<p>Hi I'm looking to transfer to UT for Spring 2010 and want to know what my chances are. Right now I'm starting my 2nd semester at a community college. After the end of this semester I will have a total of 28 hours but 6 of those might not count (3 for developmental, 3 for philosophy) which means I only have 22 transferable hours. I won't have enough hours (30) to transfer so I plan on taking summer and fall 09 courses (if needed). Currently I have a 4.0 GPA and hope to have a 4.0 after the 2nd-3rd semesters. I also plan on joining clubs and participate in a small amount of extra-curriculars. I don't have much work experience or leadership roles. Lets say my recommendations and essays turn out to be slightly above average...</p>
<p>1.) What are my chances of being accepted if my grades are in the 3.5-4.0 range? </p>
<p>2.) What is a good school to apply for? I hear that Liberal Arts is easiest, is that true?</p>
<p>3.) If I get accepted into Liberal Arts, is transferring internally difficult?</p>
<p>4.) Should I send in my high school transcript even though my grades were low? I know its not required but 2 years of foreign language are and the only way to prove that is by showing my transcript. Correct?</p>
<p>5.) Is having too many hours a bad thing? Because I might externally transfer to Liberal Arts and internally transfer to something else, it may require 24 more hours? If I transfer for Spring '10, I would have taken a total of 46-52 (depending on summer courses) but I think that only 37-46 of them are transferable to UT. So if I were to transfer internally I would add 24 more hours to that!?(61-76 total hours)</p>
<p>6.) I also need to get financial aid if I'm eventually accepted. My family income of 2008 was 130,000+ but now in 2009 my dad was laid off and he made 100,000 of our total income. For FAFSA it asks for 2008 records and obviously there is a huge drop between the years. Is there anyway of them using 2009 records? Would I be able to get 75% or more of the cost of school in scholarships+loans?</p>
<p>Sorry if this is confusing... I am extremely confused... I need some help!!</p>
<p>Going based on what I know (i'm also a transfer student)...</p>
<p>1) VERY well if you plan on applying to liberal arts, geoscience, and natural science
2) liberal arts is the easiest, yes.
3) transferring internally to a competitive program like business is much more doable than transferring externally
4) send them whenever, but they need it for enrollment. they won't look at grades, just courses for placement and foreign language.
5) I am not sure, someone else will have a better answer
6) I'm not certain either since i'm in the same boat. In 2007-2008 my dad made nearly 200,000 but he lost his job twice and now his income (based on commission only) is now in the 40,000-60,000 range and i'm also wanting to show proof of my sudden need for financial aid, but I don't know how... since 2008 income was high. maybe send a letter?</p>
<p>If you have a 4.0, I suggest you apply to the school you want to get in. It wont hurt you to apply to engineering or anything else more competitive because they will try you for liberal arts in the end if you don't get into your choices.</p>
<p>Also highschool dosent matter they do not look at it</p>
<p>I'm also at a CC with a 4.0 like you. However, I have enough hours that I am applying for fall 2009 admission.</p>
<p>I'm applying for Business #1 and Liberal Arts #2. You should apply for your wanted major 1st choice as well. </p>
<p>Something to take note of, I talked to the UT people on the phone and the guy told me that Spring is the hardest time to transfer in, because the school has just admitted a ton of incoming freshman/transfer students for the Fall, and the seniors haven't graduated yet. That leaves the school with space issues. </p>
<p>btw, sorry to hear about the lay-offs for both of you.</p>
<p>So you guys are saying that if I have a 3.7-4.0, I should apply for the school of my choice #1 and have Liberal Arts as choice #2? So if i didn't get into #1, they would accept me to Liberal Arts?</p>
<p>And that's interesting how Spring is harder to get into, makes sense. </p>
<p>Also, could someone try to better answer my 5 and 6 questions. I think those are EXTREMELY important to know.</p>
<p>TMT, because you're in a similar situation as me financially, if you find anymore info about it please tell me!</p>
<p>Also, I was just thinking that maybe my 2 years of foreign language in high school may not transfer because I might have had a 'C' or 'D'! UT doesn't accept things that are 'C's and lower... Right?</p>
<p>If so, what should I do? Would I have to retake them in community college?!</p>
<p>Well for 5, too many hours can be a problem for McCombs at least. If you hit 90, you are pretty much out of the running for undergrad. Once you pass 60, you must have all the indicator courses for transfer completed, whereas for less than 60 you only need Calculus I and one other. I was told by an admissions counselor that the more hours you have after 60 the more your chances decrease for transfer into McCombs. </p>
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I also need to get financial aid if I'm eventually accepted. My family income of 2008 was 130,000+ but now in 2009 my dad was laid off and he made 100,000 of our total income. For FAFSA it asks for 2008 records and obviously there is a huge drop between the years.
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<p>You need to talk to someone in the financial aid office about this. If you don't talk to them, your FA will definitely be based on the 2008 numbers. if you talk to them, they may be able to help you figure something out.</p>
<p>Fiyero: "I was told by an admissions counselor that the more hours you have after 60 the more your chances decrease for transfer into McCombs."</p>
<p>Are you talking about external transfer or internal transfer? because i talked to the business undergrad counselor and he told me that as long as its below 90 hours you still have the same chance as someone with 24 hours as long as you have the business indicator classes done. your statement is starting to panic me. i go to a c.c. and would have 52 hours by the end of this semester and then im gonna transfer to UT and try to get into mccombs internally next year. so that would put me at 76 hours by the time i am considered for mccombs internally.</p>
<p>I didn't clarify with the counselor when it happened. I was external at the time so I take it that was what he meant. Either way, I wouldn't rack up too many hours if I had a choice. I wouldn't want to give them anything they could use as a reason to deny admission.</p>
<p>ya the advisor told me that internal tranfer GPA depends on how many people apply for that year. but usually if its 3.6 or above you are in. thats why internal transfer into mccombs is a lot easier than external.</p>
<p>and i looked at mays also but i can't get in because you have to have 30 hours at A&M and if you are carrying more than 45 hours from a community college then you are not eligible for internal transfer. so i can't do that. and external for mays is gay. they give you a degree track and you have to have all the classes in the degree track finished. and i don't have 3 of the classes that they require so i probably won't get in externally either.</p>
<p>"ya the advisor told me that internal tranfer GPA depends on how many people apply for that year. but usually if its 3.6 or above you are in. thats why internal transfer into mccombs is a lot easier than external."</p>
<p>I'm definitely counting on that, I will have taken all 5 required courses by the time I'm done with my Freshman year at a CC. If I don't get into McCombs, I'll take the easiest classes possible at UT to gain GPA points for internal transfer.</p>