Fall 2014 Transfer Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>Hi DeeGeeErbear, it’s very nice of you to do this!</p>

<p>Here is my information,
international student
Current college Houston Community College
Current GPA 3.87 ( the only grade I got wasn’t an A was a C in my first government class)
College applied to Crockell
Major Civil Engineering(1st), Petroleum Engineering(2nd)
List extra curriculars i’ve already taken cal 1/2, composition 1/2, chem 1/2, history 1/2, government 1, humanity elective, social science elective. Now I am taking cal 3, university physics 1, government 2, and technical writing. 30-hour community service with two letters from local churches
Number of letters of Rec and who wrote them: i don’t have any reference letter… :(</p>

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<p>Hey guys, so I heard back from one school today! That was University of Cali-Santa Barbara and I got rejected! I did hear it is hard to transfer to Cali schools from OOS, so we will see if Berkley or UCLA work out! Oh well, Ut Austin is still my top choice so if I get into there, I’d be super happy :wink: </p>

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<p>My father went to Berkeley, so I looked into it last year before transferring to UT. It was “no go” from the start because all UC transfers (every campus) need at least 60 hours credit, and I only had the 42 core at ACC. <a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/transfer/requirements/minimum-requirements/index.html”>http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/transfer/requirements/minimum-requirements/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I have around 60 hours, maybe more like 62. Whether it all transfers is a different story because idk of ACC classes will transfer over there. The Cali app kind of confused me because they do their stuff I quarters rather than semesters, so I had to try and convert everything. Idk how accurate I was with that because I decided to apply two days before the deadline, so I had a major time crunch! Did your dad like Berkeley Redwing54?</p>

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<p>MsChemE, My father went to grad school at Cal (Boalt Hall and Haas MBA) and to UT. He says UT and Cal are about the same academically. But he’s a Longhorn at heart. Hook’em!</p>

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<p>MegYuan: you’re stats look great! I don’t think not having letters of rec will hurt you. Engineering looks at your GPA and grades in your math/science classes more so than most of the colleges. It also appears that you’re taking the right prerequisites, so I don’t think you should have any worries!</p>

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<p>Do you think having too many rec letters will hurt? I have 6 :confused: i wasn’t expecting all of them to follow through and actually write them</p>

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<p>Anybody else checking MyStatus hourly? lol</p>

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<p>yessssss. lol This is an anxious time</p>

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<p>Omg yes!!! Haha I want to know already! My app has been sent since early December, I’m dying to know at this point haha.</p>

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<p>earliest acceptance last year was on april 4th so its coming</p>

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<p>:-w mystatus</p>

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<p>@DeeGeeErbear thank you so much!
I am so anxious now, because I got denied from TAMU last month with saying that they need my spring transcript to make the decision. I couldn’t think of UT would take me!!! but you definitely made me feel better</p>

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<p>Current College: University of North Texas - 52 hours completed already, 67 hours completed by the end of this semester
Current GPA: 3.543 (UNT GPA)
3.25 Freshman 1st Semester
3.6 Freshman 2nd Semester
3.8 Sophomore 1st Semester</p>

<p>With my 6 transferable credit hours from my CC dual credit course back in HS, my overall Transfer GPA is brought down to 3.42 :(</p>

<p>College applied to: COLA
Major: Economics
List Extra-curriculars: Sigma Chi Fraternity (Scholarship Chairman/Executive Position) , UNT Asian Student Association (Treasurer/Scholarship Chairman) , Order of Omega (Greek Honor Society) , Professional Leadership Program (Business Honor Society) , Greek Emerging Leader (Greek Honor Society) , and I am a member of many more numerous scholarship and leadership programs and affiliations for my school.
Number of Letters of Rec and who wrote them: 2 Superb Letters of Rec. One from my Fraternity President and one from my Fraternity Province Advisor (High Position in National Fraternity)
Resume is very detailed and professional
Essays are the best essays I have written in a long time</p>

<p>I was wondering if the Admissions committee will look at my transferable coursework from my CC on top of my GPA from UNT? And I heard from multiple sources that UT Austin likes to look at the GPA trending throughout the Undergraduate semesters for its applicants, which I believe it will help me out alot. What are your thoughts??? Will the admissions office look at my GPA as a 3.42 or a 3.543 just from my coursework at UNT? </p>

<p>Thanks</p>

<p>@DeeGeeErbear </p>

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<p>@DanielKim3 Unfortunately they do calculate your GPA from those dual credits course into your cumulative. The admission office will look at your cumulative GPA. And yes, the growth of your GPA trend will help.</p>

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<p>Nice upward trend @DanielKim3
I’m kinda in the same situation. I had a 3.2 freshman semester and am most likely going to have a 3.6 for Spring semester. </p>

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<p>The admissions only looks at 3 letters of rec, but the more the merrier!</p>

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<p>Okay, so my first major is Psychology (COLA) and my second is Undeclared (UGS). I have a 3.7 as of right now, but its likely that I will finish bio 2 with a C. (If I get an A in pre-cal my gap will be a 3.6 and if I got a B then it would be a 3.48) I have 2 really good LOR’s and 2 what I think to be strong essays. Phi Theta Kappa, and some Ec’s from high school. Do you think my chances look bad since I will have a C? :/</p>

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<p>If my gpa drops from a 3.75 to like a 3.68 this semester and if I was accepted, would that call for my acceptance to be rescinded? </p>

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<p>No^</p>