<p>I just found out that I was not accepted into UT for my choice of major. Instead, I am now accepted as an undeclared. My first choice major was Biomedical Engineering, a difficult major to get into, and my second was mechanical. </p>
<p>I am in the top 5% of my class with plenty of honors and extracuriculars. My question is, am I stuck being undeclared and am I completely not accepted into the school of engineering, or is there a way for me to get into another engineering major? Petroleum would be my preference.</p>
<p>I thought Engineering auto acceptance was 5%… I know for a fact Business is 3% and the General college is 8%… weird that you didn’t get into your choices.</p>
<p>But yeah, when you go there you will be able to declare a major, but I am not completely sure if you can get a major directly in Engineering… it may even be one in Liberal Arts. Something you wanna ask a counselor at UT about.</p>
<p>I was kinda surprised too, as I have good grades and everything. Ranked #12 in my class, National Honor Society, all AP courses.</p>
<p>So when I start school, will it be too late to declare an engineering major, because most of them will likely be full by then. Can I do a major change request right now or is it useless?</p>
<p>Biomedical vs Petroleum Engineering is a huge difference. Why not stick with undeclared and try for BME again after you take some intro courses?</p>
<p>It doesn’t have to be Petroleum, I also like Electrical/Computer, maybe even more than petroleum. The difference between biomed and these is not important, because I never really had too much of a liking for it anyways.</p>
<p>I’m just wondering if its too late to change my major to another engineering field. If things don’t work out, then I will do what you said and do undeclared for a year and apply for the school of engineering afterwards. </p>
<p>The most disappointing part is not being able to get into Honors and its benefits, as I was expecting to get into the Engineering Honors</p>
<p>Do you mind sharing your SAT scores and AP exam scores? I think its really weird that you were ranked #12 in your class but didnt get into Cockrell!</p>
<p>the only situation I’ve heard similar to yours was when some of my friends with PHENOMENAL stats (UT was like… their back-up to their back-up… to their back-up school) half-assed the app and ended up in the exact same place you are right now.
one of them appealed and they put him in Engineering, so you can try that; however, I don’t know how that process works.</p>
<p>even if you don’t get in Engineering, you can sign up for classes towards the degree, so there’s definitely no need to fret!
but I’d definitely try e-mailing them or something</p>
<p>I got my automatic acceptance letter a couple months ago, but today I received a letter saying I was accepted to the School of Undergraduate Studies (my second choice major, Undeclared). My first choice was Chemical Engineering at Cockrell’s, and I’m confused as to why I didn’t get in.</p>
<p>2160 SAT
720 Chem SAT II
750 Math II SAT II
4 AP Chemistry
5 AP English Language
5 AP World History
4 AP US History
3 AP European History
3 AP World Geography
I’m rank 15/502 (3%) at an in-state school, with like a 3.99 GPA
Good extracurriculars with national awards in newspaper and yearbook, and a State UIL medal (2nd place) in Headline writing (yeah not a very prominent subject, but I was a sophomore and it’s still a state medal)</p>
<p>So I’m wondering if it’d change when I get my final acceptance letter, or what.</p>
<p>I’m from California and just found out that I too was accepted to UT Austin, but instead of being accepted into Cockrell’s, I was accepted to the School of Undergraduate Studies. I emailed the school and asked what exactly the SOUS was and they said that it allows you to take your core classes and also to figure out what you want to major in.</p>
<p>But seriously, it looks like it’s getting harder to get into engineering this year. Either that, or there’s a gaping hole in both of your applications.</p>
<p>I found out by looking on my app status, and I got my letter not too long after.</p>
<p>Anyways, Brettwalking, your resume is even better than mine and you didn’t get accepted? Wow</p>
<p>My info:</p>
<p>Rank: 12/292
Top 5%
SAT: 1990 (only took it once, probably should have took it again)
4 AP English L&C
3 AP World History
3 AP US History
Senior schedule: AP Eco, AP Calculus, AP English, AP Physics, Dual Gov, and 2 electives.</p>
<p>My friend had this theory that I wasn’t accepted due to the Calculus Readiness requirement, as I haven’t done the Aleks exam. However, I am pretty sure that I can skip that requirement for now as my sat math score was higher than the required 600 (680). So I don’t think thats it. I wish there was someway to know the reason behind the decision. For me, Biomed accepts about 100 people a year, so I understand not being accepted into that, but I thought for sure Mechanical would be easy.</p>
<p>Yeah the calculus readiness is a huge part of the requirement. I got into cockrell as my first choice but it seems that admission is becoming more competitive. Especially their Petro and Chemical is Very competetive.</p>
<p>Keep in mind the only reason I skipped the Aleks is for the AP exam, and that is allowed by admission. I was planning on taking the Aleks if I failed to get a 4 on the AP.</p>
<p>So does anyone have any warnings/helpful advice about someone who is trying to get into the petroleum engineering major next year? ANY TIPS AT ALL, really I have no idea what I’m getting into.</p>
<p>I took AP BC Calc as a sophomore (5) and currently as a senior taking calc 2 and 3 and the University of Oklahoma. And i took the sat 2 math (790) and just the regular sat math was an 800. and i think you only need one semester or one year of calc if someone could confirm</p>
<p>As mentioned above, you should complete Calc 1 by your senior year in high school or be ready to take Calc 1 during freshman fall semester because it sets up your entire curriculum for Chem/Physics.</p>
<p>I had similar stats as you guys but I was in state and my SAT/ACT scores were higher. I took AP Calc BC in HS and got in to ChE my first major and PetrolE my second major but that was 2-3 years ago.</p>