So i’ve been rejected from my choice majors, but have been admitted to the School of Undergraduate Studies. I’m struggling to decide if I should go to UT Austin undeclared and try to transfer into McCombs or if I should go to UH and transfer into McCombs. I’ve been accepted into the business program at UH and even if I get rejected from McCombs I will still have my major at UH. Meanwhile if I get rejected as a internal transfer, I will have to pick a major I don’t want and end up transferring to UH sophomore year. I’m also taking Micro and Macro Economics as well as Calc 1 and 2 over the summer. Should that also help?
Internal transfer at UT is tough - website shows that the average GPA of admitted internal transfers last year was 3.87. External transfer may be even tougher - website shows 66 out of 563 external transfer (TX resident) applicants got in last year with average GPA of 3.96.
You are smart to knock out econ and calc over the summer, as those aren’t easy at UT. With those out of the way, you may be able to put together an easy freshman core schedule and then work really hard to pull close to a 4.0. But you would still be taking a chance on a rejection, whereas you are already in at UH. Tough call.
My vote is to go to the school where you have been accepted into your major.