<p>One of my friends who is graduating with me from high school this year is barely out of the top ten% (we have a very competitive class) so she probably wont get in even though she has good stats. she also will have about 30 hours of credit from a local community college, so i was wondering if it would be possible for her to apply as a transfer student rather than a freshmen? i think she has a much greater chance of getting in that way since she has a 4.0.</p>
<p>if shes barely out of the top 10%, and shes a texas resident, and she has above 1300 (math + reading, because i think that UT isnt looking at writing scores as a factor for the applicants of 07. im not 100% sure though. youd have to find out to confirm whether if im right or not) SAT score, i don't see why she wouldnt get in (applying as a freshmen), unless her essays are mediocre, shes applying in late january, or shes applying to a competitive college, like business or biomedical engineering.</p>
<p>UT is definitely not looking at writing scores for 07. I talked to the admiss counselor yesterday about this.</p>
<p>id have to ask her about her SAT scores. i know she got 6something on math and im not sure about critical reading. she's also applying to the school natural sciences; not one of the more selective colleges.
thanks for the info.</p>
<p>If she has 30+ hours from the cc she can apply as a transfer student, in which case they don't look at high school transcripts or SAT scores at all. That's what the admissions office told me, on at least 3 different occasions. They also told me that the GPA weighs much more heavily for transfer students, and they take the 4.0s first. They do also look at the admissions essays and ECs, as well. So, provided those credits are for courses that do in fact transfer (check the transfer equivalency guide) she should get in.</p>
<p>That sounds really good. She'll be glad to hear that since she does have a 4.0 and alot of hours amassed already through dual credit and summer courses.</p>
<p>Although, I am disconcerted to find out that UT has a 'minimum coursework' policy. I didn't know about this. This would mean that the student would have to take 12 hours of all 'hard' classes since the basics are out of the way. My son's original intention was to have the freedom to take a lighter load. Now we find out he can't do that without permission from the dean. See the thread entitled 'Caution: differing...' in this section.</p>