Transferring schools/chances: Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Texas A&M, etc.

Transfer Students
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<p>So, I have a bit of a predicament. I'm a junior in my third year of college at the University of Texas at Austin, and to make a long story short, I'm looking at transferring schools to pursue my dream major of civil engineering. I've been undeclared since my sophomore year, I spent my first year at UTSA and left with a 4.0 GPA, and my GPA here at UT is roughly a 3.2. At this point I'm looking out of state in order to pursue my degree; below is a bit of information about my academic situation:</p>

<p>-I've been undeclared for the past three years, but I've taken a good chunk of the required calculus and physics courses needed for an engineering major
-Math and science courses are all B's, with the lone exception of a C+ in the second calculus, an A in General Chemistry I, and an A in precal
-I sent in my transfer applications since I didn't realize I'd be transferring until several weeks ago (and when I say late, I mean I got in the application six days before the deadline for Ohio State and Virginia Tech)
-4.0 freshman year at UTSA, 3.23 at UT Austin, overall college GPA of 3.5
-I had one semester (last semester) where the only science courses I took was geology and a physics lab, the rest being non-engineering-related courses. I originally registered for 12 hours, but it dropped to 8 after I dropped differential equations for a variety of reasons, mostly that I was afraid of making anything below a B. I was following the recommendation of an advisor who told me to take relatively simple courses so I could internally transfer into UT's Cockrell Engineering
-I'm taking entirely math and science courses this semester: linear algebra, diff. eq., physics II, and Intro to Civil Engineering
-73 hours of college credit taken total</p>

<p>To name a few, I'm looking at transferring to Ohio State University, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, and Auburn, as a few of my possible choices, for the fall of 2014. My question is this: what are my chances for any of these schools' engineering programs, given the above?
I appreciate any help or advice I can get. Thanks!</p>

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<p>First, your odds are good, except maybe at VT which is probably the best engineering school on the list.</p>

<p>Second, transfer deadlines are typically much later than normal applications. Usually much later in the spring, sometimes even in the summer. So, other colleges might be open to you. Plus, I just looked… Ohio State’s transfer deadline for summer is March 1st, while the deadline for fall is May 1st. You still have time.</p>

<p>Finally, presuming that you are from Texas, I would suggest that Auburn will require less of an adjustment than any of the other out of state schools. Auburn is definitely a southern school; with warm weather and mostly conservative students. Also, its program is likely to be less demanding than any of the others. I should know. I went there.</p>

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<p>Also, have you looked at Mississippi State? Or the University of Southern Mississippi? They have comparatively lower out of state tuition, among other things.</p>

<p>Seriously, you really do have more time than you think. I also looked at Auburn’s transfer deadlines, and they are even later than Ohio State’s.</p>

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<p><a href=“Undergraduate Admissions”>Undergraduate Admissions; lists typical GPAs for students admitted for internal transfer to civil engineering. Looks like it is easier in the spring, with typical GPA of 3.3.</p>

<p>Other Texas public universities with civil engineering include:</p>

<p>Prairie View A&M University
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University - Kingsville (Formerly Texas A&M University - Kingsville)
Texas Tech University
The University of Texas - Pan American
The University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Houston
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at El Paso
University of Texas at Tyler</p>

<p>If you are a Texas resident, they may be less expensive than the out-of-state public schools.</p>