UT Austin (2023-2024)

[alpine kettle]

Texas was a 219

My friend had a 1460 and didn't think he had a shot but got semi

Holy shit lmao I thought a 224 was good 😭

[desert steppe]

it is good lol

[eager moat]

faang kinda overrated

ppl see "omg big kewl google campus" and salivate over it

[tribal cypress]

whoever the Arkansas guy is

you have a better shot at ivies and other top schools than UT

UT has a rule saying that 90% of the people they accept have to be in state

[distant hound]

bro what

rip

[distant hound]

Lol i would have been the only one at my school to get it if that was our cutoff

[tribal cypress]

But honors programs can accept whoever they want

that’s why the strat is to apply to honors

[alpine kettle]

I noticed that there's a significant amount of ut honors kids oos

[distant hound]

bruh my counselor conveniently didnt tell me i was ranked number 1 at our school before i submitted some of my apps, my school doesnt officially rank and she told me i was top 1%, not #1. i assumed she told me to report as top 1% because i was like 2-5 and top 1% looked the best. since my school doenst officially rank, i put that we have no rank in the common app, and in additional info added that I am top 1%. But no, my counselor didn't think that telling me i was #1 would be helpful

like i literally just found that out now

our school is so worthless lmao they just want kids to graduate cuz thats how they evaluated, they dont care about anything else

[distant hound]

okay thats good

will it make a big difference for ut austin honors that i put top 1% instead of #1? or nah

this is the only one of my top choices i applied to EA, so luckily for the rest i can change it

[loud talon]

no

i dont think rank matters that much for OOS esp within like 5 ranks

it mainly only matters for auto admit

but that doesnt apply to OOS

[desert steppe]

it would only matter for in state bc valedictorian gets full tuition scholarship for a year

ur schools prolly like what 300 kids per grade

doesn’t matter if ur rank 3 or rank 1

[distant hound]

yeah about 500

[alpine kettle]

Bro someone in class of 23 at my school was rank 1 throughout high school and 2nd sem of senior year he fucked up his film class grade and dropped to rank 2

Bro lost a full year's worth of tuiton

He's a freshman at UT

[desert steppe]

it’s like 13k lol

not too huge all things considered

he prolly got other scholarship too

[distant hound]

im not gonna be valedictorian cuz i have a couple friends who are like .01 behind me in gpa and have a greater ap to regular course ratio than me this year, as i am only taking 2 aps, 1 dual enrollment, and virtual econ

im just glad im #1 rn so i can say it on college apps

ill prob drop down to 2 or 3, but it doesn't make much difference especially since our school doesn't officially rank

[alpine kettle]

Idk man I would've loved to save 13k lmfao

Also UT gives like no merit or financial scholarships

Wait I have until the 7th to submit extended resume rivht

@desert steppe

[desert steppe]

no idea

[desert steppe]

same lol

[final bay]

is it fine if mystatus doesnt say anything about being priority even though i submitted before nov 1st

[loud talon]

is it supposed to

cuz mine doesnt either

[alpine kettle]

I don't think it's supposed to

[fiery pelican]

I mean

Mine says I'm ready for priority

Could be wrong tho

[floral knot]

Yeah for me it says this

[loud talon]

Yea idk

[loud talon]

Where does it say this

[fiery pelican]

right below admissions tab

[distant hound]

I still haven't gotten access to mystatus and i submitted 2 days ago

[distant hound]

what do they look for in the turing scholars essay,

Describe your significant activities, employment, and achievements, particularly those relevant to the study of computer science. Also describe your educational and career goals.

are there certain character traits they want to see, or just a general passion for computer science? do they like just a general overview of your experiences or a more in-depth story of 1 or 2

[final bay]

Since everything was submitted/accepted on the 31st, it may take a few days to reflect on MyStatus. You are not missing anything on your checklist so you did qualify for priority notification!
this is what ut admissions said

[desert steppe]

literally just cs

i can send my essay if u want

there’s not really much in it other than my ecs lmao

[distant hound]

yeah that would be helpful, thanks

i have a decent idea of what ima write but i just wanna see

[alpine kettle]

Ur right

[distant hound]

how long did it take for them to send ur mystatus account

[alpine kettle]

1 day

[distant hound]

ive gotten it for all of my other apps but not this one yet

it should be fine but its kinda worrying me

[alpine kettle]

Prolly the transcript

[fiery pelican]

W

[loud talon]

Mine stil says nothing

Tf

[loud talon]

Where’d u find it

[alpine kettle]

@loud talon

[boreal forge]

Did u have to submit the transcript

Or did they receive it eventually

[alpine kettle]

Wdym

My counselor submitted

[boreal forge]

On common app?

