Transfer comparisons between UT and UMD?

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi!</p>

<p>I'm considering two paths which will eventually lead me to majoring in Chemical Engineering and I'd like to ask which would have a chance of a better result?</p>

<p>The first path consists of doing a year of general subjects, which includes Chemistry, Physics and Math in a community college in Dallas before applying to transfer in to the University of Texas at Austin. However, when I ask the community colleges if I can be guaranteed a transfer, the only thing I hear from them is that I should do well because the school is competitive.</p>

<p>My second path is doing everything the same as the first path but in Minnesota, before applying to transfer in to the University of Minnesota, Duluth.</p>

<p>How competitive are these schools in terms of transfers and which will be an "easier" path to get in to. I don't mind slugging it out to get As and Bs, just as long as I get in.</p>

<p>If anybody can point me in the right direction, it'll be much grateful. Thanks!</p>

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<p>why not the Twin Cities? For transferring in, UT really only cares about your GPA. People with 3.5+ get accepted pretty readily. Obviously the closer you are to a 4.0 the better your chances.</p>

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<p>I’m opened to transferring to Twin Cities too, but are their transfer rates similar?</p>

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<p>You can probably find that info on their website. But the Twin Cities would most likely have a lot more opportunities for you. They’ve got a top 30 engineering school. I don’t know what Duluth is ranked.</p>

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<p>the u of m twin cities has a guaranteed transfer admission agreement with minnesota state and community colleges which is something you might want to look into</p>

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<p>ChemE is in Cockrell, which has higher admissions standards than most schools w/in UT. 3.5 will get you in for Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences. I’d say the avg. transfer GPA for Cockrell is probably around a 3.7.</p>