<p>Gah, for some reason I got my days mixed up :(</p>
<p>They’ll send out letters the Wednesday after Spring Break? Questionable, considering they don’t send out letters until they notify students through UT EID.</p>
<p>All I can say is, they better hurry up. If I get accepted, I need to start making plans.</p>
<p>I guess I shouldnt be suprised: cause he considered his 3.69 a high GPA? I have a 3.78 and i know more have even higher, so I think inmotion12 is right.</p>
<p>I applied to COLA with a 3.53. :/</p>
<p>Read his post again. Hes a sophomore at Penn State</p>
<p>Yeah, but it’s incredibly early. I looked through a lot of past posts from transfers, and I never saw any this early in. Late March was the earliest I saw…</p>
<p>Haha yeah. I’m not sure if I believe him sorry</p>
<p>Whenever I log onto the status check, and I always see the words “We” and “Reached a decision” and my brain goes insane haha.</p>
<p>Then why didn’t you say that you had 78 credits, instead of the 35 credits you originally said? Don’t they teach communication skills at Penn State?</p>
<p>Subtly put Inmotion.</p>
<p>I just looked back at your original post with your stats, and I see a 3.93 with a first choice as Economics. I don’t want to seem forward/ignorant, but why not have McCombs as a first choice? I’m 99% sure you’ll get into Econ (especially if you did Calc and Econ 1 and 2) but purely from a starting salary/job opportunity, McCombs seems to be better overall. And you definitely have a good chance at McCombs. I’m musing either Economics (2nd choice) or Accounting (1st choice), and I’d like some perspective on why you picked Economics (if you don’t mind me asking). Is it that you just like it better as a major, you have some post undergrad plans, or…?</p>
<p>Hey all,
I’m kind of late to jump into the discussion, but I’m in the same position as many of you. </p>
<p>I’m applying to RTF first choice, COLA second choice this fall. Currently I’m completing my 30 credits at a private university, however I will end this year with only 27 credits. Does anyone know if UT takes AP credits into consideration? I assumed they would knowing UT’s 30 credit minimum. I have atleast 3 credits from the AP exam. I’m wondering if UT will keep enough open spots for those who have yet to hear their decision? If people are already being admitted I hope I won’t be SOL in May :/</p>
<p>UT will only take you if you have 30 transferable hours (AP, IB, College credit, whatever). Go to [UT</a> Austin Automated Transfer Equivalency System](<a href=“http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/ate/]UT”>http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/ate/) and see what classes are transferable. If you don’t have 30 hours, they won’t consider you.</p>
<p>JammyD,</p>
<p>Thank you for that little ego boost, it definitely made me feel nice.</p>
<p>There are a few reasons why I chose economics over McCombs:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>I will actually not have the calculus sequence completed until this summer, a little before fall semester starts. Theoretically, I could have rushed the calculus credits needed so I could apply for McCombs but I have waaay too much going on this year.</p></li>
<li><p>Most McCombs students go into consulting, financial services, or accounting, and I’m not really interested in working in those fields.</p></li>
<li><p>I am actually planning on double majoring in economics and applied math (statistics and/or computational science). The list of employers that recruit on campus for CNS is very impressive. I want to work either in an energy company or high-tech. Employers like Google, Intel, IBM, Microsoft, Indeed, Intuit, and Direct Energy recruit math and statistics majors from UT-Austin. </p></li>
<li><p>The fact that majoring in economics only requires me to take a total of six additional classes once I am admitted (25 credits are needed for 08-10 catalog and I already have 6 of them) allows me to really broaden my skill set. I am going to be focusing on economics (probable major), computational science (possible major), statistics (probable major), and computer science (definitely a minor). The combination of those subjects will set me up to go to grad school in pretty much any subject I wish and should make me attractive to employers in every industry, not just finance and consulting.</p></li>
<li><p>My long-term goals include helping find a solution to our energy problems and changing the nation’s transportation infrastructure. I felt like a background in economics, math, and computers would be better for that than simply having a specialization in a business field.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>You’ve put up some really persuasive arguments Inmotion. Just as a side question, you mean you’ll have Cal 2 by the end of the summer or Cal 3? You only need Cal 2 for McCombs, but Cal 3 for Econ.</p>
<p>You’re making me rethink what I might want to major in.</p>
<p>Inmotion- that is a very specific and interesting plan, I am interested though in why you didn’t choose chem e, computer science, or electrical engineering? Or even physics, for that matter, for transportation/energy problems.</p>
<p>Jammy, thank you again. </p>
<p>You just need to do what is best for you. It’s good to look at as many options as possible and go through a process of elimination method to get to the optimal choice. What is it you’re wanting to do for a career? </p>
<p>There is no calculus prerequisite for declaring the major (I’m not sure if that’s what you meant). This is taken from the economics website at utexas.com:</p>
<p>“There is no separate admissions process for the economics major and no required prerequisites for declaring the economics major. You can select economics as your preferred major on your admissions application or declare economics as your major once you are admitted to UT by going to the College of Liberal Arts Dean’s Office, GEB 2.200.” </p>
<p>calc 2 (408K and 408L OR 408C and 408D) is technically all that is needed for the upper level classes if going off the 2010-12 catalog. If going off 2008-10 or earlier catalogs then calc 3 is necessary for the upper level classes.</p>
<p>4shot, </p>
<p>My plan has come out of a pretty long evolution of thoughts and analysis and it has just recently become clear to me what I want to do. I will officially be a junior in a couple of months and there’s just not even close to enough time to do an engineering or CS major. Those majors all have very detailed and specific four year plans that students are generally expected to adhere to. It’s just too late for me.</p>
<p>However, I’m not sure I would have picked something different even if I had come up with my plan earlier. </p>
<p>My concern with computer science would be that it would narrow my options to software engineering/development and/or programming type work.</p>
<p>Chemical engineering and the energy industry often leads to oil and natural gas work. I am wanting to get us off of fossil fuels not help the industry out. Plus, chemistry is just an average subject to me and does not ignite a lot of passion.</p>
<p>I really like physics, but for one, I am way behind the game when it comes to that subject, and two, I think I would have to have a long-term goal of being a physicist or something closely related if I were to deal with and get through the rigor of that subject. Also, my understanding is that there isn’t a lot of options as far as career choices go for a physics major.</p>
<p>I think math/econ/computing is the perfect focus for someone wanting maximum versatility as well as training in the arts of decision making and problem solving, and that happens to be exactly what I want.</p>
<p>Thanks for the insight Inmotion!</p>
<p>@Inmotion12 You have no clue in hell what you are talking about. Just stop. “…as well as training in the arts of decision making and problem solving,” lol wow…</p>
<p>I called UT a couple of times and they were firm on the Late April-Mid May date even if your application is currently under review.</p>
<p>I applied to COLA — anyone have any information as to whether decisions will really be mailed sometime this week?</p>
<p>Thank you, and good luck to you all.</p>