@Commiserating I sent you a PM. I have to say though, while there is some listing of some very low gpa’s that will get you into your choice of major I would ask, if the GPA is that low, is getting into the major, or continuing with the program a good thing? One other question, if things stacked up that your daughter preferred TAMU over UT is a car out of the question? I’m only saying this because with your OOS considerations it doesn’t sound like cost is the limiting factor and driving in College Station is way easier than Austin.
I went to UT for engineering PhD many moons ago, and I have a D in her second year of engineering at Michigan (and older D at Rose-Hulman). My D loves Michigan and has a great experience with professor and GSI (grad student instructor) access, informal study groups, networking, etc. and has felt very supported (vs. weed out ). She also came in with a ton of AP credit, and took two science classes at our hometown CC this summer and transferred them in without any issues. (She did not take college courses in high school, though, so no experience with how that would transfer.)
That said, UT is an excellent school and I’d be hard-pressed to advocate paying OOS for Michigan vs in state at UT - with the exception being if there’s some specific reason (the rare, good OOS scholarship at Michigan, interest in dual degree in area Michigan excels, strong family legacy desires, etc.). Our D is OOS at Michigan for several of these reasons.
Good luck with your D’s decision process!
It is the case only for some OOS students. Most of the in state college credits are fine. In addition, one can take corresponding AP or CLEP exam (if available) after taking the college classes to be on the safe side. They have a searchable database on their website that one can find out ahead of time if the college credits can be transferred or not.