<p>Firstly, I'm a sophomore at GWU and a Texas resident. In all honesty I deeply regret not having even applied to UT out of HS. I'm extremely unhappy here at GWU, it's not at all a good fit and I feel very out of place as a Latino from Texas. For these social as well as academic reasons I'm hoping I can still transfer to UT. My freshman year I went through a great deal; I had a death in the family and my mother underwent serious surgery that strained our family's finances in addition to causing anxiety problems on top of the social issues I was already experiencing. I ended up with an atrocious first year GPA, but I realized there was really nothing I could do but suck it up and bring my grades up and hopefully transfer out. I took a couple of classes over the summer and made A's and will finish out the fall semester with A's and B's. Despite the upward trend, I've calculated that my cumulative GPA will barely be a 2.5. If it helps, I have a pretty solid overall HS record and took a couple of CC classes and received A's in those as well before heading off freshman year. </p>
<p>Do I have a shot at UT given my circumstances? I know for a fact I can write a compelling personal statement, essays, and even get good recs if needed; I'm just worried I won't be able to overcome my bad GPA. </p>