<p>@lovechickfila: You consider the Co-op too? Which co-op house are you interesting right now? I sent my application to the ICC Co-ops and got the respond, they still have a lot of room left and won’t be filled up anytime soon.</p>
<p>I’ve been looking at the Austin Housing ones, they’re larger I think like they fit up to 150 people in one co op.</p>
<p>Hopefully I’ll send my applications in soon, are they very strict on who they let in? @foafoa</p>
<p>@DeeGeeErbear, idk if you would know but what is the typical GPA for transfers admitted into engineering…I know they say around a 3.8 but they look at holistic so would they not let it someone with a lets say a 3.6 but are a better overall student? Just wondering. Because i’ve been hearing UT doesn’t even look at engineering transfers with less than a 3.8…idk how true that is</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>On my scholarship app it tells me I have 41 credits but it also says that I am considered a freshman? Is that a mistake?</p>
<p>What’s up everyone. I currently go to UT I transferred here in the spring '14. If you have questions ask me I know a lot since it took me two tries to get into UT (although I should have gotten in the first time). </p>
<p>Maria268: they let in students with below a 3.8! In fact, I see more with below that because the students that join clubs and show initiative have much better chances than a 3.8 with no credentials :)</p>
<p>@lovechickfila: From my knowledge, there are two non-profit co-op housing system at Austin, one is the College House (<a href=“http://collegehouses.org/”>About College Houses – College Houses) and one is the ICC Austin (<a href=“http://www.iccaustin.coop/”>Affordable Student Housing - ICC Austin), all other co-ops are private. I didn’t do research on the private houses so I can’t say anything about them. But for the two main co-ops, there are always room left even in the middle of the semester depend on the house. The College House usually very big co-op that looks more like dorm, one of the house (the Pearl) has 120 members, their buildings are new, clean and neat. The ICC is at lower rate, usually has 20 or less members but the houses are very old and ugly tbh.
The co-ops are not strict at all. I don’t think they have any requirements other than you being a student there. </p>
<p>@DeeGeeErbear, okay thank you that is reassuring. I hope so… and I hope that rule applies to the engineering department too. I have a 3.6, background in the energy industry and leadership positions in SWE and honors engineering at UH main campus.</p>
<p>hoping for the best!:)</p>
<p>@mathguy1000, what major did you transfer into?</p>
<p>@foafoa, what are co-op housing?</p>
<p>@maria268: co-op housing is a kind of housing that operate by the students living inside. Basically, you live together like in a frat house but co-ed. The house population can be anywhere from 15 (small house) to 120 (pretty much look like an apartment). Because they don’t hire janitor, each house member have to perform at least 4-5 hours duty every week, it maybe cooking meal for the house, gardening, cleaning toilets. Co-ops are off-campus and much cheaper in comparison to the Castillian or UT dorm.</p>
<p>@foafoa, thanks!</p>
<p>@foafoa Yes I like that about Austin Housing, I love large groups of people, but the smaller ones sound like it’d be so homey! I’m definitely looking into the Pearl St one, I never even realized I had been there until I saw the picture on Austin Housing! I was like, “I think I’ve been in that house…” So I’m hoping to live there 
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<p>Chance me? I’m kinda an odd case though and I got rejected for the Spring 2014 semester. And, just in case, anyone have experience with TX Tech? They are my other option. Thanks for doing this thread!</p>
<p>Current college: Colorado School of Mines/ACC
Current GPA: 3.1 (should be 3.3 by end of semester)
College applied to: College of education, college of liberal arts
Major: General Ed, International relations
List extra curriculars: Theater, Robotics, Tennis, plenty of volunteer hours.
Number of letters of Rec and who wrote them: 1 from an ACC class that I have a 105 in.</p>
<p>Work Experience: Helped with grant research at a public school, worked in India for a startup as a manager and software engineer (1 year 2 months).
Essays: Should be good, I used my experience in India for one and I think it ended up really good.</p>
<p>@ASAAR2991 You might have a chance at TT, but a 3.3 might be too low for UT. I’m not saying its impossible to get into UT with a 3.3, but you’ll be on the bubble… Hopefully they take all of your EC’s into account and you can get in. I wish you all the best! </p>
<p>@Saborak Thanks, and yeah, I’m guaranteed admission to TT and more if I go there. I was more just wondering what people thought of the school. Because I’m from Austin and the idea of going to Lubbock makes me nervous, even though I have visited.</p>
<p>3.5 from ACC
32 credits as of december, and doing 16 more now
2 recommendation letters from professors at ACC
member of phi theta kappa
2 strong essays (in my opinion)
chance me?
applies to CNS- computer science
second major- Cola Econ </p>
<p>@ASAAR2991, just curious what did you not like about Colorado School of Mines? My dad got his master’s there. and I’m just wondering.</p>
<p>Does anyone know from previous years when they will start letting Summer transfers know their decision
? </p>
<p>@maria268, since it is off-topic, decided to PM you.</p>