<p>IDK about taking the semester off… Just knock class out it a CC and go into UT in the spring.</p>
<p>Let this be a lesson to everyone to check carefully if all your credits will transfer before you apply.</p>
<p>Let this also be a lesson to everyone to ignore half the stuff you read on this board or on the Internet in general, like the stuff people said in this thread about “UT really wanting closer to 45 credits to admit”, which is nonsense. And “UT has a ton of transfer applicants so they probably ran out of space”, which is nonsense.</p>
<p>For the OP, there are other threads debating whether to transfer in the spring or fall. If you know what you’re doing and have a plan, a person can transfer in the spring and get acclimated socially and otherwise. But don’t do it unless you know what you’re getting into and how you plan to deal with it.</p>
<p>Find core classes or courses you think will transfer, then call UT and ask them. You can also use the link below. It will help you a ton.
[TCCN/UT</a> Transfer Credit Evaluations](<a href=“http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/tccn/current/tccnevals.html]TCCN/UT”>http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/tccn/current/tccnevals.html)</p>
<p>DO NOT TAKE A SEMESTER OFF unless its due to financial reasons. Go to a local community college, take 12-15 hours, make sure they transfer, get all A’s. The last thing you want to do is not take advantage of this opportunity. You should be happy you didn’t get into UT. Its a lot better to get in Sophomore/Junior year because you save money and learn better in my opinion. My classes had 30 students in the beginning of every semester. By the drop date, there were probably 15. This gave me the ability to talk with the professor and for the professor to actually get to know me. Unlike UT, where you are a number out of the 400 students in an auditorium. You probably will never see your professor, just the TA. Junior/Senior year is when you start your upper division courses and thats when the number of people in a classroom at UT get cut drastically. </p>
<p>The only downside to this is that it will be harder to get in, but if you can pull off 3 A’s and 1 B next semester, you should be fine for LA</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Lol where is everyone getting that i was going to take a semester off? I have no intentions of taking a semester off, or going to a community college. I’m just going to stay at the university I’m at now and maybe apply for spring…don’t really want to go through this all again though. Thanks again everyone.</p>
<p>You know, if you don’t see enough appealing classes at your cc, you could also take a UT extension class or two. These won’t even have to “transfer”; they already are UT classes. They cost about $500 or $600 for a three-credit course. Many are available on line.</p>