What are my chances of externally transferring into the engineering program at UT Austin?

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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Howdy! Right now I am in the honors engineering program at Texas A&M College Station. The circumstances regarding why I came to tamu were kind of weird and I have come to find out i really don’t want to spend the rest of my college career here. My current GPA after my first semester is right at 3.5 and my high school stats are as follows:
ACT: 31 raw 32 cumulative (32 math, 34, science, 30 english)
Rank: 28/500
High School GPA (weighted): 3.9
Extra Curricular (High School): Underclassmen All-American/ All-District MVP softball player, All-Region double bass player, Academic Decathlon study team member, Women of Color Power Club member
Extra Curricular (College): Engineers Without Borders,AiChE, CARPOOL driver (a non profit whose goal is to offer non judgmental rides to people who need rides, intoxicated or otherwise.)

I am not sure how important the high school stuff is at all but I’m really just trying to scrap whatever I can to raise my chances b/c I know my first semester in college didn’t go as well as I wanted it to first semester. Do I even have a snowballs chance in hell of getting into the chemical engineering program at UT without a 4.0 college GPA?

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Your chances are not great. The engineering school at UT is ridiculously selective. If you don’t get in as a new freshman, you would need to get in as an internal transfer, which has an admissions rate of about 10% and the average GPA is a 3.9. You would, quite literally, be sabotaging your future.

I don’t see a problem with your grades. Texas A&M is a top ranked engineering school and you’re in the honors program. If I were you, I would just stick it out and get my degree. Aggieland isn’t the atmosphere for all people, but you’re there to get an education above all else. Just be happy the Cadet Corps isn’t drafting soldiers.

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Thanks for the reply. But if you don’t mind me asking, if I somehow find a way to externally transfer into the engineering program there, as I don’t plan on doing the whole internal transfer process, would I still be “sabotaging my future” as you put it. That seems a bit dramatic.

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It sounded to me like you were just transferring over and hoping for the best. I’ve seen students do that and get screwed really bad. I must’ve misunderstood. You could certainly try that route and if they let you in, GREAT! The risk is losing some credits and having to re-take classes.