<p>Sorry if this is the wrong place to post. I am new to the forum and my english is bad so please excuse me. My reach colleges are UT and A&M. I dont think I will get into those schools. My backups are UT Arlington, UTSA, UH.</p>
<p>I'm not sure where I want to go besides UT or A&M because those are very good schools. I would like to go to a place where it is a big city and active also the school has residential campus life. I would love a good amount of Asian population on the campus too. Could you please suggest other places and why they might suit me?</p>
<p>Also I am a little confused on how to transfer. Could somebody please explain this.
I am sorry I am very ignorant, but I am a International student.</p>
<p>First off, your English isn’t as bad as you make it out to be. </p>
<p>I attend UT-Austin and am familiar with it. I can’t speak about A&M so much. You mention wanting plenty of other Asian students around. There are more Asians who attend UT than A&M. The freshman class for last year was 19% Asian. Whatever your specific background is (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.), you’ll find others of the same background. UT is also 3% international. I got these stats from this page. </p>
<p>If you are certain you want to transfer into UT, Austin Community College is a good way. Their courses are structured to transfer directly and easily into UT. I did that path myself. The GPA required for acceptance will depend on which college in UT into which you want to transfer. McCombs, plan on a 4.0 to maximize chances. In liberal arts, a 3.4 will probably be enough. A word of caution, I know of an international student who tried to transfer into McCombs with a 4.0 and was not accepted. Transfers in for internationals is very difficult. </p>
<p>You also mentioned wanting a big city. I’m not sure how you define a big city. Austin is about 700,000 with a metro population of about 1.7 million. College Station is much smaller, with only about 250,000 in the area or so. That is just a guesstimate. </p>
<p>If you want to try for universities in Texas, UT-Dallas is another to consider. It is a fine university with strengths in engineering, science, and business. It is not ranked as highly as either UT or A&M, but oddly enough has average test scores higher than either school. It is located in a suburb north of Dallas, not the city proper. Dallas is a major city by anyone’s standards with a metro population closing in on 7 million. You can read more about it at [Home</a> Page - The University of Texas at Dallas](<a href=“http://www.utdallas.edu%5DHome”>http://www.utdallas.edu) </p>
<p>Fiyero, can ACC students live in the private UT dorms? Seems like that would be a good way to get the campus experience, which most CC students don’t have.</p>
<p>You already said you didn’t want to do community college. </p>
<p>That being said, you can try two paths. </p>
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<li><p>Make a 4.0, hit all indicator courses, and hope for the best. You are international and the odds are slim. I know of one gunner with a 4.0 who didn’t get in. </p></li>
<li><p>Transfer in as soon as possible, then apply for an internal transfer. Odds are more favorable for internal transfers. Actually, I’m not sure if they consider internationals in the same group as other students so you might want to check it. That will be on the website. I’m too lazy to find it.</p></li>
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<p>As an internal transfer for citizens, a 3.6 GPA at UT has been enough in recent years. </p>
<p>It is chance not change. </p>
<p>I looked it up. There is no mention any longer of a separate category for internationals for internal transfers. There is still one for external transfers. The average GPA is a 3.93 with a 4.8% acceptance rate. Yikes! </p>