I am a community college student who have been recently admitted to UT Austin as biochemistry major. It is great to hear that I am admitted, but since I applied to 2017 Summer transfer, they are asking me to decide within a week from today and school start within 3 weeks. However, I am still waiting for my decision from USC(May 30th) and UVA(waitlisted, June 15th or after). So, I am not sure if I should accept my offer from UT Austin before I even hear my decisions from my 1st choice schools. Btw, since I am also admitted to Penn State, I do have some backup plan in case I don’t get into both USC and UVA after denying my offer from UT Austin. However, UT Austin is more attractive to me than Penn State. Also, since I am 25 years old man, getting my degree little sooner by starting the school in the summer is very attractive condition. In this situation, do you think it is wise to accept my offer from UT Austin?
Take the offer from UT, put the deposit down, and if a better offer comes along just walk away from the deposit.
A better offer would come after the school starts. That is the problem. or If I get offer from USC or UVA, is it possible to go there after taking summer at UT?
Do you live in Texas?
I am all for minimizing risks. A bird in the hand…as they say. You can always start school and take a leave of absence when and if the better offer comes along. I vote to accept the offer.
I dont live in Texas. I am a California resident.
That is a tough call to move to TX within a few weeks if what you have stated is correct, and also if you have a decent shot at these other schools.
Did you know the timeline when you applied as a transfer?
If UT-Austin is one of your top choices then it might be worth it.
You’re OOS for UTexas? What kind of aid did UT give? How are you paying for UT?
Did UT give you their FA pkg yet? What’s in it?
I live in Austin; housing here is very expensive and on-campus housing is extremely hard to get during regular times, much less with three weeks’ notice.