They submitted it too but it said transcript not received

[alpine kettle]

Weird

[floral knot]

I talked about math in one paragraph

is that fine

💀

[desert steppe]

yea ur chilling

most people who get in without much cs exp have a lot of comp math exp

[boreal forge]

Yeah just emailed the admissions office

All my other schools says transcript received except this one

[distant hound]

Finally got into mystatus, on this form where I put my classes, how do I put middle school classes? It says to only put classes you took in high school, but i have some classes for high school credit on my transcript that i took in middle school. There is no option to put 7th or 8th grade, only 9-12. What did you guys do, do they really just want the classes you took while in high school, or do they mean they only want your high school credits? Doesn't make sense for them to exclude high school credits before 9th grade, but I do not know why they wouldn't have an option to add those classes

[boreal forge]

Yeah I put only my high school courses taken

Also they don’t allow the courses you are currently taking

Cause they make you put a number or grade for grade section

And not “in progress”

[distant hound]

odd

[distant hound]

i saw someone do the opposite on reddit so emailed the admissions officers about it, ill post here what they say

[boreal forge]

opposite of what

[distant hound]

this

someone i saw added their middle school classes under 9th grade

this is what MIT has you do as well

[boreal forge]

oh

[distant hound]

only ones for high school credit though

[boreal forge]

yeah that's weird but ut austin at the end of the day has ur transcript

[distant hound]

yeah

[loud talon]

R u oos

[distant hound]

yup

[loud talon]

Oh ok

Cuz I don’t have that

[distant hound]

ah okay

[loud talon]

this is what mine shows

i think its because my transcipt says "under review"

and it says that takes 7-10 business days

[rare bobcat]

are yall oos

[boreal forge]

I am

[hoary totem]

yes

[alpine kettle]

Nah

Just submit before Nov 7

U will be fine

Mine processed in 1 day

[distant hound]

Yeah they said to omit middle school courses

Thanks for reaching out.

Please omit any 8th and currently ongoing courses. If that leaves you with a blank section, fill it with N/A and we will see the credit on your Transcript.

Thank you,```

[loud talon]

oh thats weird

cuz for other SRARs they said to put it in the other course section

ig UT is just weird

[rare bobcat]

that does seem weird

i didnt even know ut did srar lol, guess its just an OOS thing

[eager moat]

@desert steppe bro my friend has Calvin Lin in his contacts 💀

he was on a hour long zoom call with him yesterday

[desert steppe]

lmao wtf

[eager moat]

these ppl r too cracked bro 🙏

he's #6 in the senior class

[desert steppe]

mid

[eager moat]

tru

but i cant be saying shit (unranked (too good to be ranked)

[rare bobcat]

just wondering but what stats got you into turing

[desert steppe]

1590/36/1520 psat and state wins for uil cs i think

usaco gold and 10 on aime

[eager moat]

woa

10 on aime

[floral knot]

10 on aime is insane, especially with all the other stuff

the step up in difficulty from AMC is crazy

I got DHR w/ a 135 on AMC but only like a 6 on AIME and I spent like 300-400 hours studying that year as well

[eager moat]

my toxic trait is thinking that i could get a 150 on AMC this yr despite not studying

[floral knot]

you can qualify w/o studying but 150 is impossible

💀

[eager moat]

yeah i did a practice test a few weeks ago and i got a 120 but i genuinely think it was a fluke

man i wish that fluke happened on the real test

[floral knot]

if you're actually smart/talented it wasn't a fluke

I'm not which is why I had to study so much 😭

it helped but I still didn't qual for USAMO

[eager moat]

my friend got a 6 on AIME last yr but he kinda fell off after that l

he barely made floor and im pretty sure he just had a stroke of genius on that test

