Letters of Rec/Visiting

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>I plan to visit Austin in a few weeks and familiarize myself with the city. I am currently fulfilling my core requirements at a (Texas) community college, and I do not plan on transferring until next Fall, but I would like to observe the campus beforehand, if possible. If I were to show up, could I take a tour this early in the process? And if nothing formal is available, may I simply walk the grounds?</p>

<p>I have earned eighteen hours so far (4.0 GPA as of now), and will have completed fifty by the end of the Spring semester. If I can maintain at least a 3.8, is is pretty certain that I will be admitted into the Liberal Arts program? I am going to study English, and my essays are usually pretty decent. </p>

<p>One other question: when applying, do my letters of recommendation need to be more recent? I ask only because I may request one from an instructor this Fall. But perhaps it would be more advisable to wait until Spring?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance, guys.</p>

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<p>No advice, guys?</p>

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<p>If there is no tour on the day you visit, you can stop by the admissions office and tell them you want to do a self guided tour, and they will give you a map of the campus. There are campus tours most days, though, I think.</p>