If CAPd, should I accept it?

gettingschooled
Sun, 19 Jul 2015 14:27:49 +0000

You don’t have to start all over but you will likely end up with credits that you won’t need when you get to UT. You will probably take more than 2 years to graduate- 1 year in CAP and 1 year in Austin. Most but not all CAP students come in to undergraduate studies and then have to spend a year trying to get into their major. Some schools don’t let you apply if you have too many hours (McCombs for one). Course sequencing for many majors won’t allow you to get it all done in one year.

I can’t find it today, but there is a thread from a previous year where someone came up with a CAP schedule for kids with a lot of AP credit. It may work for an ECHS student but I would still be concerned about the sequencing issue.

Classes aside, do you really want to spend one year in San Antonio (as an example) and then one year in Austin? It is up to you and a degree from UT versus UH may be worth it to you. Employers won’t know you only spent one year in Austin. Is that what you want though?

As far as scholarships, I am not sure if the CAP schools do much to meet financial need for CAP students. That is something you should research or maybe post as a specific question.

I would say that you are more likely to get a scholarship at a school you go to for two years and more likely to graduate in two years without CAP.

As you say apply to UT, knock your essays out of the park, give it your best shot because you still have the holistic hope. You need a solid Plan B though.