<p>I don’t have any new info for them to consider, just the documents I already sent them.</p>
<p>See my other thread for details…</p>
<p>do a spring transfer</p>
<p>Very good Xcellerator, Very good. :D</p>
<p>Congrats Xcellerator and everyone else who has been accepted!! My condolences go out to you aridnepenthe. I would call and ask what factors caused them to deny your admission. The reason why should be somewhere on your files.</p>
<p>Thank you, everyone! I guess the wait was worth it in the end. :D</p>
<p>MaineLonghorn - That’s great. I’m still undecided on whether to do BME or not. I don’t know if I could graduate on time. I just looked at the curriculum and you already have to take 16-18 hours each sem. just to finish. For me, it’ll probably be more. Seeing as to how I haven’t taken physics yet, I don’t really know how I got in lol. I guess I’ll ask an advisor or just give it a try. </p>
<p>And sorry to hear that, aridnepenthe! You should definitely appeal. You seem to have a decent GPA backed up with lots of Recs, optional essay, and 6 page resume. I really didn’t have any of that besides a 2-page resume.</p>
<p>I called them earlier. apparently they calculated an F into my GPA from my first semester of college, even though the course was retaken. To them, I have a freaking 3.26! I’m now in a crappy situation. Because I already have my associate’s, I don’t know if I should take some more courses at a CC and try to bring it up to a 3.5 then transfer next fall, or if I should go ahead and start at U of H, then try to transfer in the fall…Any suggestions?</p>
<p>I would say start at U of H or another university so you’re at least on your way towards finishing your bachelor’s. You can still apply to transfer to UT again, and if it still doesn’t happen, maybe shoot for grad school there (assuming you want to get your masters).</p>
<p>Congrats, Xcellerator!! I’m so happy for you especially after such a long and torturing wait.
Sorry, Aridnepenthe, I wish you the best no matter what you decide and really hope your dream will come true.</p>
<p>Can you take anymore classes this summer? lf you can squeeze in two more classes and get an A in both you <em>may</em> have a high enough GPA to go ahead and submit an application for the Spring. That’s what I would try to do first, but if that’s not an option I would go to CC in Austin or at least some where you know you can easily make A’s and raise your GPA to transfer next fall.</p>
<p>@aridnepenthe- You have 50+ hours, I’d try to apply in the spring if the appeal doesn’t work out.</p>
<p>Congrats Xcellerator.</p>
<p>Sorry to hear that aridnepenthe. If you’re aiming for a 3.5 before reapplying, you’ll need at least two semesters to raise your GPA.</p>
<p>Assuming you have 50 credits at 3.26 GPA–> 50 x 3.26 = 163
Assuming you take 15 credits next semester and get a 4.0 –> 15 * 4.0 = 60</p>
<p>163 + 60 = 223
223 divided by the number of credits you took (65) = 3.43 GPA</p>
<p>So assuming you making a 4.0 next semester, you’ll still need some more credits to average a higher GPA.</p>
<p>Good luck with your decision!</p>
<p>Thanks for the suggestions everyone! I am currently taking two summer courses and I am pretty sure I can do what i did this past spring semester and take 23 hours during the fall. It should definitely pull me up to at least a 3.4</p>
<p>Do they favor students with more hours?</p>
<p>Also, I am not sure if the appeal would be beneficial to me…should I even bother?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>@aridnepenthe they kinda do favor students with more hours because it shows you kept up your gpa through all that time. but then again think about how bad you really want to go to UT… are you willing to spend the 2 years there just to say you graduated from there? what about the tuition?</p>
<p>@msolo makes a valid point, re-evaluate your reasons as to why you want to go UT. I applied to UT because of some pretty stupid ones myself…</p>
<p>also, for anyone building their schedule, this is a very helpful site because it shows you the classes that are open and lets you see what your schedule will look like. it also lists where the classes are and some ratings.</p>
<p>[ClassPoint:</a> Welcome!](<a href=“http://www.theclasspoint.com%5DClassPoint:”>http://www.theclasspoint.com)</p>
<p>@msolo- I don’t think they favor students who apply with more than 60 credit hours, especially McCombs. They wouldn’t want students taking majority of their classes at another college, then come in just to get a degree from UT. They would rather have students between 30-60 hours so they can get a better feel for UT. The student would also get more of a “UT education” because they have to take more than just the required 60 hours at UT. Btw, is that classpoint site free to see the GPAs?</p>
<p>@Arid- Its just a bachelors degree. If your plans are to get a masters degree, I would go to a decent college and not make a big deal about it if your appeal fails. There are many around Texas that would suffice. Even those accepted fall back on lower ranked schools because they weigh the gains with the losses. Worth the money? Worth the time? Worth the effort? Its the same degree. The only benefit for UT is that they have more job opportunities for their graduates and for building connections, but every school has a similar set up if its a decent university. Good luck.</p>
<p>@DenuMx - Yeah, that makes sense. I just have a logic that they wont hurt by taking in people with more than 60 hours because they’d make money out of them… IT MAKES SENSE IN MY HEAD! They accepted a friend of mine that was a Junior already and had a 3.25. He came for a semester but left after he realized he needed to take 60 hours in residence. But I see your point more clearly.
That site IS free to see the GPA’s. I don’t know how credible they are compared to say MyEdu but it’s great to use for organizational purposes.</p>
<p>^ I called UT a lot, they always had something negative to say and this was one of them when I asked if 42 hours that I currently had + the 14 from the Spring semester would be too much. They told me having 30 hours and a 4.0 is better than 42 hours and a 4.0.</p>
<p>Thanks for the site! :)</p>
<p>Denu - I transferred in with 72 hours completed, and a rather large portion of the transfer students I have met came in with a similar number of hours with a minimum of 60. From a financial standpoint they definitely would want you to complete the majority of your degree in-residence, but they definitely aren’t discriminating against us non-trads with the number of people I’ve met in a similar position. Of course that can vary by major/college, I just didn’t want your post to discourage any hopefuls who have more than 60 hours on the books.</p>
<p>Sorry if I discouraged, just relaying what UT told me. Its a small factor though for admissions, nothing to worry about. Good luck arid.</p>