<p>Okey, so I got accepted to both universities.
However, I was under the impression that I was not going to get accepted into Texas Tech because they took so long to reply. </p>
<p>I went ahead and accepted Louisiana's offer. (Can I still go back? Will admission let me after I already accepted their offer?)(And like, what do I tell them if I don't want to accept their offer)
I haven't told Texas Tech anything yet. </p>
<p>I got accepted into Petroleum Engineering. </p>
<p>At first, I wanted to go to Texas Tech.
But after reading some reviews of the place, and the community itself, I had doubts.
(I am an international student.)</p>
<p>I am going to eventually transfer out.
The university that I want is University of Texas at Austin. </p>
<p>Anyway,
What do you guys believe to be a better idea? </p>
<p>To go to Texas Tech or Louisiana for Petroleum Engineering ? Please keep in mind that I am not planning on staying. I will transfer out once I get the needed credits. My goal university is Texas at Austin.</p>
<p>Any extra information would also be greatly appreciated.
(One program stronger than the other,the community, the teachers, the chances of getting into Texas at Austin from each university,etc) </p>
<p>For an international student, I don’t think it really matters which school you go to because when you apply for transfer to UT, you’ll still be an international student. It’s very difficult for internationals whether they are a freshman or transfer. Question: why didn’t you just apply straight to UT? Or did you, but not get in? If I were you, I’d to to Tech and graduate from there, and try for grad school at UT because if you were already rejected (I have no idea if you were; just saying) from UT, applying as a transfer will NOT make it any easier for you to get accepted. Petroleum Engineering is one of the most competitive majors.</p>
<p>I am not planning on going to grad school for petroleum engineering.
I didn’t apply to UT.
I didn’t apply at the time because I believed it would be more difficult for me to get in. As you mentioned, it is very difficult for internationals.</p>
<p>I am planning on going to UT as a transfer.
I am sure I can make it there.</p>
<p>It’s MUCH more difficult to be admitted as a transfer than as a freshman.
(I also assume that you don’t need any financial aid)</p>
<p>You shouldn’t have accepted Louisiana’s offer before you had received Texas Tech’s, but before you decide anything else, post on this website, on each school’s forum.</p>
<p>Texas Tech has slightly better-prepared students. Louisiana Lafayette has only 18% classes with more than 40 students whereas Texas Tech has 35%, meaning you’d be in giant classrooms most of your freshman year. Lubbock is a larger city than Lafayette. Lafayette is in “Acadie”, the heart of Cajun country. Lafayette is 135 miles to New Orleans, Lubbock is about 350 miles from both Austin and Dallas.</p>
<p>Choose your university as if you were to stay 4 years because the odds are very high that you will.</p>
<p>Given that I am used to smaller classrooms </p>
<p>Lafayette seemed better. </p>
<p>I am not staying for 4 years in neither of those.
The odds might be against me, but I am still going to transfer out.
However, if I had to choose between Texas Tech and Lafayette to graduate from, I would prefer to have Texas Tech in my curriculum. </p>
<p>Oh, I forgot to mentioned, I got accepted into Pre-Engineering at Tech since I didn’t submit any SAT scores. </p>
<p>Still, my main goal university is Texas At Austin. </p>
<p>Both engineering programs are very similar. </p>
<p>I have also already taken the mathematical courses and physics courses that both universities off after I finished high school(they weren’t credited but still) </p>
<p>What are the chances of me getting in UT from Texas Tech and from Lafayette ?</p>
I don’t think this is a good attitude to go in with, and I won’t be surprised if you are unhappy with whichever one you choose if this is how you approach the school.</p>
<p>Don’t get me wrong.
It is not like I am going to hate it.
The thing is, even if I love it.
I want to go to UT. </p>
<p>And what made me greatly prefer Lafayette over Tech was the way in which people treated me.
Lafayette was much more friendly. </p>
<p>The name itself is what I want in my curriculum,that is why I want UT.</p>
<p>I know I will need an excellent academic record in order to have a chance into being accepted.
However, I still believe that the odds of me getting accepted as a transfer are higher than if I had applied as a freshman.</p>
<p>Well, you’ll need 30 credits and a GPA as close to 4.0 as possible.
See if you can get credit for Calculus I and Physics I so that you’d start with Calculus II and Physics II, hence, 6 credits toward the 30 you need. You can apply after first semester as long as you are enrolled in further classes Spring Semester (15 credits 1st semester, plus 15 for which you’re registered) but the more credits you have, the better. So if you apply during Spring semester, you’d be ahead of others if you have your 15 or 16 credits from 1st semester, PLUS any credits you may get from high school (ie., Calculus I, Physics I, and probably 2-3 semesters’ worth of foreign language which would easily add up to 12 credits.)</p>
<p>If you found Lafayette more friendly, then go there. “fit” and “gut feeling” matter. Trust what you feel about the school, where you feel more at ease, more comfortable. You should post on the schools’ forums, too.
Have you applied for a housing contract yet? Are there different types of dorms?
Did you apply to the Honors College (that would be a plus for your UT application).</p>
<p>Hopefully you’ll test out of Calc III and start right away in Linear Algebra.</p>
<p>Is Lafayette cheaper than Tech?</p>
<p>If Lafayette gave you a scholarship, then you can tell Tech that, due to scholarship and other financial issues, you have to decline their offer?</p>