Transfer - Please help, it would really help me out - Transfer

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I am going to St. Edward’s in Fall of 2015, but it is like my 3rd choice-school, all of my other schools did not offer me enough financial aid money. So, I am looking to transfer to UT my sophomore year, in the Fall of 2016, I just wanted some advice acquiring about transfer credit and what would look good on a transfer application.

I am wanting to transfer to UT’s College of Liberal Arts, how difficult is it to get into that school compared to the others, from what I heard it is a lot easier to get into this college than the others. Also, I want to major in Government (or Sociology/Anthropology/Eastern European Studies), do you* think that will effect my admissions, from what I’ve seen if a school or major is full up or too *common then they are less likely to accept you. Lastly, what looks good on an admission application? I can pretty much guarantee that I can get 3 letters of recommendation (2 of them from UT Alumni, and a previous transfer Alumni student), is that any good? I am also going to be part of an LLC at St. Ed’s, is that going to help? If I keep up a good GPA, (3.8+) do I have a good chance?

Now transfer credit wise, how can I figure out what classes to take at St. Ed’s that can transfer to UT? Are their any prereq or foundation courses I should take that would put me ahead in transferring?

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http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/transfer/admission/factors/transfer-resources This link gets you the answers to what will transfer.

As for all the other questions, yes transfers are accepted based on space available in a college- not sure about the major. College of Liberal Arts is one of the easier ones. A 3.8 should be good enough. McCombs and Cockrell are two of the tougher ones and a 3.9 is in the ballpark for McCombs.

http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/transfer/admission/factors This link shows what they look at. I assume the LLC will help.

You may want to skim the transfer thread to see stats of other students who did and did not get in to compare.

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I would recommend going to ACC if you are just going to transfer to UT your sophomore year. Not only is it cheaper but all of the core curriculum will transfer to UT.

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I also recommend ACC, because they offer good, quality education in my opinion. Like renarka said, it’s cheaper. I also heard that UT favors ACC students, but I cannot verify if that is really true.

UT made transfer guides specifically for students from ACC. Check this link out: http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/acc/.

Also, UT are looking for applicants with high GPA and with strong leadership skills. Extracurricular activities are really important since that is how UT measures one’s leadership ability. I have been told that once you have submitted your transfer application to UT and undergo review, they will conduct researches on you. That’s another way that UT can measure one’s leadership ability. They also want to know you personally, and how well rounded you are. UT only wants to select people who have strong potentials to change the world. Hence their motto, “What starts here changes the world.” Keep that in mind when you are applying.