toast11

yes it was

tandrus

whiteoverblue: I'm not sure I'm understanding what you're telling me. What feasibility? I realize that I will have to take other classes but what I was told by my admissions councilor is that even though I'll be general education for my junior year, I can still take the business classes I need to stay caught up and not fall behind. And yes, after 30 more hours I can officially transfer into Mays.


xkristi19x: Yes, he did. Same time frame also.

In regards to McCombs; It's not an option for me. I'll just leave it at that.

alchemist5

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agfa

It seems like you don't understand it's not that simple to transfer into Mays as an internal applicant. They only admit around 275 internal transfers a year. Many students have the same plan and end up leaving TAMU due to their inability to get out of general studies. That attrition is one thing that opens doors for transfer students.

First, you won't be able to take upper level business classes unless you're admitted to Mays, and if you're looking at a BBA in say management, there is only one 200 level business class that is required. The upper division courses are blocked in the registration system and require activation for your netid by a Mays advisor.

Second, you must have a 3.0 to even be considered. That isn't an automatic approval either. In addition, you must also have 30hrs in residence at TAMU but not more that 75 total graded hours (transfer and in residence). That's impossible to do if you're already a junior with 60 hours. Then you must have specific courses taken with at least a 3.0 average GPR. The average of those courses is also used in your application.

Here's the list of classes you must take:

Mays Business School | Change of Curriculum Information

In the end, if you take all those classes and can't transfer, you're stuck with a lot of electives that may not count in whichever degree plan you end up on.

I've learned in my college career to never trust advisors. You must double and triple check any information they give you because in the end, only you are responsible for your grades and graduating on time.

Good luck on getting in, but make sure to do your own research first!

tandrus

I realize it is difficult to get into Mays as an internal applicant, but I'm ineligible to get in as a transfer applicant. I was told that Mays does not consider spring grades, therefore my only way to get into TAMU for the fall was go general studies.

As far as a 3.0 GPA, I shouldn't have a problem. Currently I sit at a 4.0 through 29 hours and am currently taking a summer course. At the end of summer I'll have 33 hours, and if I were to get into A&M I could do my 30 hours and sit at 63. At that time I hope to get into Mays.

Thank you for the link and the information. I understand nothing is easy as far as getting into Mays and I plan to work hard to get there. I just can't let the "college life" grab hold of me too hard. Haha

tzoooor

K.O: a&m cant withdraw my admission because i have already paid my $75 enrollment for NSC. the only reason i have this idea is because my dad is a old a&m alumni graduate (phd program) and he was able to negotiate with a&m for a full schlorship for his phd. what he told me to do was pay for both schools enrollment (75 for a&m 200 for ut) and try to negotiate for financial aid. in any other case my dad agrees i should probably go to ut since it has a better business program.

agfa

Negotiating for graduate programs (JD, MBA, masters, PhD, etc) is very common, but I've never heard of it being done for undergrad. Would be nice if it works out for you. Let us know if it does!

tzoooor

agfa: yeah well my dad wants me to do this since he is kinda paying for my college education and wants to save some money. pretty much its his idea and his money. if i want some of his money to contribute towards my education, i should probably listen to him.

mcalvelloxx

agfa,
you must have 4 of the classes listed in the change of curriculum page IN ADDITION to the 30 hours graded at A&M?

What if you take 4 of those classes and electives that add up to 30 hours total?
Would I be able to transfer internally?

If not, I'm screwed.

I have 43 transfer hours. 13 are from AP Spanish credit.

agfa

You just need 30 hours in residence. So 12-15 hours of that will most likely come from the required courses (unless you transferred in with those courses already done) and the other can be fluff to pad the GPR. The advisors I talked to in Mays said it's better to have more of the required courses done with a somewhat lower GPR than fewer and a higher GPR.

mcalvelloxx

OK cool!
I already have credit for ENGL 104 and ECON 202 but I'm still going to take 4 classes from that list.

Transfer student can only switch to General Studies after their first semester at A&M, right?
I've heard that once you are in Gen. Studies, you can take Acct, info and mgmt.
Am I right?

My friend switched from Petroleum engineering to general studies, took 4 of those classes and got into Mays with a 3.25..

whiteoverblue

Like I said before, don't put too many eggs in one basket. Consider another major at A&M as Plan B, or if you are dead set on being a business student, consider somewhere else like Texas State.

Here's the problem with this:

1) You could potentially get stuck with a bad professor that brings your grade down.
2) You are competiting with 275 other applicants.
3) You hope to get into Mays. What are you going to do if you don't? You'll be a junior with a bunch of hours you probably won't be able to use for any degree plan.

psyclone121

My application went back to step 4; so I will receive a letter within the next few days. But I went to my Howdy portal and I can now start registering for classes for fall 09, as well as optional services such as parking permits and dining. Should I take this an acceptance?

toast11

Ive been told by a general studies advisor that it is possible to switch before the first semester, it seems that the general studies advisors know more than any of the other advisors on campus.

GAP Advisors

these are the people you want to ask

ampzor

psyclone121, how many boxes do you have in the "MyRecord" tab in howdy portal?