OOS Transfer?

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>I am just about to wrap up my second quarter at University of Washington. I really feel that this is not the right school for me, but I'm a little worried about disappointing my parents. I've made some friends here and people are generally nice, but the social scene is completely dominated by greek life. A lot of the students here are from the Seattle metro area and go home on the weekends. Also, my classes are huge and I feel that professors here are extremely unhelpful. The academics aren't really what they are cracked up to be. A lot of scantron tests. I am doing better in college than I did in high school and it's not like I'm constantly studying. I love Seattle, but I think I made a mistake going to school in a big city. It makes UW feel like somewhat of a commuter school.</p>

<p>I had a 3.75 my first term and it looks like I will have at least a 3.6 this quarter (if the term ended today I would have a 3.68).</p>

<p>What I am looking for in a college:
-Liberal atmosphere
-Nice college town
-Good psychology program
-Social scene that isn't dominated by greek life (this is point should not be overlooked)
-Not a commuter school</p>

<p>I have been to Austin and I loved the city.</p>

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<p>I think you would enjoy going to UT.</p>

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<p>Large classes and scantron tests… you’ll find those at UT as well. Probably at any large university.</p>

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<p>The large classes and scantrons will go away after you’re out of the basic requirements.</p>

<p>UT isn’t exactly known for psychology, but it’s got a good program. More importantly, I think you would enjoy the environment more.</p>

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<p>The graduate program in psychology is ranked 13th. How high must you be to be “known for psychology”?</p>

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<p>I think Texas would be a great fit. UT definitely has a better reputation where I live than UW, so that would be a plus. I’ve also heard that the community around the university is great and very supportive of the school. I think my parents would actually be thrilled if I transferred here. They weren’t too keen on the idea of me attending CU-Boulder or University of Oregon, though I don’t feel that those schools are any worse than UW academically.</p>

<p>I’ve heard that OOS admission is very competitive though. Would I have a shot of getting in?</p>

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<p>Apply to COLA and you’re in. The average acceptance GPA for COLA is a 3.5</p>

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<p>^Does that apply to OOS too?? I know in-state is 3.4-3.5… or as they say on here… I’m OOS, but i’m afraid I won’t get in to COLA with a 3.5… =&lt;/p>

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<p>check out ohio university…i dont know a whole lot about the school, but its a college town in the middle of nowhere, a known party school (with good academics), and the people that i know that go there are all liberals</p>

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<p>i dont UTS undergraduate Psychology program is that good, well thats what people say. but other than that im pretty sure you will enjoy TEXAS, btw Austin is big too, but yea you should get in and be aware tuition is increasing by like 5% idk why though</p>

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<p>The average GPA for non-CAP students who transfer in with 24 to 36 credits is 3.5, according to this report.
<a href=“http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/research/CAPreport-CAP06.pdf[/url]”>http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/research/CAPreport-CAP06.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Does that include out of state students though? I would imagine that it is much harder to get into UT coming from out of state seeing as how only 8% of the students come from states other than Texas.</p>

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<p>That includes all transfer students.</p>