<p>I got into UT Austin as an undeclared major and UIUC for chemical engineering. I like both schools, but UT has been my top choice, but if I go there I face the chance of not getting into their chemical engineering program via internal transfer and facing a huge problem for my career. I'm OOS for both so financially their costs seem similar and money won't be an issue for either school. The problem I'm facing now is should I take a risk and go to UT while putting my career on the line or play it safe and go to UIUC? What do you guys think? I absolutely love UT and its my first choice but UIUC is still a great school and it gives me a guaranteed chemical engineering major. Also, does anyone know any people who have been in the same situation as me? Has anyone here transferred into ChemE at UT? What would you recommend for me to do - take a risk at UT or go to UIUC?</p>
<p>bump 10char</p>
<p>Grew up in IL and all I remember hearing about was how good UI’s engineering was, but it is such a horrible college city. If you want to go into oil or gas, by all means, transfer. Keep in mind that engineering has a very low internal transfer rate at UT. You’ll need to be perfect to compete. With that said, the answer to your question will stem from the question, will you be happy at UI, or regret not transferring for the rest of your life?</p>
<p>^ I’ve taken into consideration whether or not I’d be happy at UI, and I think in the end I’d be happy with either college, but I’d always be left wondering what could’ve happened at UT. I’m going to visit both colleges and contact UT’s staff to see what options I have available if I attend, but in all honesty I’m confused as to what I should do. What if I don’t get into UT’s chemical engineering program? That would ruin my future. I want warmer weather, and I know that UI has very varied weather, and its in a rural area but I want a place that’s very urban. I’m in quite a dilemma here.</p>
<p>What if you went to UT for a year and then applied for internal and external transfer to chem engineering? If UT doesn’t let you in their chem eng program, some other school will?</p>
<p>Yeah you’re pretty much screwed if you don’t get to transfer internally. I’d stay at UI if I were you. Save UT for graduate school.</p>
<p>I’d say the obvious answer is to stay. Like the others said, engineering is a very competitive major, thus it’s nearly impossible to switch from undecided to engineering. </p>
<p>Plus, they’re similarly great schools. I got accepted to my first choice major in UT Austin and denied from UIUC…I wish we could trade places >_></p>
<p>I’d say go for UIUC!</p>
<p>I say UIUC for the obvious reason that the two programs are basically equal in quality. But UIUC offers you the peace of mind that you are in ChE v.s. uncertain future at UT.
I agree completely with USofPlutarchy that you can always go to UT for the graduate school. You can also try to get good grads at UIUC and transfer to UT after freshman year.</p>
<p>Champagne is not nearly as nice as Austin, but isn’t their engineering program top-5? Plus, Chicago is only a few hours away!</p>
<p>For the last few semesters, the GPA cutoffs for oos students seeking internal transfer into ChemE has fluctuated between 3.7 and 3.9. In fact, I noticed the oos GPA requirement for internal transfer into all Engineering disciplines has been remarkably higher than in-state.</p>
<p>Not trying to be discouraging, but pointing out the risk is there.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice guys. I’m faxing an appeal this week to UT as a lot of OOS students with similar stats as mine were accepted to ChemE, so hopefully that’ll go through. If not, I’m beginning to settle with the fact that I’ll be going to UIUC.</p>
<p>UT. I went to both schools.</p>
<p>katytx, what did you like more about UT? What were the pros and cons for both schools for you?</p>
<p>UT - Beautiful women (I’m a dad despite my user id); great weather (I’m from the midwest); drinking age was 18 when I was there.</p>
<p>U of I - More down to earth, less materialistic.</p>
<p>Both - Excellent engineering and business schools. Both well regarded in their respective areas.</p>
<p>^what program were you enrolled in? Did you transfer from UIUC to UT or did you do undergad at one and grad at another? What else did you learn from your experiences there? Also - you said women at UT are beautiful…I heard women at UIUC are quite good-looking themselves. Is that true?</p>
<p>I’d rather not get specific for privacy reasons. Suffice it to say I spent at least two years ar each. No disrespect, my wife and sisters are from Illinois, but the average looking girl at UT makes it into the top ten percent at U of I (sorry, I can’t even say Urbana). </p>
<p>Education-wise, you can’t go wrong at either. Just don’t forget it’s four years of your life. You need to Live, not just Exist.</p>
<p>There is more to college than just studying…</p>