also not hard to get into with your scores and GPA even if you are not in the top 8%, my best advice is to retake the SAT as much as you need. I’ve found that it becomes easier with each retake.</p>