<p>I am currently a freshman at Stephen F. Austin State University and I am considering a transfer for the following reasons:</p>
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<li>I feel as if the course work and degree program at UT will be more challenging.</li>
<li>SFA was my last choice school (I did not do that well in HS. I also applied to some very hard colleges)</li>
<li>Nacogdcohes has been a rough transition for me (I come from Houston, so I am used to larger cities with more places than just Walmart).</li>
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<p>I wanted to see what my chances for a transfer were? I will have the 30 hours completed by then end of the school year and my target GPA is a 3.5. Will this be good for the Radio/TV/Film program at UT? What is the average GPA for that program?</p>
<p>Also, does the fact that my 30 credit hours won't be completed until the end of the year hurt my chances of getting in over people who have their 30 hours completed earlier?</p>
<p>I was in the exact same position as you a year ago. By the time I sent in my second transcript (you need to send in two, one before the March 1st deadline and the second June 1st showing you have completed 30 hours or more) I had 37 hours (I took dual credit English my senior year, 15 hours my first semester, and 16 the second semester) and a 3.57 GPA. I also had, what I thought at least, pretty solid essays. My resume was the only thing I wasn’t proud of and aside from a part-time job at Best Buy I didn’t really have much. I ended up NOT getting into RTF but I did get into UGS. </p>
<p>When you get your 30 hours completed doesn’t really have any effect on your chances of getting into the school. The only thing is does however is limit your ability to find classes to register for. I wasn’t able to send in my second transcript until the middle of May and didn’t get a response back until June 19th or so. By then the only transfer orientation session still open was the last one (which was July 24th or something). Pretty much all the classes were filled up by then and most of us (myself included) pretty much just filled their 15 hours with random classes (none of which I ended taking) so that you can meet your financial aid requirement (you need at least 12 hours to get full financial aid). There’s also a late orientation session in August but that would just make things worse.</p>
<p>However in the end it ended up ok. A few days before classes start there is what’s called the add/drop period where a bunch of students who either decided not to come or who didn’t pay for their classes have their classes dropped. As a result students switch their schedules around and it becomes much easier to find classes you need. I ended up getting a pretty nice schedule and even got two RTF courses despite the fact that, at the time, I wasn’t an RTF student. </p>
<p>Anyway like I said I wasn’t able to get into RTF at first. From my experience a lot, if not most, of the RTF classes will be locked to RTF students at first. However there are some that do open up at random times. Even if they are still restricted, but still show that there are seats left, you can usually email the professor and ask if you can attend the class. If you meet are the other pre-reqs they usually let you in right before school starts. So even if you don’t get into RTF at first don’t be entirely discouraged. The only thing to worry about is internally transferring which is much more competitive. Luckily I managed to get into RTF without going through the formal internal transfer process so I’m really grateful for that. </p>
<p>If you for sure want to get into RTF get your GPA up. The other stuff helps but the main thing to focus on is your GPA. Depending on the rest of the applicants a 3.5 might get you in if you have an amazing resume but don’t count on it. I’d focus on getting that GPA up as high as you can. Not sure what the average is but it’s high up there. Probably around the 3.8 range. RTF is one of the most competitive majors aside from Engineering and Business.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for the information. In regards to my GPA, I think the highest I will be able to get it by the end of the year is a 3.75 (and that will be tough).</p>
<p>My resume is pretty full. I do student government and Hall Council at SFA, I produce and host in a podcast that was featured in USA Today, and I’ve had editorial positions at a couple of online publications so I am hoping that these factors will stick out to them.</p>
<p>Hey there superkins, I’m in your position right now. I’m currently enrolling at Houston Community College. I have wanted to become a TV producer and plan to go to UT RTF during high school but my high school transcript wasn’t good enough for UT (I messed up my freshmen year). Actually, I could choose to go to UH but community college seems to be an easier and definitely cheaper way.</p>
<p>Just like you, I’m aware of the credit hours. I did take 3 dual credits classes in HS and one in the summer, which I didn’t do very good and ended up with a 3.25 GPA. Right now I’m taking 15 hours (5 courses) and do pretty well, I’m sure I would pump my GPA at least to 3.57 after this semester. By the end of the year, I think I would earned around 45 credits, then I will definitely take a few summer school course. You known, trying to do everything I can to cut it short.</p>
<p>Well, I just wanted to share about my story. Since we are on the same route, I really don’t have any advice to give you. Obviously my friend Jpgarcia gave you an excellent advice up there. By the way, I think your resume is very impressive, mine is only volunteering at church on Sunday.</p>
<p>I have a question, hopefully somebody can answer this. After this semester I will have 28 hours, in order to transfer I need 30, which I can fill easily by taking the winter mini-term. However, what I’m concern is when they view my transcript before the spring term, my GPA will range about 3.6-3.7; but after the spring term (assuming I made all A’s) I could potentially push it to 3.79-3.8. I don’t know if they let me submit the transcript after the spring and take that into account for admission process, or will they only look at what I have so far after 30 hours? Any advice for me?</p>
<p>Same thing happened to me (I had 21 hours after my first fall semester). They don’t actually look at your stuff until AFTER you reach the 30 hour requirement. You have to turn in a transcript still before the deadline for whatever reason though.</p>