<p>I'm an international student studying in a university in Dubai. I plan to transfer to the Cockrell School of Engineering as a chemical engineering major after my second year.</p>
<p>-> GPA- 3.8 with 26 credits. I plan to apply with 44 credits. By that time, my GPA would be 3.89 (I have only one B). I have very good EC's too. I hope my essays are good enough.</p>
<p>Could anybody please chance me ?</p>
<p>Are you currently studying engineering or pre-engineering in Dubai? </p>
<p>What level of Calculus, Physics, Chemistry will you have completed? </p>
<p>How many technical courses will you have completed? (Technical courses as defined here #4:
<a href=“External Transfer”>External Transfer;
<p>Are you full pay? </p>
<p>@lots2do Thank you for the reply. I’m studying engineering. I have finished the equivalent of Calculus 2 and 3( the course codes are different). I’m doing Calculus 1 right now . I finished the equivalent of PHYS 2425 and have finished the equivalent of CHEM 1411+1412+2423. I have also done the social and behavioural sciences section . Although,my university offered only one English course that is similar to ENGL 1302. I’m not full pay. </p>
<p>My university does not offer the U.S. and Texas government and U.S. History courses . Is that a problem ?</p>
<p>No I wouldn’t expect Texas government courses anywhere but in Texas! That is not the problem. The reason you get few replies on here is that I don’t think there is anyone here that can tell you what you want to hear. Your stats are great, and it appears your equivalent coursework is in good shape. The admissions people are the only ones that can tell you that for sure. </p>
<p>I imagine just like for incoming freshmen that Texas residents have priority. If you are fortunate enough to gain acceptance, the cost will be a potential barrier. I see on the UT site that specifically says that Cockrell does not give scholarships to undergraduate international students. </p>
<p><a href=“Financial Support”>Financial Support;
<p>I do not believe financial aid is available for international students either. </p>
<p>It would be nice if UT Admissions would have someone answer questions on these forums, but I do not think they need PR to get applicants.</p>
<p>Doesn’t hurt to apply, but I would direct your research to find universities that have aid for international students. </p>
<p>@lots2do the cost won’t be a problem. Thanks for the kind words and help you’ve given. I’ve heard that it’s optional to have recommendation letters. I have three (one from my biology professor, the other from my boss during my internship at a petrol engineering company and the other from a senior who will be passing out soon).</p>
<p>If cost is not a problem, then I believe you have a great chance of admission against the pool of international transfer candidates! Your letters of recommendation will make you an even stronger candidate. Good luck!</p>
<p>I have one small doubt. I have done some courses are not needed or were not in the requirements section that I had read in the link you had posted. Would the courses be dropped when the admissions people look at my transcript ?</p>
<p>Chem E BS degree plan: </p>
<p><a href=“Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering < The University of Texas at Austin”>http://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/engineering/degrees-and-programs/bs-chemical-engineering/</a></p>
<p>Those are all of the courses needed to graduate. I don’t see much room for elective credits. For UT degrees (as you may or may not know) you have to take everything required on your degree plan and if that is short of the total amount of hours that your degree requires (for you it’s 128) then you can take elective courses to get you to the total hours needed. You could try contacting a Chem E advisor and asking about if all of your credits will transfer and be able to go somewhere towards your degree plan. I’m pretty sure they would at least need your transcript for that. What you would be hoping for is that any course not specifically going anywhere towards your degree would still transfer as an elective credit to help you get to your 128 hours. However, your degree doesn’t seem to need many electives so what you may want to know is not only about transferring credits but also how long the degree plan would take from here.</p>
<p>@SadHippo I have done courses like computer programming in C++, a course in AutoCAD,etc. Would they be transferred too ?</p>
<p>My first semester here was 17 credits. The second semester was 20 and the third one is 21 credits. I expect a total of 44 to transfer because there are some courses that I didn’t see in the catalog.</p>
<ol>
<li>Computer programming in C++ (4 credits)</li>
<li>AutoCAD (2 credits)</li>
<li>Probability and Statistics (3 credits)</li>
<li>Shop Class (2 credits)</li>
<li>Fluid Mechanics (3 credits)</li>
</ol>
<p>Will these courses be taken into consideration or will the admissions people omit these courses ? I’ve been trying to talk to them since last week.</p>
<p>Bump.</p>
<p>Those courses will likely be taken into some consideration as to whether or not you get accepted but it would be impossible for anyone who is not a UT advisor to tell you if those specific courses will transfer for credit. For students who already attend a college or university in the state of Texas and want to transfer to UT Austin, there’s a transfer equivalency system online that makes it very easy to tell which classes will transfer. For someone transferring from out of state and especially out of country, it’s almost impossible to tell. For example, there’s no class called “Probability and Statistics” on the Chem E degree plan. There is Applied Statistics on the degree plan. Whether or not they cover the same topics and will be awarded credit there would be determined by an advisor after seeing your transcript and syllabi. I’m very confident they are different. We do have an “Intro to Probability and Statistics” course in the SDS department but it’s not something that engineers here take. Thus an advisor is probably your only hope for advancing here.</p>
<p>@SadHippo thanks for replying. I went through the course description for the probability and statistics and the Applied Statistics course that UT teaches. The content is only similar in a few areas. </p>
<p>@lots2do I made a really big typo in that post. I have completed the equivalent of MATH 2415(multivariable calculus)+2420(linear algebra). Is this a problem ?</p>
<p>I’ll be doing MATH 2418(differential equations) only in the next semester. All the other courses are all fine. I can upload the transcript for the fourth semester only after I finish the coursework. </p>
<p>@SadHippo is right. I cannot speak to the probable transfer of your specific coursework. You are smart to investigate and your only reliable source is admissions, unless you find someone who has gone before you along the same path. </p>
<p>They are currently very busy I imagine making admissions decisions for the class of 2019. Sorry I cannot be more helpful. </p>
<p>@lots2do thank you. The problem is that these 44 credits may apply towards my degree. The courses which I posted about add my credits up to 58. I looked at the UT ChE course layout and I found nothing similar to those five courses in that layout. What scares me is that in Engineering Graphics, I have a C. I don’t want it to hurt my chances of getting in. </p>
<p>But, it’s a technical course. Every other course that applies to my degree has an A. </p>
<p>I’m a bit worried right now if I’ll get in our not because of that grade. </p>