<p>I was accepted into the CLA program in January and recently requested a transfer into IT program. Was just told I'd been waitlisted for IT program. What exactly does that mean. Am on a list and will be admitted when there's an available spot? Are there ever available spots?</p>
<p>I was also wondering something similar to this. I’ve been accepted into the School of Management, but my dad says I should major in engineering and then get an MBA, because trying to find a job with just a major in business management won’t be as successful as a major in engineering and an MBA.</p>
<p>Thoughts (as well as answering askquestion’s inquiry)?</p>
<p>askquestion: Being waitlisted means that you are on a wait list. Think about people on this forum who are waitlisted to the University. They will either get accepted or denied. If denied, they won’t be going to the U of Minnesota. For you’re case, you’re waitlisted to IT. If you get in, you get in. If you get denied, you are not denied from the university. You simply would just have to go to CLA. I think you’re chance of admission to IT at this point depends on what the kids holding out are going to do. If a lot turn down the U, you have a chance. If not, then you may not be admitted. Keep in mind that there may be more qualified people on the waitlist so it will be tough at this point.</p>
<h2>Transfering within the schools - at least the impression I get it - is that it is very hard (at least CSOM, CBS, IT). Because people are individually admitted, most kids are set in the school. I don’t know if any of the schools increase the size of the class (Sophomore, Junior, Senior) by year. But even if they do, it can’t be much. So I would think the difficulty of transfer is based largely on how many people leave that school.</h2>
<p>Pinkbullet 3: As for majoring in Engineering as oppose to Business, your Dad is right that an Engineering degree is more attractive. Everybody I’ve talked to says that it is easier to get an Engineering degree and than an MBA as oppose to getting a Business degree and then getting an Engineering degree in graduate school. However, you have to be a dedicated student, have to be good at Math, and have to want to get the engineering degree. If you’re only doing it (that is if you were able to transfer to IT) because your Dad wants you to, I think you may have a hard time putting the effort forth, because Engineering is a lot of studying.</p>
<p>Alright, thanks for the thorough reply.</p>