What College Should I Go To Before Transfering to UT Austin?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I want to go to UT Austin. So bad. But, I'm not in Top 8% (Great time for UT Austin to change top 10% rule to top 8% rule right?). So I'm thinking of going to some bum school, making a 3.8 or higher, and then transferring to UT Austin my Sophomore year. All you need is 30 credit hours to be considered (By that time I would have finished 6 AP Courses for College credits and 2 Community College Classes + 12 hours from school I'm transfering). So I think that's enough hours to transfer (I HOPE). So which school should I attend my first year of misery...</p>

<p>-UT Arlington
-UT Dallas (I live like 20 minutes away, and that's kind of TOO close to home)
-UT San Antonio
-Texas Tech (I'm African American, and it's kind of a majority white school in a rural area.. kind of sketchy lol)
-Texas A&M (Same thing as Tech..)
-UNT
-Baylor is one of my options that I wouldn't transfer out from, but it's pricey. So unless they stick a nice scholarship offer on the table, and I get a few more scholarships.. No freakin way.</p>

<p>Where should I go? And Community College is out of the question! I want to leave home SO BAD! Besides, I got the whole year of any of those schools covered with scholarships. </p>

<p>I'm going to attempt attending Medical School if that helps with anything.</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t go anywhere in that frame of mind. There’s no point in forfeiting a year of your life anywhere that’s going to make you unhappy.</p>

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<p>This isn’t about my happiness. This is about finishing school and becoming a medical doctor. You don’t become a doctor by doing nothing man. Thanks for your input, although it was unneeded.</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t rule out Tech by any means. I think you would have an excellent college experience and might want to stay. There are plenty of minority students there and good athletics. The honors college is great.</p>

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<p>Definitely won’t right now. It’s just not as high up on the list as the other two. I just really don’t feel like being left out of a lot of fun my first year of college. Not like I’ll have much fun with Medical School applications in the near future…</p>

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<p>What are your stats?</p>

<p>What is your ACT or SAT (including breakdown)? </p>

<p>how much will your family pay each year?</p>

<p>I agree with MOWC, there are minorities at TT. </p>

<pre><code>* 1% American Indian/Alaskan Native

  • 4% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 5% Black/Non-Hispanic
  • 16% Hispanic
  • 71% White/Non-Hispanic
  • 2% Non-Resident Alien
  • 1% Race/ethnicity unreported
    </code></pre>

<p>Why do you think you’d be “left out”?</p>

<p>Anyway…if your stats are high enough, there are other schools that have more AA kids that might give you a scholarship.</p>

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<p>You know how CAP works, right? (Automatic admission to UT Austin after freshman year) If you are certain you want to go to UT, sign a CAP agreement and go to one of the CAP schools.</p>