<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>I am applying for Spring 2013 transfer (School of Social Work) with 60 credit hours from a CC "Top Liberal Arts College." First of all, does anyone else have experience transferring from a small, rigorous liberal arts environment to UT?</p>
<p>Second, in short, I have GPA anxiety with a 3.1 on my transcript (calculated by my old school).
I have read just about everything I can find on the topic of transferring, including to Social Work in particular. It seems like a lot of emphasis placed on GPA, but do Admissions consider the difficulty of the school from which one is transferring? Does anyone care to share their story of being admitted as a transfer with a lower GPA but with more impressive resume, essays, recommendation(s), and extracurriculars? I know that many see Social Work as an 'easy' school to get into (not many people into public service vs. business school accolades?), and hope that will play in my favor.</p>
<p>I also heard that schools (like UT) keep tabs on the overall performance of transfers from other schools. Does anyone know anything about this?</p>
<p>Good luck to the other applicants, and thanks in advance.</p>
<p>To be straight to the point, your chances are slim with a 3.1. The School of Social Work is in the College of Liberal Arts (I’m sure you already knew this). Getting into the University as a transfer is usually pretty difficult and a 3.5-3.6 is ideal.</p>
<p>Thanks for the response. Like I said, I’ve researched enough to know that typically, this GPA is not high enough for a transfer into UT. I know CC operates on a ‘chance-me’ type of dialogue, but I am not offering up my GPA for the purpose of being ‘chanced.’ I was posting to see if there were others who had transferred from rigorous private colleges that are notorious for resisting grade inflation. A B+ at that college is not the same as a B+ at ACC, for instance.</p>
<p>Still looking for insight from others who have transferred from “CC Top Lib. Arts Colleges” to UT. Otherwise, insight into the ‘holistic’ nature of the UT transfer admissions process would be helpful.</p>
<p>I don’t think that UT will differentiate. I agree with propayne7. I don’t think I’ve seen any posts from the group of people you are polling. You should just apply and hope for the best, I guess.</p>
<p>im am transferring from that particular group-- i go to a very good private school and am transferring into UT… I’ve heard that GPA really does matter. To them, thats the first thing they look at when making decisions. Would a 3.1 from a top private school look better than a 3.1 from a community college? Yes. But that 3.1 doesn’t look as good to them as a 3.7 from a community college! That’s what I’ve been told at least! Good luck but I’d try to raise my GPA before applying!</p>
<p>Hey,
So read your post; I am currently a student that was accepted with a low GPA. I applied for the first time in Spring 2011 with a 2.9 and was denied. I applied again for the fall and was denied with a 3.1. I appealed there decision with an updated transcript and was accepted with a 3.3 roughly maybe slightly lower. I had what I believe to be impressive extracurricular activities in the field I wanted to work, as well as experience. What I believe helped my application greatly was the essays. Aside from the statement of purpose, I wrote the optional essay regarding hardships or extrenuating circumstances (something of that nature). This allowed me to explain the semester that tanked my GPA, because looking at that alone I didn’t look like the kind of student they are looking for. If you have any questions feel free to message me. </p>
<p>And things I read/heard from others that applied. </p>
<p>GPA is a huge factor, and they really don’t differentiate between where you attended school. I see the person above heard otherwise. I am unsure of who is correct, but I read somewhere here that the university you attend isn’t nearly as important as GPA. </p>
<p>3.5-3.6 is the average accepted GPA for COLA so yes that means they accept a significant number from below that range, although certainly not too far below. Someone here before has mentioned that 3.2-3.3 is like an unspoken cut off. </p>
<p>I also heard from a friend who applied and transferred that School of Social Work is the easiest to get into. She was told by an advisor to apply there. I really don’t think advisors/counselors should suggest things of that nature, but thats how she got in. </p>
<p>Best of luck, feel free to message me. If you don’t get in and its where you want to KEEP APPLYING. it was an emotionally draining process for me, but I do not regret it in the least.</p>
<p>Hey, thanks for the helpful replies. I am confident that my essays and resume are good. I also have a recommendation from a professor who thinks the world of me. If the application were based on those, I would not be worried at all. I also filled out the extenuating circumstances essay, so that can only help.</p>
<p>I do plan on reapplying if I’m not accepted this round–my Plan A is to go to UT in the spring and my plan B is to go to ACC and then UT next round (both to raise my GPA, and get TX government and lower-level transferable classes like that out of the way).</p>
<p>Maybe I am answering my own question, but if I had planned to do US History 1 and 2 at ACC this fall (online class from Oct.-Dec., totally transferable to UT) anyway, could those grades be submitted to UT in time for Spring transfer decisions? I saw that decisions are sent in November. Would this be a case where they would hold their decision until my updated transcript is sent? I understand that that would only raise my GPA to a 3.2, if rounded (does UT round up?). I just don’t want to wait until January to receive my decision.</p>
<p>Also, I was under the impression that SSW is NOT in COLA, but is its own school, especially because it does not earn a BA, but a BSW…</p>
<p>Austonian, my apologies for my incorrectness on my earlier post about SSW being in COLA. You are correct. You sound like you are in a win-win situation, if plan A works, then welcome to UT. If you have to chose plan B, then ACC should be an easy GPA booster for you. As far as your question about waiting for a decision, UT will not release a decision until complete transcripts are sent.</p>
<p>Austonian - just out of curiosity, which lac are you trying to transfer from?</p>
<p>I don’t want to disclose that. Sorry. The CC category is as specific as I want to be.</p>
<p>To close this thread, I got in! Have faith in the holistic process/UT’s ability to judge based on school difficulty and local average GPA (my 3.1 was actually the school’s average…grade ‘deflation’ is a thing…).</p>
<p>Congratulations! You will have a lot of opportunities at UT.</p>
<p>Congrats! Welcome to the Longhorn family! If you need help with anything feel free to shoot me a private message.</p>
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I read some of your replies and i thought you might be able to help me out. I am transferring as a freshman(currently) from Texas State University and I wanted to know which major I had a better chance of getting accepted in. My GPA is currently a 3.3 but i plan on getting it to a 3.6 by the end of this semester.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!</p>
<p>THANKS :)</p>
Hello, I am looking to transfer to the Advertising & Public Relations undergrad the from a California CC with a 3.67 GPA with professional marketing, ad, and pr experience. Any know if this GPA is high enough? From what I’ve read, seems like I need at least a 3.75. Any input would help.