Does anyone have a clue on which major maybe the easiest in cockrell to get accepted to or the one that accepts the most ? Im a fall 2015 transfer CAP student and would like to know how competitive ECE would be to get into. Help is much appreciated, thanks!
ECE is the easiest engineering major to get into, as it’s the largest. I got in with a 16 rank, and a 2040, and I also know of valedictorians who got rejected by Chemical and Petroleum. So gleaning from what I’ve seen and heard, it goes like:
ECE
Civil
Mechanical
Aerospace
Chemical
Petroleum
Biomedical
There’s probably several that I’m missing, and this exact ordering might not be correct, but I feel the tiers are close. But still, you have to be really good for cockrell.
@Fuffy24 thanks , wish me luck as i am applying for transfer into ECE for fall 2016 , so i may see you in the fall lol
@Fuffy24
Why do you think Civil engineering is easier to get into than Mechanical?
Like I said, it isn’t exact and it’s based off what I’ve heard and seen, which has every chance to be wrong. For what I’ve encountered, mechanical has more applicants, whereas civil is less competition, so they’re more holistic about it, thus rank doesn’t ruin you as much. Again if any body has heard otherwise update, but this is pretty much What I’ve seen.
You left off Architectural Engineering, which is the hardest to get into.
Is that in Cockrell? I thought it was in the school of architecture or another department? You learn every day.
Well in that case, Architecture is on its own different tier, absolutely the most competitive, due to competition and little space comparative to the others.
We know an auto-admit student who didn’t get Chemical (1st choice) but did get Architectural (2nd choice). That seems to indicate that Chemical Engineering is harder to get into than Architectural Engineering, at least this year. A lot of admissions decisions don’t seem to make any sense.
Anyone know what do I need to get into PetE. as a transfer?
@yoohoos for external id say if you don’t have a 4.0 then you practically don’t have a chance , I’ve seen 1 person get into pet E. from last years thread and he had a 4.0 , but i also saw a person with a 3.967 get rejected so 4.0 is a must . And for internal transfer you need a 3.9 as its required and its the average that gets in
@Fuffy24, architectural engineering is entirely different from architecture. Architects are concerned with the appearance and layout of a building. Architectural engineers figure out how to make the building stand up. We had to take a couple of semesters of architectural design to get a feel for what architects do. I was usually a straight A student, but I got a C in one of the design classes! I am not artistic, ha.
http://www.caee.utexas.edu/architectural
Some architectural engineers go into construction management. Others work on lighting, ventilation, or fireproofing. It’s a pretty versatile major. I majored in it instead of civil engineering because I knew I wanted to work on BUILDINGS, not highways or wastewater treatment.
Can I transfer to ECE from a non-engineering department?
I am doing Computer science in the College of Letters and Science.
@derprage College of Letters and Science doesn’t exist at UT , if you going for internal transfer a 3.5 and the prereqs should get you in , however if you trying for external keep it around 3.8+. and it doesn’t matter which department your trying to transfer from
@MyLonghorn nono I was talking about an out of state transfer.
These are the current targets for the number of external transfers by major:
ARE: 6
ASE: 15
BME: 10
C E: 20
CHE: 17
ECE: 35
GEH: 3
M E: 25
PEN: 8
@PastePotPete is that how many are going to get accepted ? Is this from someone at UT admissions ?
@PastePotPete
Where did you get this information from?
@MyLonghorn That’s the anticipated yield from offers of admission. The yield rate historically is in the 65-70% range.
@PastePotPete “65-70% yield rate” meaning there was only about 15-40 or so people applying to each engineering major?