Where do you see your GPA?
@EncisoEngineer For me to tell you if I think it’s a good idea, I need to know a few things. Why do you want to transfer to UT after being accepted to TAMU? Is there an emotional connection to UT? Do you live in Austin? UT’s engineering school is highly competetive, even for externals. I think the general consensus is an average around 3.7 and above. I have included the engineering internal transfer page for you to peruse 
You can see the GPA UT Austin has calculated for you in the Financial Aid section of the my status application, if you have applied.
http://www.engr.utexas.edu/undergraduate/admissions/changeofmajor
Edit: spelling… gotta love “smart” phone auto correct.
@EncisoEngineer This is the entire UT Austin Reddit saying this. There are many students trying the internal transfer gig. When I have the time, I can explain to you why it’s a losing battle, but the short of it is it’s a lot harder to keep your GPA really high once you get to UT, but you’ll still be competing against external transfers for slots with that GPA. Don’t let ONLY the 3.7 GPA fool you. Those internal transfers got their 3.7+ from gen ed. As a transfer, you’ll have to try to get that 3.7+ from your Physics (fluid dynamics, aerodynamics, mechanics, etc.) classes because you’re transferring in a bunch of credits that could’ve been used to pad your GPA.
If you get into A&M, stay there. It’s not worth transferring again. Your GPA will be wrecked by engineering courses by the time you apply for transfer. A 3.0 to 3.5 is a good GPA to have as an engineer, keep that in mind.
Yes, my brother is attending UT and is at McCombs. I have always wanted to be a longhorn and me and him have always been competitive. So I want to go to the same school, and try to see how well I can do compared to him. However, I agree with you both, if I do attend A&M I will more than likely enjoy it and want to stay! I think I have an ok shot at civil at Austin and it was my first choice major, but I understand that all the majors are extremely competitive and nothing is guaranteed. They might offer me another major, and I was wondering if I should take it and switch internally after a semester. I also think I would fit in a lot better at UT, but don’t get me wrong i’d be greatful to go to A&M too.
I didn’t fill out the financial aid information, so nothing pops up when I click on that section.
I know I’m late to the game, but anyone wanna chance me?
1st Choice: Biomedical Engineering
2nd Choice: Biochemistry (entry-level)
Hours: 83 completed; 52 from ACC (almost all STEM, except for 6 hours), 31 from Texas State (all humanities except for College Alg.)
Finished Freshman year at Texas State with 3.9 GPA; was on Dean’s list both semesters.
Currently taking Org. Chem. II and Engineering Phys. II Honors.
I am in the Honors program at ACC and took the Engineering Physics I Honors class.
Have taken Cal. I, II, and III (with As)
Overall GPA: 3.89 (4.0 for all STEM courses). I’ve gotten Bs in History I/II and in a printmaking class that I took for fun.
I took a semester off after my freshman year at Texas State. This was due to some extremely extenuating circumstances, which I won’t discuss here, but which are effectively explained in my statement of purpose (Essay A).
Letters of Rec: 4
- From my high school principle and old boss (worked for her for 3 years) who has known me for nearly my entire life.
- From my organic chemistry professor (PhD).
- From one of my biology professors (PhD).
- From my current boss, who was also my Org. I lab professor. She is the manager of the chemistry lab at ACC (Rio Grande, not that it matters), where I work.
Work Experience:
- Summer job in high school working for my H.S. principle.
- Home renovation for 3 years. I was working for my father to support my family.
- Chemistry Lab. at ACC. Only began working there this semester.
Volunteer/Extracurricular:
Below average to average. However, until this semester, I was working full time to support my family (often while going to school full time) and still found time to do volunteer work pretty regularly.
Essays: only 2, but strong.
The only thing I’m worried about is that my original final drafts had a bunch of full dashes in them. When I cut and pasted my essays into the Apply Texas Application, the dashes turned into a bunch of random characters. I had to replace them with different punctuation. I proof read them both twice and thought they looked fine, but I was tired and just wanted to get my application in. I should have had them proof read by an English tutor, but I didn’t.
I am also Hispanic and come from a low income background. I don’t really feel like that should make a difference, but I know that it probably does.
Sorry for the TL;DR. Please let me know what you think if you have the strength to read through my neurosis.
@EncisoEngineer I wasn’t trying to say it is easy lol What BlueMoon said is probably true. I was just saying it’s not impossible if you really want it enough. Hard work pays off. However, if you want to go to UT just to compete with your brother, I would say don’t do it. You are setting yourself up for potential heartache. You should want to go to UT for the opportunity it can provide you. Just from life experiences, doing anything for any other reason than yor own personal achievement doesn’t usually end well. Don’t set yourself up to be compared to someone. Set yourself up to stand out and go to TAMU 
That way, you and your brother can be proud of each other without any potential resentment.
@ReverseCremation I would think you would have a very strong chance; you have great credentials. As long as your essays stated a clear purpose and goal, I’d say you’re in.
Does anyone know to what degree UT looks down on having over 60 hours? I know I talked to one adviser who told me having over 60 hours when applying makes you less appealing. I find that to be pretty unfair.
I spoke with admissions in February, it is considered excessive hours over 90 credits. You are less appealing because at that many hours it appears that you don’t know what you want to do. If you have over 90, you just need to explain why in your essays.
From the UT Transfer Admissions page, “Excessive hours. Applicants to some majors with more than sixty hours of transferable credit are considered to have excessive hours.”. I’m not sure which majors those are. I guess you would have to investigate each. For some reason I had 60 stuck in my mind, but I’m not sure it’s right.
@EncisoEngineer You know, if you really want to be a Longhorn, there’s always graduate school. If you’re planning to be an engineer, the schooling doesn’t stop at undergraduate level.
I was talking to an admissions counselor about admission to Cockrell for my husband. She informed me over 90 hours is unattractive. I’m sure that’s not a set in stone rule. If someone has a specific reason why they have 60, or 90 hours, and it’s a legit reason, I don’t see it being an problem.
UT spells it out on their website about why excessive hours is not good. They’re worried you won’t complete your degree on time. UT requires 60 hours in residence to graduate. Beyond 70 hours means that it’s a near 100% guarantee you will not graduate on time, and UT’s website specifically says 70 and up is excessive. Texas legislation has dictated that they want students graduating on time. UT must follow the mandates of the Texas government, so they don’t want students who will not graduate on time.
I was just saying you need to explain why you have excessive hours. There are some folks who have credits from a previous degree they are not continuing or they have military credits which don’t count. It’s a case by case thing. What UT doesn’t want is someone who has 3/4 of their degree done, with their minimum credit rule, it simply would not work.
I have 100+ credit hours and have gone 7/7 in my applications, all flagship universities. I was never questioned about my hours. I already have a bachelor’s degree so my experience may differ.
@inkcrayon Thank you lol for validating my point.
Does anyone know when college of natural science applicants will get their decisions?
@compsci123 @carpendc @Inqqy2015
Applied for Computer Science. Fall 2016. CNS
I’m from Dallas and I haven’t visited UT yet. But I’m hearing a lot of people saying that UT’s Computer Science is highly competitive and overly populated. How overly populated is it? Is it worth considering other universities if it is overly populated? I’m imagining how crowded the classes would be…