UT Austin Transfer Spring 2015???

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>Hey everyone, </p>

<pre><code>I am currently an undergraduate freshman Biology Major in my 2nd semester at UTSA.I was originally going to transfer in Fall 2014, but I am a current biology major and I took college algebra during the fall (which I learned does not transfer) and am currently taking Pre Cal during the spring, so thus I couldn't meet the CNS Calculus requirement. Well, I will be taking Calculus in Fall of 2014, and I was wondering If someone could chance me?
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<p>EC's: none</p>

<p>Letters of Recommendation: 1 or 2 </p>

<p>Fall 2013 GPA: 3.31 ( I know, really low and I would've had a 3.56 if it wasn't for a 79.4 in my bio class:/ )</p>

<p>Spring 2014 GPA: It looks like it could be ~ 3.75</p>

<p>(Side question, does UT factor in Fall 2014 GPA as well? Because the application deadline is October 1st)</p>

<p>Making my cumulative = 3.50</p>

<p>I know, I know, its really low. UT looks at GPA the most on applications and not excuses but its just that I had a hard time fitting in here. It was also tough transitioning from High School to College, it was a slap in the face for me to wake up. On other threads I've heard that UT likes seeing an upward trend in GPA. My EC's are not very good, in fact i have none, I was going to volunteer/etc over the summer but I will be out of the country for 2 months in the summer. </p>

<p>How do my chances look like to getting in? I know it's bleak, but 2 of my professors who know me very well could write good letters of recommendation. Also, I am very good at writing essays. </p>

<p>I don't know if this is relevant or not, but I will put this up here: I was offered CAP through other schools but not UTSA (due to my SAT score). However, I was getting my F1 visa through UTSA (I was previously an international student but now I am a green card holder and a permanent resident) and thus I couldn't just leave it, so I had to enroll here. Does this factor into anything?</p>

<p>Any feedback would be grateful, I appreciate everyone who took the time to look at this and answer my question. Thank You Very Much! </p>

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<p>You could have transferred in as a different major and then internally transferred, but you’re definitely going to need to get your GPA up. 3.6 is the competitive GPA at UT for transfers so anything less kind of puts you on the bubble. If there is a way to get involved in any clubs there, DO IT. EC’s will help you, especially sense your GPA is just average. Your Fall 2014 grades will only be taken into account if you have less than 30 hours, but if you’re denied then you can appeal with them. You look like you might have a chance, just try to get your grades up!! :)</p>

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<p>Thank You SOOOO Much! I definitely will try to! Do you know anything about how hard internally transferring is? Saborak? Because, Ive heard many mixed reviews about it! I wanted to see if I could put COLA undeclared as my first choice and CNS maybe as my 2nd choice? @Saborak</p>

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<p>@Kooplar246 If you want to get into CNS definitely put it first because there might be a chance that you could get into it. If you’re denied from CNS then your application will be moved to COLA and they will review it and make a decision. Internal transfer isn’t as difficult as external transfer, but it’s not completely easy either. You’ll have to maintain a 3.0 (I think) for any science courses you take while in COLA, which is a B so you could easily do that :slight_smile: </p>

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<p>Hey, guys. So I was rejected for Fall 2014 as an undeclared COLA applicant. Also, I am instate. With my 3.33 GPA though, I wasn’t surprised. I plan on going to a community college this fall to get my grades up however the highest I can get my GPA is a 3.55. I will have 45 hours. I will also be reapplying for psychology instead of undeclared. What I really want to know- is it even worth it to try and get in again by getting a 4.0 this semester at a community college ? I have gotten into Indiana University and the University of Houston so it’s not like UT was my only option. Please let me know. From the information I’ve gathered, I’m on the bubble. I am an excellent writer though so essays will be strong and will also have 3 strong LOCs…please let me know what y’all think. I wish you the best of luck! This school is an absolute B$&@! to get into!!</p>

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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I am an undergraduate Sophomore Geology Major with Computer Science minor at Sam Houston State University. I am looking to transferring to the College of Undergraduate studies at UT in spring 2015 then internal transfer to Jackson school of Geoscience next fall. Right now, I have 48 hours completed, but I am unsure of how many hours I will take in fall 2014. As for my college courses, I have 18 A’s and 3 B’s.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.79 </p>

<p>Letter of Rec: I have one from my Geology professor and one from my CompSci professor (total of two)</p>

