Need advice -- CAP or transfer?

[neeno1]

<p>Hello everyone! I just signed up for this website to ask a few questions.</p>

<p>Back story: I'm going into my senior year of high school. I am graduating early (December of 2014). This means I have an option to apply for the spring semester at UT Austin or I can wait until fall.</p>

<p>I'm already planning to apply for the spring semester, and if I don't get in, I have two options.
1) Go to UNT for a semester and then apply to UT as a transfer for the fall.
2) Get a job and save up money, then apply for UT as a freshman.</p>

<p>I'm not sure which one would be the best option. I feel like applying as a freshman might be a safer bet because then I will possibly get put in CAP if I don't get accepted. Is it difficult getting into UT as a transfer?</p>

<p>I heard UT is really hard to get into and my grades/test scores aren't really high. 3.8 GPA, 1710 on SAT (600 math, 570 reading, 500 writing). I'm planning to take the ACT in September. I don't know what my class rank is yet because I haven't seen my transcript.</p>

<p>Can anyone please advise me on which route I should take to have the greatest chance of getting into UT?</p>

<p>Thank you so much.</p>

[suewait]

<p>What are you planning on studying? CAP would be easier in terms of transferring to UT in general because all you need is a 3.2 gpa and 30 transferable credit hours. However, if you’re trying to get into any school besides UGS or COLA, you’ll have to apply as a transfer student to the school which is very possible to do, just more difficult. I think it might be easier to transfer from a CAP school like UTSA because the classes aren’t too hard but if you end up not getting into the school you want, staying at a school like UNT would be a better option than a cap school, in my opinion. Really, if your ultimate goal is going to UT, I’d go with CAP</p>