<p>Hey guys
(im really emotional right now) im an international student from korea. i graduated from high school in june but i didnt get into any of the schools i wanted. so im deciding to take a gap year before i reapply to some of the schools again.
university of texas popped as i was researching and so i wanted to ask you guys some questions.
1. is the freshman admissions at ut regular or rolling?
2. i kind of flunked my senior year ( :( ) finishing with a couple of c's. (Yes, i really shouldve done better but what can i do now, so i'm trying to write better essays.) do you think i have a chance at UT?
3. can i get into mccombs in my freshman year? how hard is it?</p>
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<li>This information might be outdated: From my understanding, top 10% (8% now?) of Texas high school is rolling admission. The rest is regular. You might go under the regular admission.</li>
<li>It depends on your other stuff, too. If you have great EC, test scores, and everything else, you still have a chance.</li>
<li>Depends. McCombs is one of the tougher ones to get into at UT.</li>
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<p>You would need around a 3.9 to have a chance at McCombs. You can apply to McCombs only for the fall, not spring. Most of the other schools at UT take spring applicants. Call the schools your interested in and check. Also, I would not waste a year of schooling. Try going to a community college, keep a high GPA, then try transferring. </p>
<p>If i go to a community college or any other institution, wouldnt i be considered a transfer student? and since im not from texas, wouldnt transferring be extremely difficult?</p>
<p>Yes, you would apply as a transfer student. Its up to you on how bad you want to go to UT. Is it worth wasting a year? I personally don’t think so. The first two years at any university are basic lower division courses. Makes no difference whether you take it at UT or at a CC. Its not extremely difficult to externally transfer if you work diligently and stay on track. You have to hold a 3.9 or above, get involved around the community, and write good essays. Also apply to schools that will most likely accept you, that way you have a backup plan. These safe schools should be decent. Mine were UT @Dallas and SMU. </p>
<p>What were your stats from high school (GPA)? If you got C’s, I don’t think you have a chance at getting accepted to McCombs next year nor to the universities that already rejected you this year. They will see those grades. I didn’t do so well in high school either, but externally transferring is that second and last shot at a good university.</p>
<p>Edit: Although it doesn’t say the GPA for regular freshmen admissions, there are only 26 international students that enrolled. Class rank is top 2.4%.</p>
<p>I’m not sure the OP would be wasting a year. Gap years aren’t common here in the US, but they are in the rest of the world, and I’m pretty sure UT adcoms know that when looking at international students. The only reason to recommend the CC route is if there is truly no chance for admission with the current GPA (which I don’t think has been provided), in which case knocking out 30 hours as close to a 4.0 as possible would give the OP a better shot.</p>
<p>I agree that the C’s from senior year will likely lower the chances of admission to McComb’s drastically, but if we can get a better idea of the GPA, ECs, etc. there might still be a chance for another college at UT.</p>
<p>I would think what you do on your gap year would determine how it is looked upon. If you take a year to play xbox, work at McDonalds, and drink, then I doubt it will be looked highly upon. If this year is spent being productive and growing as a person (which can be many many things really), then it isn’t a negative.</p>
<p>Only disagreed because my GPA was nowhere near a 3.9 unweighted/top 2%, and neither was a friend of mine. We are not URMs and have no “hooks.” There IS a chance if your GPA isn’t near perfect, is what I was trying to say :)</p>