<p>Hi, I figured I would ask my question here since it’s more suitable.</p>
<p>I’m currently a freshman at UTSA. I plan on staying here for another year so I can finish my basic science classes like ochem, physics, calc, and take some core classes.</p>
<p>I have two options after I complete my second year; transfer to UT or A&M. I really want to go into Biomedical Engineering at both of the schools, however, I’m also interested in CE and EE.</p>
<p>If I go to A&M, I’m planning on majoring in BioMedE and minoring in EE. I suspect that I will be there for at least 3 years since most of my classes at UTSA won’t transfer because of different curriculum.</p>
<p>If I go to UT, I also want to major in BioMedE. However, UT seems a little bit more competitive for BioMedE, so if I don’t get into BioMedE, I will happily go into CE. I expect that I will be there for a max of 3 years since most of my classes will transfer.</p>
<p>However, I am really leaning toward A&M. Both are good schools, but I really love the feeling of A&M and College Station/Bryan much more than UT and Austin. My sister is currently in the Corps of Cadets at A&M, and she always talks proudly of the school and its traditions. I live with my mother who is divorced, so living 3-4 hours away from my sister makes us miss a lot of the activities that my sister is involved in. I know my mother really wants to be active and attend her activities, but again, the 3-4 hour drive makes it seem impossible with her current job. Another factor I am keeping in mind is that my mom can get a better job at College Station since she knows many people there who are interested in hiring her. I really hope that you dont think that I’m deciding on A&M because of my mother, but I also miss my sister a lot and love to attend her activities.</p>
<p>However, if I do decide to go to A&M, I’m looking at being in school (UTSA+A&M) for 6 years. I plan on going into graduate school, but will schools (say, top20 graduate schools) see this as odd? I know that many factors go into being admitted at a graduate school, but will admissions people see this negatively? I guess there might be a positive thing from being in school for that long, such as more research experience (currently volunteering at a research lab at
UTSA). </p>
<p>Also, will this be something that I would have to discuss in my personal statement to clear confusion?</p>
<p>The reason that I did not apply to transfer this year is because of financial issues. I did apply to UT, however I will most likely not attend if I get admitted. After this year is over, I highly doubt that we will have any major financial struggles. My mother is currently going through a nasty divorce, so there’s a lot of money that she needs to pay a few lawyers. The case is not yet closed, so we’re hoping that the judge will order my father (I guess I can still call him that) to pay for her remaining court fees.</p>
<p>Thank you very much for your input. Hopefully everything makes sense. I’m currently very frustrated since my 6 month old lawn mower won’t start after checking and rechecking everything I can think of =[</p>