Transfer question

<p>Hi right now im a senior in HS and I am really interested in UT. Let me tell you my whole story. Well first of all let me say that I pretty much threw away my freshman and softmore years. I got mostly d's and f's but I didnt fail any classes because I got most of my f's in 1st semester. But the summer between softmore and junior year I really started to think about what I was going to do in life. I then decided that I was going to go to college and do something with my life. This change of attiude started after I helped my brother move into college. It was his first year in the University of Illinois at Urbana. I've felt regretfull since and swore to myself that I was going to college. So in my junior year I got my act together and I got all b's some a's and a C here and there. No d's or f's. I was happy with my improvement, but i knew that it was to late and it wouldnt be enough to get accepted into U of I. So I started looking into community college options. I heard about the transfer process, so I looked into U of I's website. It said that 60 hours were required for transfer which is 2 years of community college. But I wouldn't want to wait for two years so I looked at other colleges. Then I started to look at UT and I discovered that the requirement was 24 hours. Less than half required at my brother's school. So this leaves me to a couple of questions. I was wondering, could I enroll at UT my sophmore year after completing a year of community college? Is it possible to aply while still completing the 24 hours neccesary to transfer( I will most likely have 30 hours after my first year). If it is possible do you think I have a good or a bad chance at getting accepted if I have lets say a 3.5-4.0 gpa? I mexican american and from a high middle class family. I also live in Illinois. Please be honest.</p>

<p>The good news is that UT doesn't use HS stats/SAT for admission (they use it for placement apparently). </p>

<p>The bad news is, like most flagship public schools, it is VERY difficult for out-of-staters to get in. Furthermore, they just posted the new stats and the average transfer GPA, which was 3.61. If you really want to go to UT, you'd need a great GPA (3.8+) or start CC in Austin and use one of their agreements to get into UT, which would probably be easier.</p>

<p>I was wandering how difficult cc classes are. Are they about the same as high school or are they much harder? I was also wandering about the whole going to cc in austin agreement thing. How does it work?</p>

<p>I've never done CC so I can't tell you from experience. However, schools typically want better GPAs for CC students, so I assume it's not the same as university classes.</p>

<p>The ACC agreements are, like many public schools, ways to ease CC students into good schools. So, you sign an agreement when you start stating to keep a certain GPA and if so you're in.</p>

<p>You might consider going to either Collin County Community College or Austin Community College. Colllin County is by far better, but ACC is in Austin. You could claim residency after a year or so (I think) and go from there. You would apply to UT in your second semester of your freshman year. Don't be discouraged if you don't get in on your first try. I'm posting this from a UT library and I came from a community college. All it takes is GPA. That is the only criteria that they look at...words straight from my UT advisor's mouth.</p>

<p>Hey headacheartist,</p>

<p>How do you like UT? I'm thinking of transferring there next semester, but my biggest concern is the student body. Apparently, there are a lot of party kids/liquor there (not my type). Also, I may not bring a car, so are there shops/food right campus?</p>

<p>Twenty8,
I don't go to UT yet but know alot about it and have been to campus in total about 4 days. You do NOT need a car at UT, as Guadalupe has a wealth of food stores, clothing shops, Staples, etc. in walking distance, and the UT shuttles will take you everywhere else you need to go.
As for the student body, UT is definitely a party school, but I don't mean that in a bad way - the curriculum is very rigorous. If you don't like party kids, I wouldn't really worry TOO much about it...there are tons of on-campus events, lectures, plays, etc going on all the time, and you will always find people like you at a school of 50,000...they won't all be drunk, i promise.</p>

<p>Most UT students like partying hard, but we have to study hard. It's a way of relieving the massive amount of stress that is put on us. Don't worry about it. You will either adapt to that way of life or move further away from campus where there is less noise. The bus system in Austin is awesome. You can go anywhere in Austin on the shuttle or the metro bus system.</p>

<p>Yeah, I'm not sure if I should leave Baylor anymore as I'm pre-med and from everything I hear our program is "outstanding". However, I'm not Christian and I don't like the homogenous student body, and the way the administration forces their views on their students.</p>

<p>However, I'm also looking at Tulane, which should have a good pre-med curriculum there. Any of you guys know how good USC's natural sciences are?</p>

<p>I appreciate the responses. I'll probably still apply to UT for the heck of it and if I'm accepted I'll take a visit there. I do long to be in a city with more "open-minded" people.</p>

<p>UT science is hard. To 4.0 at UT as a bio major is a serious challenge. You should talk to some of the people that are pre-med at UT. I used to be pre-med.</p>

<p>Well, I'm no bio major, and anyone who is and can post a 4.0 is very talented regardless of which school they're in lol. I'll most likely be neuroscience, however, my attraction to USC/NYU is the fact that I can minor in film, as it will always be my dream job.</p>

<p>I'm just not sure what I should do anymore. I don't hate Baylor, but I also feel like I'm looking for some things the school can't offer me. So confused :(</p>

<p>how hard is it to get good grades in business or journalism?</p>

<p>You know if you're interested in Film UT's got a film school and recently created a film company for the school.</p>

<p>As for a car, yeah it's totally not needed. I don't have one and do just fine.</p>

<p>We have a neurobio option at UT, and let me tell you that it's not easy. It's harder than a regular BS in bio, and if you want to go to grad school or med school you need a 4.0. I'm sure you could get in with something a little less, but you need a 4.0 in your major gpa.</p>

<p>I have a lot of friends that are majoring in RTF at UT. I didn't know that they created a film company, but that's good.</p>

<p>I wouldn't go to USC for natural sciences.</p>

<p>Yeah, I'll hopefully have a 3.77 this first semester, so I think my chances of acceptance are pretty decent. However, I won't be able to send my transcript till after Spring semester has ended in May, and I'm afraid that I may loose my shot because of that. </p>

<p>But then, if I was accepted, I wouldn't know whether to hold out another year for USC/NYU (dream schools), or stay at Baylor, or enroll at UT. Thus why I'm trying to get as best grades I can and apply to all of them end of this year if things continue this way.</p>

<p>Oh, and btw, 4.0 for med school is a bit unrealistic lol =P. The average accepted student has a 3.5 (this is according to Baylor pre-med advisors), but yes, most good schools will want 3.7/3.8</p>

<p>Just curious, how large are most of the classes?</p>

<p>EDIT: Yeah, I've heard USC is best for comm/biz/film. But I'm still fighting the inner conflict between my id and superego lol.</p>

<p>Class size really depends. I've had classes with as small as 30 people but then I've had classes with 300 people. I wouldn't be too afraid of big classes though, if you want to interact more with the professor you can always sit in the first few rows. Some professors actually work to foster getting to know your peers in these huge classes. I'm taking Professor Norman for macroeconomics this year (by far my favorite professor at UT) and despite having a 300ish person class, he broke us all into these 8 person groups, we sit together every class and work on group projects, study together, etc. It's really great.</p>

<p>The only classes that I've encountered with 300+ people are intro or general classes. I've had classes with 250, 30-ish, and 15. So, it really varies. I've also never worried about a large-sized class. The way the class is set up is made up for that many students. My professors are always approachable, but you have to wait in line to talk to them.</p>

<p>from what i hear, business is pretty easy. as in it's not too difficult to get decent grades in. no clue about journalism though.</p>

<p>its much easier to transfer to school of communications than it is to transfer into business</p>