<p>I will be graduating this year and have accepted the CAP offer from UT. I will be attending UTSA in the Fall. I had been accepted to TAMU, but I am wondering if it will be difficult to transfer to TAMU in the near future (Fall 2011)?</p>
<p>why would you do CAP? then transfer to TAMU? why not just go to TAMU?</p>
<p>you do not have to do CAP just because you accepted the agreement</p>
<p>Yes, I am aware of that. I would just like to know if it will be more difficult to be accepted as a transfer in comparison to being accepted as an incoming freshman.</p>
<p>kris10, of course it is more difficult to transfer in than to go in as an accepted incoming freshman. You are “in” with the latter, but you have to worry about maintaining certain grades and going through the application all over again as a transfer. One is a sure thing, the other is not. I guess I don’t understand your reasoning.</p>
<p>If it’s that you really wanted to go to UT, then doing the CAP program is a more sure way to get there. If you want to go to A&M ultimately, then why not go directly in?</p>
<p>I should have thoroughly explained myself. I would much rather go to UT, that is why I plan on doing CAP. A&M is a great school as well, but I can not see myself in College Station. I know of a few individuals that have gone to a community college and then transfer to A&M. Perhaps I should rephrase my question. Would it be difficult to transfer from UTSA to A&M (what GPA would be needed/required)? If for some reason I do not fulfill the CAP requirements, I’d like to transfer to A&M. That is why I am asking this question</p>
<p>Same dilemma here. I want to eventfully transfer to UT but not sure if its better to do CAP or transfer from AMU. I am worry it might be hard to maintain a good GPA at AMU and stuck there.</p>
<p>If your desire is to go to UT, then CAP is definitely the choice to make. You have a guaranteed path into UT with that program as long as you maintain the minimum GPA required. And maintaining a higher GPA at A&M is much harder than doing so at junior colleges. If you’re worried about getting “stuck” at A&M, then I would recommend the junior college route for transfer to UT. It would also be kinder to the many, many students who would love to go to A&M, but who are currently on a waitlist, to give them your spot.</p>
<p>Gxgal7, please dont get me wrong, I like A&M and prety suer I will have better engineering experience at A&M than CAP. ButI have also heard that the EE at A&M is very challenging.</p>
<p>houston92, you are absolutely right. Any engineering degree is VERY challenging at A&M. The school anticipates a percentage of freshman engineering students will drop out of the engineering major after their first year due to its difficulty.</p>
<p>you are right i am on the waitlist and want your spot.</p>
<p>but i dont get you kris, why do CAP then transfer to A&M? are you worried you wont be able to maintain the 3.2</p>
<p>you will probably need something around 3.5 and up to transfer into engineering at A&M
where as if you plan to go into engineering through CAP you will need around a 3.8 and up</p>
<p>remember CAP doesnt work for Engineering or Business majors, so if you are doing either of those i suggest you go to A&M off the bat</p>
<p>I just would like to think of every possible situation. IF I were to not fulfill the requirement of maintaining a 3.2 or higher I would like to hope that I could transfer to TAMU. This is not something I am extremely worried about, but it is possible (pertaining to the GPA requirement).</p>
<p>what is your major?</p>
<p>Well, umm, I don’t know what to tell you. EE is going to be challenging no matter what school you go to. If you want to transfer into engineering, you better hope that you have above 3.2 which in that case you will meet the CAP requirement, but just barely squeeking by like that will not garuntee you a spot in UT’s engineering program. To tell you the truth, I would take the sure thing. There isn’t enough difference between the two EE programs in terms of prestige/quality.</p>
<p>i think you would probably need something around 3.2 to get into A&M as a transfer, then if your trying to get into a competitive major you will need something higher.</p>
<p>So basically if you are not certain than you can get a 3.2 at UTSA then just go to A&M
but dont think it will be easy to get in as a transfer, to be safe a 3.5 would more than likely get you in</p>
<p>My major is Biology, which would be Natural Sciences. So I will have an automatic admission for my major.</p>
<p>o well then your set, but i wouldnt count on getting into A&M with something less than 3.2</p>
<p>Kris in your case I would do CAP. </p>
<p>Houston: I would not think twice and just go to A&M. Trying to work the system with CAP is hugely risky and you run the risk of not getting to go to either place into the major you want.</p>
<p>Thanks for the helpfull suggestion aGGieENGiNeeR.
I also talked to UT admission, since I have several AP credits, doing AP is not recommended. I guess I will have to work my way up at A&M and not thinking about the guaranty from CAP (there is no guaranty for engineering anyway even with 3.8 GPA
haha)</p>
<p>Some AP credits are not good to use in engineering. Whichever college you choose to go with, I hope you are successful. Sounds like a tough decision.</p>