AboutKat Expertise I can help with anything from freshman/transfer admissions to financial aid, from coursework to campus life. I'm extremely familiar with the College of Liberal Arts, but I know a fair share about other colleges as well.
Experience I'm a senior with a double major in English and Government, and I'm also completing the Liberal Arts Honors program.
Question have applied to transfer from Texas A&M at College Station, and I was wondering how difficult it is for me to be accepted? I applied to the College of Liberal Arts as well as the College of Education to start in this summer. I had been automatically accepted to UT Austin at the end of my senior year (b/c of the top 10% rule), but I didn't think that I was intimidated by the entire city. Now it is a different story, and I have fallen in love with Austin. I feel it's a better fit location/program wise. I had a 3.4 first semester, and I came in with 15 hours. I became joined a sorority, was chosen for freshman class council (a freshman leadership organization that you must apply and interview for), as well as a running club. I also had 3 letters of recommendation. I have already heard that people are being accepted. Is it likely that I have not been accepted? I feel that since it is basically the end of April that I am not going to get in. Thanks!
Answer Hi Lauren,
Just because you haven't heard from UT yet doesn't necessarily mean you were not accepted. With so many applications to process, and so many letters to send out, it can take a while for every single person to be notified. I have heard of many people getting acceptance letters as late as the end of May!
I don't know everything about how the admissions department selects transfer students, but I can tell you what I've heard from friends who have tried to transfer in. I do know that the rumored "cut-off" GPA is a 3.2, so you should be okay as far as grades go. I'm also sure they would like to see you so involved in your campus (as it suggests you would get involved at UT). It's also in your favor that you're an in-state student (since UT reserves most of its spots for Texas residents.)
That being said, I've heard that what the university looks for most is not so much what it can do for you as what you can do for the university, i.e. if they feel you will contribute to the student community, academic interests, and activities of the campus.