<p>I am an in-state student</p>

<p>I want to apply to CNS, COLA or UGS but, when I called the Admissions office, I was told its harder (not sure how much) to be accepted during the spring due to limited space. </p>

<p>I have many volunteer hours from high school and college combined (I got the presidential award my junior year of high school plus some other awards). My hours are 150-200 hours. Additionally, I was involved in many school clubs and played varsity of three teams at my HS.</p>

<p>I am currently in the SHSU Bower’s Honor College and have been on the Dean’s list for the fall and spring semesters (2013-2014 year)</p>

<p>Also, I am considering switching my major to CompSci so could anyone give me info concerning entrance (both externally and internally) into the CNS? </p>

<p>Activities
Ongoing<br>
Student Alumni Association
Bowers Honor College</p>

<p>9th-12th<br>
BETA Club
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Varsity Basketball
Varsity Softball
Interact Club
Student Council Powder puff Football
FHS Recycle Project
AAU Waco Lady Panthers Basketball
UIL Spelling- 5th at District</p>

<p>Honors and Awards
Recipient of Community National Bank & Trust Scholarship
Recipient of Rotary Club Scholarship
Recipient of Dogan Alumni Scholarship
Recipient of Interact Club Scholarship</p>

<p>Fall 2013<br>
Dean’s List</p>

<p>Spring 2014
Honor’s College Inductee
Dean’s List</p>

<p>9th-12th
PSAT Award (2009)<br>
American Math Academy Award (2010)
BETA Club (2010)
Regional Qualifier for Cross Country(2012)
Basketball Regionals Finalist(2013)
Exit Level TAKS- Commended English, Mathematics, History, Science(2011)
Academic All-District for Basketball(2011, 2012)
Academic All-District forSoftball(2012)
Presidential Volunteer Service Award(2012)
Benn Capps Jr. Citizenship Award (2013)</p>

<p>Community
Involvement</p>

<p>Spring 2014
Good Mission Shepard
SHSU Annual All Paws In
New Life Resale Shop
General Sam Houston Folk Festival
Worked in Honors College Office
Worked in SAA Office</p>

<p>9th-12th
American Patriot Freedom Fest
Active Interact Club Volunteer
American Cancer Society Relay for Life
American Cancer Society Benefit Basketball Game
Buckner Warehouse Shoes for Orphan Soul
Bake Sale for Interact Club
Community Cleanup
Charity Camp-out
Copperhead Cross Country Run
Crohn’s Disease Benefit Donor
First United Methodist Church Trunk-or-Treat for UNICEF
Fish Fry for Rotary Club
Fairfield Little Dribblers
Fairfield High School Canned Food Drive
Fairfield Elementary Reading Rocks
First Baptist Church World Changers
First Baptist Church Upwards
Fairfield High School Talent Show
First Baptist Church Community Volunteer
First Baptist Crossroads Mission Project
FHS Recycling Electronics Drive
Interact Club Girl Scout Benefit Campout
St. Bernard Catholic Church Fun Run
Trick or Treat for UNICEF
United Methodist Pumpkin Patch Volunteer
Youth Summit Volunteer</p>

<p>Thanks so much to everyone and GOOD LUCK!!! :)</p>

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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I am an undergraduate Sophomore at Sam Houston State University. I am looking to transferring to the College of Undergraduate studies at UT in spring 2015. I am undecided on my major right now but I am interested in medical science (genetics), UT textile and apparel program, and communications. I applied to UGS (undeclared) and CNS (undeclared). I want to get into UGS so I can finish taking my basics at UT which will hopefully give me a good idea on what I want major in. I wanted to take a semester off to save money if I get accepted at UT. Unfortunately, I dropped 3 classes this spring semester. I have 13 A’s, 2 B’s, 1 C, and 3 Q’s.
GPA: 3.70</p>

<p>Letter of Rec: I have one from my Biology professor and one from my and Kinesiology professor (total of two). </p>

<p>I am an in-state student. </p>

<p>I have many volunteer hours from high school and college combined (I got the presidential award my junior year of high school plus some other awards). My hours are 200-300 hours. Additionally, I was involved in many school clubs and played varsity on the tennis team in high school</p>

<p>I am currently in the SHSU Bower’s Honor. </p>

<p>Activities
Ongoing
Student Alumni Association
Bowers Honor College</p>

<p>9th-12th
BETA Club
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Varsity Tennis
Interact Club
Student Council Powder puff Football
FHS Recycle Project
AAU Waco Lady Panthers Basketball
UIL Spelling- 4th at District</p>

