I can't CHOOSE! Help me narrow it down?

College Search & Selection
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<p>So I have pretty much narrowed down my college path to 3 possible scenarios...</p>

<p>1) Go to ASU, W.P. Carey, graduate with a degree in CIS. I live in Texas, so it's out of state, and far at that.</p>

<p>2) Go to UT San Antonio, then transfer to UT Austin, major in MIS. UT Austin is ranked #3 in the nation for their MIS program at McCombs.</p>

<p>3) Go to Texas State University all 4 years, major in MIS.</p>

<p>I've always been a Longhorn fan, and come from a UT family, but I would need to transfer since I'm not ranked high enough to get in right away.</p>

<p>Now let's say I did want to go to UT Austin for sure. Would UTSA be my best bet? I'm so confused.</p>

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<p>Isn’t there some kind of program for Texas residents to transfer from one lower-ranked/less popular UT campus to Austin if they get a certain GPA? For some reason I thought I’d heard that.</p>

<p>FOUND: I know I’m not crazy – from UTSA’s Accountability Report, 2007:</p>

<p>“The composition of UT San Antonio’s entering class is influenced by the
number of first-time students who attend UT San Antonio through the
Cooperative Admission Program (CAP) – 20.1 percent in fall 2007.
Students in this program have applied to but have not achieved
admission to UT Austin in their first year; they are offered admission to
UT San Antonio for their first year with the assurance that, if they meet
certain requirements, they can transfer to UT Austin as second-year
students. These students contribute to the quality of the entering class, but they also contribute to shifts in enrollment, persistence, and graduation rates when they leave UT San Antonio.”</p>

<p>Seems to me you need to look into that.</p>

<p>Since you’re a Texas resident, unless ASU has a really, really good CIS program or you’ve got some kind of bomb scholarship or there’s something else really attracting you there, I’d say your best best is to stay in Texas (for financial reasons, plus if you do get into UT-Austin on your second go-round, most if not all of your credits will transfer since they are in-state.)</p>

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<p>The only problem I’ve heard with the CAP program is, if you don’t intend on studying liberal arts, it’s useless.</p>

<p>And no, I don’t have any other reason to go to ASU other than I heard it’s an awesome school, I got accepted, and I hear W.P. Carey is a great business school. However, I am sure McCombs would get me a better placement haha.</p>