<p>Do community college transfer students have their sat scores considered or is it more about their two year gpa that matters in transfers to universities? Im planning to transfer to UH(yeah I know they're not very picky) but I still want to know what my chances are to get into a school like Texas A&M or UT austin.</p>
<p>Hoping that i'll have atleast a 3.5 average before I transfer. I have a 3.3 right now for slacking off. I also got a preety crappy sat grade of 1040 for the first and only time I took it.</p>
<p>I'd apreciate any help you guys can give me. I just don't know much about transfers :(.</p>
<p>Well, the best bet is to always check with the schools in question. They're usually pretty good about telling you what they expect on their websites (check the applications).</p>
<p>If they do require SAT scores, you can always retake it. I'd imagine they would improve after all the college work.</p>
<p>Im so ignorant when it comes to these things.</p>
<p>It's just so hard to filter trough all the information on their websites. Sometimes they have too much or too little information. I'll have to email them a list of questions...bah!</p>
<p>I didn't think they would put much weight behind an sat score after two years of college work since a person would naturally do better. Guess i'll take it again asap just in case.</p>
<p>Some do, some don't -- varies college by college.</p>
<p>Emailing them is always a good way to get an answer, but be wary because the person that answers your email might not have a clue what they're talking about. ;) The application is probably the best place to look, if it's available online. It'll tell you everything you need to send.</p>
<p>A UT adcom informed me that the cutoff is a 3.6 GPA with a minimum of 24 hours; the SAT is not required. They do require a high school transcript, but only for legal purposes (proof of graduation), the GPA is figured in the admissions calculus.</p>
<p>it has nothing to do with being a CC student, it just depends on the transfer school. they have the same requirements for transfers from 2 year schools as those for student from 4 year schools (except schools that have special agreements with a CC)</p>
<p>She, northrams, but yes, that's what I meant. CC students often have an edge over 4-year transfers (though I'm particularly coming from a CA perspective, where the edge is acknowledged). Sometimes colleges will need a very compelling reason to take a 4-year transfer -- after all, they could just stay where they are and get their B.A., whereas a CC transfer looking for admission needs the school to continue their degree. </p>
<p>The cut-off may be true, but I'd be wary about that. Very rarely do they really "cut off" at such a high average -- but then, this is a public school, and it is transfers. UT doesn't say that they need them, and UH says that they "may" be required.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars are gonna kill me. Hmmm I'll join pi theta kappa just to add something to extracurriculars and for the seal on my transfer :). The thought of doing any community service kind of puts me off though. If I did it I wouln't feel right since it would be for the wrong reason(college). Im not a compassionate person that likes to help people :(.</p>
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<p>When you fill out the online application for UT, you will notice that there is little room to provide extra-curricular information.</p>
<p>You need a high school diploma, 24 semester-credit hours, a 3.6 GPA, and good essays. Being a Texas resident, having work experience, and going into a non-impacted major always helps.</p>
<p>The advice that it is often given on these boards is that it is easier for students to transfer from a CC to an Ivy than an Ivy to an Ivy, and Slipper1234 (I believe) disproved such a notion; in the context of UT-Austin, they do not care about whether it is CC credit or Ivy-League credit. Moreover, I would argue that a low-performing student with a good reason would have less of a chance getting accepted in Harvard than someone with a good GPA at an Ivy-League; I would even venture to say that if they had the same GPAs, the Ivy student would have the upper-hand. To argue that CC students have better chances is a distortion that is predicated on remote evidence and unsubstantiated rumors and I think it is best not to instill some sort of false sense of security in posters attempting to transfer from a CC to Ivy.</p>
<p>That being said, Ivy's do accept community college students, so one should not be discouraged; however, there are plenty of community college students applying to Harvard, Yale, and so forth and the pool is still extremely competitive. Unless one presents a convincing case, it will all come to how good your stats are in comparison to others.</p>
<p>Hopefully my science and computer courses will bring up my gpa. I have a little trouble getting A's in english. Usually get B's since im good at geting the point across but suck with my bad punctuation and run on sentences.</p>
<p>Hope that if I ever transfer there, they'll consider my science courses more.</p>