Changing Semester before starting of classes?

[gillguru7]

Hi, sorry if I am posting in the wrong place as this is my first post. I have recieved an offer of admission from "UT Austin Admission office" for the summer semester while my intended department has accepted me for the fall semester. Admission office wants me to start classes from June while the department informed me classes won't start till 27 August. I tried to contact both the offices for clarification but no response till now. Please suggest do I have to apply somehow for change of semester from summer to fall? What should be my next step? Please help.

[iphi]

Do you need prereqs that you don't have? Sometimes that's why you'll have summer admission. I would contact the department and call the graduate school. It sounds like a simple mix-up. Don't apply to change anything!

[gillguru7]

Thanks for replying. No I do not need any prereqs. I had asked for summer admission actually and thats why the graduate school gave me summer admission but the department told me that they have no summer courses to run so starting date would be as per fall semester i.e. 27 August. So now i am kind of enrolled in summer semester but starting classes in fall. I don't want it to become some sort of problem, especially i as I am an international applicant.

[Quantum Buckyball]

Why did you apply for summer admission knowing the program doesn't start until August? 

Edited April 15, 2014 by Quantum Buckyball

[gillguru7]

Why did you apply for summer admission knowing the program doesn't start until August? 

Well, I didn't know that upfront. I know that was probably a mistake so plz advice what to do now?

[VioletAyame]

I think your best bet is just to keep bugging the department and/or the graduate school and explain the discrepancy and ask what should be done about it. Mayebe try calling them? I heard that usually does the trick better than emailing.