<p>Honors and Awards
Recipient of Dogan Alumni Scholarship
Recipient of Interact Club Scholarship
PSAT Award (2009)
BETA Club Member Recognition (2010)
Eagle Honor Roll
Presidential Volunteer Service Award (2011)
Exit Level TAKS: Commended on Math, English, and History (2011)
Perfect Score: 2010 English TAKS (2010)
UIL Spelling - 4th at District (2013)
Varsity Tennis- 5th at District (2013)
Ben Capps Jr. Citizenship Award (2013)</p>

<p>Spring 2014
Honor’s College Inductee</p>

<p>Community
Involvement</p>

<p>Spring 2014
Good Mission Shepard<br>
Camp Hope Benefit for Veterans Volunteer
SHSU Annual All Paws In
New Life Resale Shop
General Sam Houston Folk Festival
Worked in Honors College Office
Worked in SAA Office </p>

<p>9th-12th
American Patriot Freedom Fest
Active Interact Club Volunteer
American Cancer Society Relay for Life
American Cancer Society Benefit Basketball Game
Buckner Warehouse Shoes for Orphan Soul
Bake Sale for Interact Club
Community Cleanup
Charity Camp-out
Copperhead Cross Country Run
Crohn’s Disease Benefit Donor
First United Methodist Church Trunk-or-Treat for UNICEF
Fish Fry for Rotary Club
Fairfield Little Dribblers
Fairfield High School Canned Food Drive
Fairfield Elementary Reading Rocks
First Baptist Church World Changers
First Baptist Church Upwards
Fairfield High School Talent Show
First Baptist Church Community Volunteer
First Baptist Crossroads Mission Project
FHS Recycling Electronics Drive
Interact Club Girl Scout Benefit Campout
St. Bernard Catholic Church Fun Run
Trick or Treat for UNICEF
United Methodist Pumpkin Patch Volunteer
Youth Summit Volunteer</p>

<p>I was also looking for someone to critique my essays. </p>

<p>Thanks in advance!!!</p>

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<p>plipplop, I wouldn’t apply as computer science. CS is an extremely overpopulated major here at UT. There are 2200 students in the department, and they’re trying to bring it down to 1700. Admissions is extremely stringent. People trying to transfer for fall 2014 were denied with 4.0 GPAs. The problem comes from them openly accepting internal transfers so there’s a bunch of people double majoring in CS + liberal arts. And they came in with as low as 2.0 GPAs just by swiping their student ID. So now there’s an over-enrollment problem and hardly anyone can get in.</p>

<p>I would recommend that you major in Electrical and Computer Engineering and do the software engineering technical core. The jobs are the same, plus you have the advantage of working in hardware.</p>

<p>Typically it’s easier to get into CNS majors than Engineering majors, but for the case of computer science, I wouldn’t agree. </p>

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<p>@sekrim. Ok, I will do that then. Thanks for the advice. Also, do you know anything about dual degrees at UT. Because what I want to do is either major in Geology with minor in software engineering or Major in both of the fields. </p>

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<p>I’m not seeing Cockrell as a school to select for the applytexas application. Does that mean they don’t accept transfers in the spring?</p>

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<p>They are probably full ^</p>

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<p>@135pipe Ok, thank you :slight_smile: </p>

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<p>@135pipe @plipplop if they were full, you would still be able to apply on applytexas. Cockrell only admits in summer/fall not spring</p>

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<p>Hi ya’ll,</p>

<p>I’m an undergraduate microbiology major. I’m an in-state student and I currently go to Texas State University. I want to transfer into the psychology department or undergraduate studies at UT Austin. I’ve completed 30 hours and next fall I’ll have completed 39 hours. I don’t have a lot of extracurricular activities, but I do have a 3.7 GPA. I’m aiming for a 4.0 next semester to help my chances of being accepted, so I’ll have a total of 10 A’s and 3 B’s. I also have a mental illness (psychosis), which I wrote an essay about in my application.</p>

<p>I’d appreciate your feedback. Thanks!! :)</p>

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<p>@DeeGeeErbear‌ how do I pm you without making my message visible to other users?</p>

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<p>How would y’all chance a summer 2015 transfer applicant with 48 hours and a 3.58 GPA? Applying as a psychology major. (COLA) Two strong essays, Phi Theta Kappa member and 3 LOCs- one from a professor and two from colleagues that know me personally. Also, this spring I plan on either volunteering or working in my field of study. </p>