<p>I was hoping someone can help me on what I should do to get accepted as a transfer to UT...I have 49 hours from ACC but only a 2.822 gpa. The last three semesters I have got only A's and B's and my gpa if you only counted those would be 3.6, but I started taking college classes while still in high school before I knew how important gpa was, and those classes I did poorly in are really dragging me down. I want to get into College of Liberal Arts, and I'm willing on spending even another year or year and a half at ACC to raise my GPA but don't want to if there is no chance to raise it high enough to get in. My sister was in the CAP program at UTSA and got a 3.2 and was denied transfer, so I was hoping to get some guidance. Also, if I go to Texas State a year and get between a 3.5-4.0 there, would that increase my chances of transfer or not at all? Thanks in advance..</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s possible for you to get a 3.5 if you take 30 hours and make 4.0 next year. Even if you do like 49 hours in one year, and get a 4.0, I think you end up with like 3.4. And 49 hours isn’t gonna happen… So… Look for other options dude. Texas A&M, UTD, UTA… Idk. What do you wanna major in? COLA is nothing special anyways.</p>
<p>Also, I don’t know if it matters but I am Hispanic female from lower middle class, with no one else in my family ever graduating high school. I know online it says they take things like that into consideration but I don’t know how much.</p>
<p>Well I know the advisor at ACC said if I retake the one F I have from my first college semester that alone would raise it to 3.05. I am unsure on what I am majoring in, I started going to school for criminal justice and thats why I was going to go to Texas State or Sam Houston, but I have decided I don’t want to get a degree in that. That’s also why I don’t mind spending another year or year and a half at ACC to figure out what I want to do. The only schools I can afford to go to are UT Austin or Texas State, I can’t afford living costs of moving to a new city, and I know for certain I would get into Texas State.</p>
<p>Well I didn’t realize you failed a class. I guess if you retake it, and take only 18 hours one semester and 15 the next (including the class you retook) you can make 3.4-3.5 range. Maybe take 15 hours both semesters and take two classes in wintermester to make it above a 3.5? Idk if I’m correct so check out a GPA Calc online. But you want above a 3.5 for a good chance. But a 3.4 could do it too. You need straigt As though. Bs won’t be acceptable. I don’t know if you can get below a 3.4 and still get in. Hopefully other forummers have some insight.</p>
<p>Minimum is 3.5, you might need to start looking at other options besides UT.</p>
<p>@leidyx0
Ok so I’m going to tell you my experience… which basically contradicts everyone else’s advice. </p>
<p>I was in a very similar situation a year ago, like VERY similar. I failed 3 classes my very first semester in community college. After that I received a solid majority of A’s. My first time I applied I had a 2.9 and was denied. I learned that although I had retaken the classes I failed, UT still calculated them, which is why my GPA was so low. At HCC I had a 3.6. This did not matter. So I applied again after taking 5 courses in the fall, one Christmas course, and 3 eight week spring classes. It pulled my gpa up to a 3.3 on UT’s scale (3.75 at my CC). Unfortunately my CC royally messed up my transcript and UT received a transcript saying I earned a 3.0. I was denied. I drove to Austin the next day or so and met with a transfer counselor. I was advised to appeal although it was a long shot. I went home and wrote a page long appeal and attached my corrected transcript (3.3). Three weeks later I was admitted to my first choice Environmental Science-Geography in COLA. </p>
<p>So yes it is absolutely possible. Try and try again. There is an optional essay where I was able to explained the place I was at at the time I received the F’s. Just keep in mind you may not get in, but that doesn’t mean you CAN’T or WON’T. I had the same mentality you do; I was more than willing to put in the extra year. </p>
<p>The other thing you can do is get involved in whatever your interested in. The transfer counselor said although gpa is important they score you also on your experiences. I attended open sustainability seminars, which not only added to my application but helped me shape my idea of what I’d like to do.</p>
<p>So my advice to you is if that’s where you want to go, don’t give up. Continue to work hard in school and seek enrichment elsewhere as well. In regards to retaking your CC classes that’s up to you, the F’s will still be calculated by UT. You can find that information on there page. I didn’t get in until I had 70 hours, 2 years of schooling after my failing semester. I don’t regret the extra time I put in at all. I knew UT was the best school I could attend in Texas, both financially and academically. I can’t guarantee you’ll get in but I met a decent number of people at orientation who got in with similar gpa’s and I met people who had more hours than me.</p>
<p>If you have any more questions feel free to message me, i am more than willing to answer any questions. I understand how stressful and discouraging the process can be.Good luck and keep faith!</p>
<p>jujubean, doesn’t UT transfer admissions depend on the gpa you get at the specific school? like say I have all A’s at ACC (which is a 4.0), does that mean when I apply to transfer to UT, they will look at it as a 4.0, regardless of whether i have A+ or A-?</p>
<p>When you transfer to UT, your GPA doesn’t transfer, which means that your GPA is going to be a 0.00 until the end of your first semester at UT.</p>
<p>no i understand that, I mean for admissions purposes, do they count it as a 4.0?</p>
<p>Yes, they look at the GPA that appears on your transcript, which in your case is a 4.0.</p>
<p>grades transferred from acc do not get calculated into your ut gpa BUT</p>
<p>they do show up as grades</p>
<p>for example say you make a c in calc 1 at acc it shows up as something like this</p>
<p>Calculus 1 408k Transfer Grade : C</p>
<p>to the OP
unless you plan on being at acc for another 2 years and not make a single B to raise your gpa to 3.5
I’d make a backup plan
UT might accept you if you really write a great essay and do a lot of community service
but I had a friend with a 3.3 who got denied into COLA for economics</p>
<p>and COLA is the easiest one to get into…</p>