<p>I am a Texas resident who is currently a freshman at Purdue. I kind of messed up though and my final GPA for this first semester is a 2.68 (1 C, 2 B's, 1 A) in the First Year Engineering Program.</p>
<p>I graduated from a Texas high school in the top 10% with a 3.4 GPA but for whatever reason I just wasn't as prepared as I should have been for this first semester of college and my GPA is now suffering because of it. I decided that I want to major in Petroleum Engineering and they don't offer it here so I want to transfer into UT which I've honestly always wanted to go to.</p>
<p>Is it worth even applying to with that low of a GPA?
I know next semester I'll be able to get it above a 3.0 but I heard they won't really consider you into the engineering program at UT if you don't have at least like a 3.5.</p>
<p>That low GPA will definitely hurt you, engineering here is very competitive. You might be able to transfer into another college at UT like Liberal Arts, spend a semester there to bring your GPA back up and then internally transfer, but as far as going straight in I think that might be pretty difficult. Cant hurt to apply though right?</p>
<p>Yeah I figured. Thank you!</p>
<p>Hi everyone,
I am currently studying at Pennsylvania State University, doing international transfer to UT into petroleum engineering. </p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<p>GPA: 3.43 (last two semesters was 3.59,3.73) after this Spring 2013 semester overall GPA probably will be 3.51</p>
<p>credits: 47</p>
<p>took: Calc I (grade C) Calc II(grade A) Calc III(A) Chem I(A-) physics I (B+) physics II (A) mechanical engineering(A).</p>
<p>Graduated from High school outside U.S, GPA 3.95, top 5%.</p>
<p>Have government scholarship from my country that pay for tuition.</p>
<p>recommendation letters: 2 (calc prof. and mech.eng prof.)</p>
<p>2 average essay. </p>
<p>Give advice please.</p>