<p>I applied for regular undergrad fall admission to UIUC, UMich UT Austin and U Virginia.
I applied for Computer Science.
So far I got admitted to UIUC, but I got Division of General Studies and not CS.
Today I saw UT Austin rejected me. My guess is they did so because I missed the deadline for their Financial Guarantee forms.
I've decided to appeal to UT Austin.
I'm planning to wait for UMich and UVA's decisions.
My question is, should I wait for their decisions for just go ahead with UIUC ?
Please keep in mind i'm applying for Engineering, Computer Science to be specific.</p>
<p>Also what are the chances of getting admitted on appealing to UT Austin ? I believe I got rejected because of the financial forms.</p>
<p>Are you in the program you want at UIUC? No.
Are you in at Texas? No.
Have you even heard from Virginia or Michigan? No.
Chances of winning a Texas appeal? I have no idea.</p>
<p>Why are you trying to decide now; what’s the rush? By April 1st you’ll have all the results on the table and can decide then.</p>
<p>At UIUC, you can attempt to transfer into engineering after first or second year but there is no guarantee that you will be allowed the transfer or allowed it for CS. You need to get A’s and B’s in the math and science courses that engineering students usually take to be coinsidered for a transfer and the group of courses include those that are considered weed-out courses (some have been known to have 25% to 30% who get D’s and F’s and another 10% who drop the course to avoid getting a D or F). Thus, you should not accept UIUC with the belief it will necessarily be easy to transfer into engineering and thus you should not go with it before hearing from UVa and Mich.</p>
<p>At Texas you would not have been rejected because of any failure to provide financial forms as those are not considered for admission and are not due on the application deadline. Even the financial form required of internationals to verify ability to pay for first year is not actually due before being admitted. Thus, You should assume that your chances of success on appeal are very low.</p>
<p>I’m an engineer and my son was accepted to UT as a general studies admit. He wanted MechE. We toured campus and talked to the administrators.
Engineering facilities at UT are very old and depressing; not a lab or classrooms one would want to spent 80%+ of one’s time. Austin is great but an engineering student will not enjoy the city until they are an alumnus. Also UT is very graduate student driven. I would recommend attending UT as a grad student once you received your BS in Engineering. Finally on UT, being accepted as an out of state student is difficult and a bit if an honor. Same for UVa.
Being admitted as general studies is okay but in the traditional engineering degrees a bit difficult to add into. More importantly for a new student far from home it is better mentally to be accepted in your degree of choice from the start you will have better energy and a better experience.
The bottom line is this, go where you are accepted for your major, where you can easily switch once there, where campus and school philosophy fits you (not the other way around).</p>
<p>You may change your major once there because engineering is a bit different than what most people think and because in the changing world environment, one needs lots of different skills to meet the demands of society.You may see another similar major that more directly appeals to what you want to do for a living as opposed to a specific degree.
I agree, see where all your offers come in before you make up your mind.
My son chose RPI and loves it there. He is happy as all can be; plus it’s a better school and more highly regarded in the technical professional community.
Broaden your scope and looks for programs that fit you and will challenge you.
As an engineering student, take a minor or a series of activities that test the other half of your brain. I graduated and still see engineers that are so singlely focused and cannot function outside of the coursework they excelled and cannot relate to people. That’s another matter and one that is an issue with whom some of the E schools seek for graduates. Word for progressive institutions is “multiple disciplinary” labs and programs. You’ll see this with some of the schools you have or will visit.
Good luck and be good!!!</p>