Transferring to UT Austin
isn't a fallback plan.
It's a different application.
One-on-one guidance for students transferring into UT Austin — credit review, essays, résumé building, and a timeline built around the transfer cycle, not the freshman one.
Texas residents have noticeably better odds — competitive majors can drop closer to 1 in 10 for out-of-state applicants.
A different review, a different clock.
Transfer applications aren't judged like freshman ones. Credit evaluation, major changes, and a compressed timeline all change what a strong application looks like.
Credit doesn't transfer itself
Which courses count toward your intended major shapes both your odds and your timeline to graduation.
Your essay has to explain "why now"
Transfer essays carry a different job than freshman ones — they need to justify the move, not just describe a dream school.
The calendar moves faster
Transfer deadlines sit earlier in the year than most students expect. Missing that window often means waiting a full extra term.
Matthew Gonzalez
I'm a third-generation Longhorn, and getting into UT Austin was a goal I'd had long before I ever set foot on a college campus.
I started at UTSA in the Honors College, working toward a degree in finance and holding a 3.97 GPA. Even with grades like that, the transfer process itself was confusing and lonely. Good information was hard to find unless you happened to know the right person, which is a strange thing for a process this high-stakes to depend on.
That gap is what got me into this work in the first place. While I was going through it myself, friends started coming to me with questions — deadlines they didn't know about, essays they weren't sure how to approach, the general shape of a timeline nobody had explained to them. Walking people through that, one at a time, turned out to be some of the most rewarding work.
I'm now at UT Austin, pursuing a degree in Economics with a minor in Finance. I started Choosing Texas because that same kind of one-on-one guidance shouldn't be something you only get if you happen to know someone.
You won't be handed off to an assistant. Every plan, edit, and email is mine — start to finish.
How the process works.
A four-stop route from first conversation to a submitted application — built specifically around the transfer calendar.
Free intro call
We talk through your current school, credits, intended major, and target timeline to see if it's a fit on both sides.
Credit & timeline review
We map your completed coursework against UT Austin's transfer requirements and build a deadline calendar around it.
Essay, résumé & application coaching
Multiple rounds of edits on your transfer essays, plus building a résumé that reads well to an admissions committee — direct, specific feedback, not a form letter.
Final review before you submit
A last pass on the full application so nothing goes in that you haven't seen and approved.
What past students say.
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Ready to plan your transfer?
Book a free intro call to see if working together makes sense for your timeline and goals.
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