In state transfer chances

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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I want to transfer from the University of Miami because while I originally came to the school to be an Economics major, Political Science and African American Studies classes have interested me the most, I’m currently double majoring in them and considering adding a pre law track.

HS GPA: 3.44 UW, 3.82 W
ACT: 29
HS Extracurriculars: Student Council Vice President, Secretary of Men of Power (Tutoring and Mentoring Group), Spanish Club, Model United Nations
Awards: AP Scholar with Honor (took 5 APs, received one 5, three 4’s and one 3), 2013 National Spanish Exam Honorable Mention, National Achievement Scholar Program Outstanding Participant
Jobs: Yokozuna, Restaurant (August 2012- Jan 2013), Incredible Pizza (April 2013-June-2013)

College GPA: 3.13 (3.27 with Freshman Forgiveness), Have been on the Deans List since Spring 2015. 3.9 Political Science and African American Studies GPA, 48 credits excluding AP credits

Extracurriculars: Member of United Black Students, Member of Canes for Bernie, Member of Economics Club, Member of Debate Club, co-associate Entertainment editor for student magazine

Jobs: University of Miami Student Center Complex Student Assistant (August 2014-Present), Intern at The Metropolitan Center, an economic and political think that that creates policy solutions specifically for South Florida Issues (August 2015-December 2015), paid research assistant for the Political Science department at the University of Miami (January 2016-Present), interned with the Florida Democratic Party (January 2016-May 2016) and I will be an office assistant for the Africana Studies department in the fall.

I know my GPA could be better, but its low mostly because of math classes I took because of my economics major that I didn’t do so well in, math has never been my strongest subject and those classes helped me realize economics wasn’t the major I should pursue (should I mention this in one of my essays?) also as I said before I have all A’s in my Political Science and African American Studies classes. I’m hoping my wealth of work experience will balance out my grades. I’m also taking 2 summer courses to boost my GPA.

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It’s hard to give you a real idea of how you’ll do seeing as you’ve switched majors. Gpa is the most important factor by far. I also wouldnt include any of the ec’s or stats from high school, they won’t even ask for them. Also there’s no such thing as a prelaw track. You can get a bachelor’s degree in any subject, and as long as you take the lsat you can apply to law school. Again, really hard to say how you’ll do given your gpa and the circumstances, but you could have a chance given your recent grades, wouldn’t count on it though. Why exactly do you need to transfer anyways? Seems like you’re doing well at u of m. Might as well just finish up your degree, and if you decide you want to be a lawyer you can apply to ut law.