<p>I need help, ok im in a really weird situation with my parents. I am planning on attending CSULB for two years, then after two years, in which i finish my GE requirements, i am planning on transferring to UCLA or USC. But my parents are presuring me to apply to UTAustin. I mean it's not that i want to go, but i don't know anything about the school. I have looked at the website, but i want someone other than the webiste to tell me, how hard is it for out of state transfers majoring in communications? to get into UTA...the other issue that might help me in the long run is that my parents might move to Texas one year prior to my transfer, enabling to to apply as a resident....but as for now i just want know, is it hard to transfer to UTA under a communications major, or even transfer there at all???</p>
<p>Transferring into UT School of Communications from Out-Of-State is going to be pretty hard. You'll probably need a gpa in the 3.7/8-4.0 range to have a good shot at being accepted. Transferring into UT School of Communications In-State is going to be slightly easier, but you'll still need a gpa in the 3.5/6-4.0 range to have a good shot.</p>
<p>Also, UT at Austin is simply referred to as UT, whereas UT at Arlington is commonly referred to as UTA.</p>
<p>Insofar as we do not know your SAT/SAT II scores, GPA, or any pertinent information about you whatsoever, it is impossible to estimate your chances. That said, UT Austin accepted 45% of transfers the last time the CollegeBoard tabulated the numbers (presumably 2007). It is a relatively uncompetitive school academically, but without your stats we can determine nothing.</p>
<p>^UT doesn't look at the grades and scores you made in high school. All UT really cares about is your GPA and to a much lesser extent, your essays. Extracurriculars mean very little to nothing for transfer admissions.</p>
<p>Also, the 45% transfer acceptance rate is for the university as a whole. UT's Schools of Engineering, Business and Communications are harder to get into than say College of Natural Sciences or College of Liberal Arts, and since those schools are harder to get into, they subsequently have lower transfer acceptance rates.</p>
<p>I was actually looking at transferring to UT as an Advertising major, which is in UTs College of Communications, and there wasn't nearly as much info about transferring into the College of Communications as there was for the School of Business. </p>
<p>The key thing to remember about UTs College of Communications is that they only accept Fall transfers, so plan accordingly.</p>
<p>A few years back (2002 or 2003), UT published the average transfer GPA ranges for all of their schools and if my memory serves correct, from highest to lowest GPA range:Business, Architecture, Communications, Engineering...and Education, Natural Sciences and Liberal Arts were the bottom three.</p>
<p>Thanks Alot! But i am still just a freshman at CSULB, i just wanted to know what i need to do to get in, i guess im guna have to work hard.</p>
<p>But i do have another question, r u sure they dont look at HS stats? cuse i wasnt the best student in highschool, i was average.... like gpa of 3.5, SAT of 1650, but w/ lots of ECs</p>