<p>Like many of you reading this, I was CAPd...</p>
<p>I can't decide if it's worth it having to move schools and start all over again my sophomore year, or if I should go ahead and go to Texas A&M. The thing is, I really don't want to be an Aggie. UT Austin has always been a dream of mine, and I know that A&M is a good school too, but it's missing the diversity, atmosphere, and prestige that UT Austin has. </p>
<p>I have nothing against A&M, I actually plan on applying there for veterinary school (and no, the vet school does not show preference over students who went to A&M versus students who did not). What I would like to know is, if you were in my situation - would you go to UT San Antonio for a year, successfully complete CAP, transfer to UT Austin and graduate as a bio major, OR should I do the practical thing and go to A&M, major in animal science, apply to vet school and live in the small town of College Station for a grand total of eight years...</p>
<p>One of the things holding me back from doing CAP is I'm afraid that I'm going to settle in at UT San Antonio, make friends and then have to leave them all and start over next year. What percent of students going there are in CAP? And also does every Texas resident that was reject by UT get offered CAP?</p>
<p>Unless there are deficiencies in your high school record (such as that you didn’t take the classes you should have taken), if you graduated from a Texas H.S., you will either be accepted, wait listed, or offered CAP.</p>
<p>You can accept the CAP offer and then, later, if you love where you are, just stay there. UTSA won’t kick you out after freshman year just because you signed up for CAP. :)</p>
<p>Honestly, I think it’s almost a better deal to do CAP then go straight into UT. You will meet soooo many people doing CAP and grow a tight-nit group. Yall will bond over your experience and help each other to get to UT. Once you’re there, you’ll have that base group of friends and you’ll be able to grow from them towards other friends. Since schools like UTSA are so small, you actually will get to know people (something that may be hard coming into UT where the population is huge and making friends constitutes of becoming greek, etc.). So don’t worry about you leaving friends behind. If you’re CAP, chances are most of your friends will be too. CAP students have different orientations so you’ll be able to meet a ton of CAP people :)</p>
<p>This was a pretty hard choice for me too last year. I always thought I would go to UT, but I got CAP’ed. I picked A&M anyways, because I would have had the same chance applying for business/engineering from A&M as I would have from UTSA. I thought if I liked A&M, I could stay there. If I didn’t I could transfer out the next. Well so far, I’m not really fond of A&M, so I’ll be transferring to UT (4.0 GPA Biology major). A lot of UTSA students are CAP students (maybe half?), but probably 1/3 of the CAP students will stay/don’t make the necessary GPA for transferring to UT. You’ll make many friends who are in the same situation as you are, so I don’t think that will be a problem. And yes, almost every Texas resident gets CAP’ed.</p>
<p>A&M has a strong animal science program with one of the best vet schools in the nation. Don’t see why you wouldn’t choose A&M. If you don’t like A&M after a year, just transfer to UT and make new friends.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if it’s difficult to maintain a 3.2 or higher if you’re taking mostly math and science courses? Have any of you successfully completed CAP? And if you have what was it like when you finally get to Austin?</p>
<p>I wasn’t CAP, i transferred… but all the requirements for CAP were met.</p>
<p>That being said, I attended UTSA and took 30 hours my freshman year and was able to maintain a 3.5. I studied about as much as an average student does. Made reviews two days before the test, studied the review the day of, and then Aced the tests I ended up with all A’s and B’s and one ugly C. I took two math courses and microeconomics, and one science course. I honestly believe I could have made a 4.0 if I went out less and studied more. </p>
<p>You can do it! You’ll be very proud of yourself when you get to UT and become a LONGHORN!!!</p>
<p>i figure whatever GPA you can get at UTSA u can get at A&M, i think if you dont like it after a year you can just transfer out. as long as you work hard im sure transferring want be to hard</p>
<p>and man im sure if your good in MAth and Science getting that 3.2 want be hard, im sure you will have study buddies they also have cap orientation</p>
<p>I think a lot of people underestimate UTSA’s size. It isn’t just some school for CAP students. It is a large (roughly 30k) size school with a fairly diverse student body. With that said, the majority of the students who live on campus are CAP. It is still a commuter school, but all the CAP students tend to live in the dorms.</p>
<p>Also, you may not want to take just math and science courses, that could be really tough. Also, you have to remember that only certain classes are accepted by Texas (you will get a sheet) so you don’t necessarily have boundless possibilities when choosing classes.</p>
<p>I am sorry you got CAPd. I know that it is difficult and disappointing. My daughter was in your position last year and took CAPs at UTSA. It really is OK, she met tons of people and classes are pretty easy. The dorms are amazing and filled with other CAPs students. Austin is just over an hour away. I think the people she has met are more diverse than her friends that went to UT from high school and she has really enjoyed that. It is what you make of it. Take advantage of the chance to have a great GPA your first year of college.</p>
<p>Yes, you can probably get a great GPA at a CC, but the experience is not the same. </p>
<p>If you truly do not want to be an Aggie, then don’t go there just to transfer after a year. You will probably be happier with other students that are all trying to get to UT.</p>
<p>If you anticipate more than 15 hours in college credit from AP or Dual Credit classes, go to a CC, complete the remainder of the 30 hours needed to transfer and transfer into UT in January. Another option - accept CAPs and apply as a transfer for January. UT doesn’t like this, but they do it.</p>
<p>If you are applying as a transfer and not through CAPs - remember that any Dual Credit class you took in HS will count in your transfer GPA. The grades from your AP classes will not be calculated in, but UT will accept the credits.</p>
<p>A&M is just as good as Texas i would rather go their a year than do a UT system school, if you already have some credits i suggest going to A&M that way you can easily get 30 an transfer</p>
<p>well it’s not that easy… transferring is way more competitive. if you choose to do CAP, you only have to make a 3.2. if you want to transfer, you better hope your GPA is above a 3.5.</p>
<p>well it will be easier if he already has credits to begin with, he will wont have to worry about having to get 30 new hours, he will have more time to study iin other subjects</p>
<p>I would say CAP if UT is really where you want to go, it is much easier and you are guaranteed admission with a 3.2. IF you go to another school, you are going to have to write essays and hold a much higher GPA just to get into UT.</p>
I ended up with all A’s and B’s and one ugly C. I took two math courses and microeconomics, and one science course. I honestly believe I could have made a 4.0 if I went out less and studied more. </p>