<p>Anyone else thinking about transferring out from UA?Just curious. I’m probably heading to UT if anyone’s wondering.</p>
<p>Why?
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<p>Are you giving up a scholarship? Are you going to UTexas or UTenn?</p>
<p>I notice that the OP has just this one post…</p>
<p>Well yes, I am technically giving up a scholarship (2/3rds tuition paid off), but I’m getting in state tuition plus a $4000 scholarship (Lottery scholarship) so it will be cheaper if I transfer. And sorry, I meant UTenn.</p>
<p>As for why I’m leaving, it would be cheaper for me and my parents if I went back to a school in Tennessee(I’m from Memphis) and my parents aren’t exactly in the best financial situation. I’d stay if I absolutely loved the place, but I don’t. It’s a good university, honestly, but it’s just not right for me. It’s not as good as advertised, in my opinion, but I don’t hate it.</p>
<p>And yeah this is only my second post, but I’m not ■■■■■■■■ if that’s what you’re wondering. Just curious to see if anyone else is considering transferring besides the ones I already know that are down here.</p>
<p>It sounds like you already know the answer. I’ve known people who transferred from UA because it wasn’t what was thought was advertised to them (I’m referring specifically to those who wouldn’t normally have looked at UA but were “bought” by the scholarships UA offer). You needn’t defend yourself in this situation.</p>
<p>When financial problems arise, students can get dissillusioned. When my brother first went to USC (Calif), he left after a semester because he felt that it wasn’t worth the big student loans that attending would require. :(</p>
<p>Of course, there are kids who for whatever reasons don’t “fit in” at various schools. For some, their chosen school is academically too hard for them (especially if they came from a high school that wasn’t strong in math, science, and English). My son has a friend who I don’t think would fit in at ANY school (he’s a whiner and complains about things that happen at all schools). </p>
<p>Good luck to the OP. Hopefully things will work out for him financially and academically at UTennessee. I’m sure he’s known the words to “Rocky Top” since birth :)</p>
<p>Haha thanks!!</p>
<p>Good luck to you, too! We love Memphis and wish we could find a good fit for son there. Congratulations on the financial aid from UTenn. </p>
<p>Do you know if any of your credits from Bama will transfer or not?</p>
<p>Thanks!Even though I might rag on it from time to time, I love my hometown too. It’s too bad UofM isn’t that great. And I hope so–I can see trouble with my film class but other than that they should all transfer.</p>
<p>What film class did you take? My son loves movies and hopes to take some film classes in college, just for fun or to satisfy gen ed requirements.</p>
<p>Son is interested in biomedical engineering, and while U of Memphis did just add it as a major, and with his NMSF status, it would be a good deal financially, but didn’t think it would be a school for him. Christian Brothers and Rhodes are great universities, and if you ever get homesick, I would definitely look into them.</p>
<p>Did you get any credit from AP or placement testing at Bama that will transfer to your new school? </p>
<p>Good luck to you and thanks for any help you can give new students.</p>
<p>I took TCF 112 (Motion Picture History and Criticism) and it’s definitely been an interesting class. It fulfills either the humanities or fine arts requirement (whichever he needs). The lectures and most of the films are interesting, but some of them are pretty dull. I definitely recommend the class though.</p>
<p>Yeah, I wouldn’t recommend going to U of Memphis unless you lived in the metro area and need to save money. Rhodes and CBU are pretty good from what I heard though.
And I hope so- 20 AP credits will definitely go, but I might bargain with them to take my AP Government scores</p>
<p>Thanks! I’ll be sure to stick around on here and help answer questions that you (or anyone else) may have about Bama.</p>
<p>This is interesting. </p>
<p>I’ll say this about UT-Knox: neither I nor my brother got a good vibe when we looked at it (4 years apart) and we both took a very close look over multiple visits. Something’s just not right there, especially in their Honors Program, which consistently underimpressed compared to places like 'Bama. Of course, this could be marketing, but after talking with students and comparing notes with people who went to both, (I’m also from Memphis), it seems like UT was not exactly a load of academic fun. </p>
<p>I almost ended up going to 'Bama, again lured by the generous scholarships, and I got the impression it was very much a “find your own way” kind of school even with the Honors Program (the only thing the looked like a mutual support community was the Blount Program, which I’ve heard rave reviews about). It also seemed to be really weak in certain academic departments, which was kind of unusual for a large flagship state school. Sorry to hear your experience ABR1190 but I don’t know if UTenn will be much different, though the financial part really helps. Good luck. </p>
<p>Montegut: My brother’s now at the University of Memphis actually in the biomedical engineering program and he absolutely loves it. They set him up with a summer research gig so before he even took a class he already had a bunch of research, money, and possibly a publication under his belt. So while it may not be for everyone, it’s not always a bad option for good students (though he still hangs out mostly with his old HS friends who went there).</p>
<p>My son is a senior, also from Memphis. Looking at UTennessee and Alabama and interviewing for Blount. At this point Alabama is not offering tuition due to 3.4 GPA (weighted) but ACT is 30. It is good to hear of a transfer from UA to UT and feeling comfortable with that decision because the difference in the cost of tuition might end up being a driving factor for him too. Would he qualify for the lottery scholarship with 3.? unweighted GPA? He is so interested in hearing about the rave reviews regarding Blount because if he gets in it could feasibly be worth the extra dollars. This is such a hard decision for him - so many variables. Thanks for any insights!</p>
<p>I’ve heard good and bad things about UT academics. On one hand there’s the “Big Orange Screw”, but other times I’ve heard good things about it. It also does pretty well on school rankings, so I guess I won’t know until I get there. There doesn’t seem to be any other option for though except UTC or Memphis, and I’ve heard UTK academics are better than both. </p>
<p>And yeah, Bama definitely is a find-your-own way kind of school. Advising, for example, wasn’t much advising as it was giving you clearance for whatever you want to do. At least it’s this way in the psychology department. I’ve changed up half my schedule since I’m not sure about my major now. I think that has it’s draws and drawbacks. </p>
<p>tdoc: If your son in the end does go to Bama, definitely encourage him to do Blount. Looking back, it’s something that I wish I’d done. I think he would qualify for lottery with that for sure, and plus if he applied at UT he’ll get alot of money since they superscore as well, as long as he applied on time (which I forgot to, lol).</p>
<p>*At this point Alabama is not offering tuition due to 3.4 GPA (weighted) but ACT is 30. *</p>
<p>Last year, my friend’s son was in the same boat. UA awarded him the scholarship around Feb or March, instead of immediately after being accepted. So, there’s still hope for a 2/3 tuition scholarship for him.</p>