This post isn’t to discourage anyone however, from a current CAP student at UTA here are my opinions on the whole CAP process.
Now I only have basically one month and a half until I complete my CAP year and send my transcript to UT Austin. I am extremely excited! What you also want to know is that I plan on double majoring in Political Science and International Relations both majors are within the liberal arts school which through CAP you receive automatic admissions to liberal arts majors. I have friends who want to get in McCombs, Cockrell, Moody etc who may or may not get in to the school of their choice. My friends and I talked about applying to other schools in case CAP doesn’t work out for us, but as time goes by I believe not many of them have actually applied to other schools…
From my experience I have watched people do horribly their first semester to the point where CAP is no longer an option. People deciding to stay at there CAP school. (I go to UT Arlington btw) which isn’t a bad school, but UTA isn’t for me. I am involved at UTA, but I’m deeply committed to going to UT Austin.
So here is my advice.
- For starters as much as this may hurt I personally believe that if you don’t want to major in something liberal arts related or don’t mind being undecided for another year, then I wouldn’t suggest the CAP program. Truth is UT’s admissions is a hit or miss I know people who got in to incredible schools even some Ivy’s but didn’t get into UT. By choosing CAP, you’re taking a huge risk and in the end you may not even get the major you wanted.
- Obtaining a 3.2 GPA I’ll agree to some extent is super easy, but there are tons of factors that can affect you and not make that 3.2 easy to obtain. Especially if you’re taking classes to increases your chances of getting into McCombs or Cockrell.
-Also if you accept you CAP offer don’t act like you’re better than people just because you have the chance to go to UT. UTA students hate CAP kids because apparently CAP students like to think they’re all that.
– Finally just consider your options. I got into just about every school I applied to, but because I already knew I wanted to major in something within the liberal arts program I knew the CAP option would be best for me. So weigh out your options and really think if the CAP program is really worth it.