[eager moat]

i hope but at the same time i like lowkey forgot vietas

[floral knot]

vieta's is the bane of my existence

forget it when I need it the most

[eager moat]

i feel like im the only person on earth who's interested in type theory sometimes fr

@desert steppe sorry for the incessant pings but do you know if any research faculty at UT specialize in type theory and programming language design

[floral knot]

yeah j do more practice tests lol

[eager moat]

lmao

yeah

i think i can usually solve 1-10 in about 25 minutes

and thats like pretty much aime qual

[floral knot]

yeah that's about what I did

if you're doing math j for college apps then I'd j get the AIME qual and then grind USACO because it's more worth it and Plat is easier than USAMO afaik

[desert steppe]

lmao wtf i barely got 120 on amc

idek if i got 120

but 10 aime

[desert steppe]

no shot

i didn’t grind either and usamo was a lot closer than usaco plat

[desert steppe]

im tryna take PL honors next sem

the prof for that does some pl research

and formal verification

ik the honors discrete math prof does pl research

[desert steppe]

no??

[eager moat]

the floor is 87 last yr which is 13 questions

iirc

[wide steppe]

y'all are crazy lmao

[floral knot]

wtf you didn't grind either 💀

[distant hound]

i got my school signed up for amc for the first time so ima start grinding for that and see if i can qualify for aime, definitely doable i havent taken a practice test yet but ive ran thru some questions and i can do most of them

[desert steppe]

i didn’t realize usaco was something you could grind 💀

apparently there’s like books and shit on it

like competitive programming in general

[distant hound]

I wish i knew about usaco when i was like a sophomore cuz i could have grinded so hard for that, also would have helped me win a couple coding comps around our area that i almost won

Ive done well in coding comps just from practical skills and just thinking, i know 0 algo or theory but i get by cuz im fast at problem solving

On some comps tho you have to know some algos so there were a few problems i couldnt solve cuz i didnt know the most efficient algorithm and it timed out

[loud talon]

lowk

usaco requires a diff type of thinking

u have to practice for it

to be good at it

[floral knot]

same, I only really knew what it was halfway through junior year

it was too late by that point

[desert steppe]

same this is kinda all u need

unless ur tryna do competitive programming for real

[hybrid wedge]

On mystatus it says that 2 of my short answers were received on November 2nd but I submitted on October 31st and everything else was received on the 1st, should I call ut or did I miss the priority deadline?

[distant hound]

If u submit ur common app before the deadline you should be fine

Idk though

[alpine kettle]

@hybrid wedge

Does it say you've met our priority application deadline

[hybrid wedge]

No

[alpine kettle]

Then probably not

[loud talon]

mine doesnt say that either

but it says received 10/30

i think its cuz my transcript says "under review"

[hybrid wedge]

Same

[loud talon]

its been a week so idk but it says 7-10 business days

ig it takes a long time

[fiery pelican]

Mine took abt 4 or 5 days but I did send it early

[alpine kettle]

i think oos transcript processing is different

[hybrid wedge]

I'm in state and I have the under review thing, a bunch of other people in my school also do

[distant hound]

yeah my transcript is still marked as under review, but ive submitted everything by the deadline

[cobalt rampart]

Y’all think I’ll make the priority deadline if I submit my extended resume today

[alpine kettle]

might as well try

[rare bobcat]

probably

[fiery pelican]

Yeah my resume was processed in 2 mins

[fiery pelican]

💀

[loud talon]

does it make a difference to submit honors application now vs Nov 30? like is it rolling or is everything before dec 1 the same

[knotty lion]

the UT Austin website answers that: "Applicants who submit their honors application by November 1st will have their applications reviewed earlier than those who submit later, and some may find out about their program’s decision as early as mid-December. "

here are some common FAQ answers u may also find useful when applying for the honors program

https://cns.utexas.edu/info-future-students/faqs-undergrad-applicants#faq-honors-programs

good luck!

[rare bobcat]

ut honors is due nov 8 for ea

(honors essay, resume, etc.)

[knotty lion]

omg.. who's applying ea honors..

