<p>I am an incoming freshman who is going into the College of Natural Sciences, but I recently decided that I want to pursue a different major in the McCombs business school. Is there a way i can transfer or just sign up for classes in the business school during orientation? Or do I have to wait til i have 24 hours of UT under my belt before applying for transfer? Meaning I won't be able to take classes for business til my second year. Is there any faster way?</p>
<p>Also, I am an out-of-state student, so does that make it harder to trasnfer into the business school, or do i have equal footing since im a UT student?</p>
<p>OOS are no longer considered in a separate admissions pool for internal transfers. As far as I know, yes you must wait until you pass 24 hours to transfer. There is no faster way. In that year, be sure and take the indicator courses required for transfer. </p>
<p>Are you interested in accounting by chance? If so, there is a way to get cleared to take the first year accounting classes. If you have the actuarial studies plan added to your major (it normally is with math but can be added to any major) then it will authorize you to take certain classes in McCombs. Among the classes are ACC 311 and 312. That way you wouldn’t be missing those and be behind in an accounting degree. You won’t be forced to take any actuarial classes too early so you won’t be forced to take classes you don’t need. The first year would require the calculus courses which are also required for McCombs. Maybe this could help.</p>
<p>thanks! im thinking about marketing or management actually. im not exactly sure, but right now I plan to become a medical physician who owns his own clinic or just another business on the side. im definitely doing pre-med. </p>
<p>i was going into biology but i decided that it would be sorta boring to me and business will help more in the long run.</p>
<p>because im sorta behind on the game, seeing as how i didnt even apply to the business school when i applied to UT, i was wondering if I could take summer courses at my local state school and transfer them in to go toward my major, so that I may graduate within 4 years.</p>
<p>I disagree about it being easier externally. The rate for internals is something like 60%. The rate for externals is about 17%. Those are approximate. I would have to look them up on the UT site, which is easy but I’m lazy today. The GPA is also lower for internals than externals.</p>
<p>Just goto a community college your first year and work your butt of for a 3.9+ GPA. You save money and you’ll have a better chance getting in. </p>
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<p>Doing this will work but you will have to take all 5 indicator classes and have a solid 3.8 in order to be confident in getting in. ECs aren’t important.</p>
<p>well im already going to UT, so im going to be doing internal transfer. i was just wondering, if i could take classes that would go to my major during the summer, when ill be home, at my state school and transfer them to ut.</p>
<p>Yes, classes will transfer. Depending on which classes you are planning on taking, you might need to use caution. For instance, the GOV classes at the freshman level are divided differently at UT than community colleges. Also, be careful when taking classes at cc and then taking classes at UT which build upon those classes. You will want a rigorous foundation to build on for upper level classes.</p>
<p>well i was planning on taking it at a state school (LSU) not a cc. and i know it’s not of UT’s caliber, but LSU’s business school isn’t bad, but I well definitely ask all these questions again to my counsellor, but I just wanted to have an idea ahead of time.</p>
<p>Are external transfer admission percentages that low? My friend was accepted to McCombs as a transfer from a community college. He had a 3.92 with ~42 credits and only 3 of the indicator courses finished. He did not take calculus but rather finite math/business calc. No letters of recomendation, no work experiance, no volunteer hours. Basically very dull application and he was admitted. Hes a smart kid and very focused on his future which showed greatly in his essays so that might have put him on top.</p>
<p>I got into UT’s engineering program from a community college also. I even skipped most of the weeder courses :). So its something you should consider.</p>
<p>The percentage for TX residents is 17%. For OOS, 7%. For international, 5%. You are not required to take calculus. You can take the business calculus route as a transfer. It is hard to find that info on the website but it is there. UT is very focused on GPA above all else so it is not surprising that he got in with lackluster extra factors.</p>