[fiery pelican]

really? you can't like apply later?

where does it say that

[knotty lion]

u can apply later for regular decision

[fiery pelican]

if i applied priority i cant apply honors after today 😭 ?

[rare bobcat]

huh

no thats just ea deadline cause you can upload additional items in status including some honors stuff

[fiery pelican]

I see

[alpine kettle]

Me

[fiery pelican]

Wait so

[alpine kettle]

Are u honors

[fiery pelican]

Am I allowed to submit honors after ea

Even if I applied ea

or no

This confused me

[alpine kettle]

When do honors decisions come out

[fiery pelican]

Does anyone know then?

[boreal forge]

official transcript still awaiting...

[knotty lion]

u have until december 8th to submit your honors application! november 8th is the deadline for supporting documents of your priority application

[fiery pelican]

Got it thank you sm I was stressed

[knotty lion]

@alpine kettle

[loud talon]

wait

so if i did priority for the app

can i still do honors regular

[knotty lion]

yes submit by december 8th!

[loud talon]

alr

problem for later

[knotty lion]

30 days.. clock is ticking

[loud talon]

It’s just one 350 word essay

Or two

Depending on how many

[desert steppe]

could be like anytime

i got mine back january-march for 3 diff programs

[eager moat]

When does Turing return decision

[alpine kettle]

any cbhp ppl in here?

im tryna get an estimate

[knotty lion]

ut austin doesn’t specify a date! u can expect to hear back between mid december and late march!

[alpine kettle]

So if I get in honors December it's basically saying I got in to the school

That's great

[fiery pelican]

u prob get the decision first if u get it in december tho i think

[alpine kettle]

im not auto tho

decisions come out feb 1

[fiery pelican]

uh

decisions come out BY feb 1

they come out in waves

like some people get them in dec some jan

at least thats what happened in the past for my older friends

[rare bobcat]

there were a few i knew who got in thanksgiving break

pretty rare though

[alpine kettle]

were they autos

[fiery pelican]

No

Not all

[oak ermine]

not last yr

well 2023 admission cycle

[fiery pelican]

Interesting ig cus that’s what happened to one of my friends

Last year

[knotty lion]

this is true! ut austin doesn't specify a honors decision date and releases in waves:)

typically people receive their honors admission with their freshman admission or a couple of weeks after

[fiery pelican]

Oh okay interesting Ty

[desert steppe]

you will get honors decision after admissions decision

it just affects when u hear back

shouldn’t matter other than that

[desert steppe]

comes out on a couple of dates before feb 1st historically but sometimes they delay until even after feb 1st. they’ll release a statement if that’s the case

[hoary totem]

1. u have the wrong role, 2) i dont believe promo is allowed here, 3) passion project as a graduate??? do u mean like a business or what

[desert steppe]

lmao what was it

[knotty lion]

scammer was in chat

[desert steppe]

very cool

[daring pier]

F. Nice that we got rid of them though!

[hoary totem]

some “UT AUSTIN graduate” wanting to “employ” high schoolers for a “passion project”

[eager moat]

child labor 😭

[hoary totem]

ong

[desert steppe]

yo congrats on 1520 lol

[eager moat]

Tyyyyy

[boreal forge]

Nah ut Austin gotta hate oos bruh

They haven’t replied to my email in 2 weeks now

[fiery pelican]

call em at this point

I gotta do the same with mud

Umd

[knotty lion]

true calling is effective

they may have missed the email

[final bay]

common oos L

my regions admissions counselor sent a bunch of kids at my school an email but she put everyone in the to field so we could see everyones email

[desert steppe]

yeah they did this stuff w me too lmao and i was in state

just call

i had to go in person to get stuff answered

[alpine kettle]

I emailed asking about Sat score Policy and got a response within 10 mins

Seems like a skill issue to me

[fiery pelican]

Ok BLUD

[alpine kettle]

Tbf I emailed my regional person

[distant hound]

bruh rip I got 82.5 on amc 12b 💀 but its not as terrible when you consider that i got my school to sign up literally on the deadline of late registration for it, i had like 5 days to prepare, and it was my first time

i prob should have gotten like 94.5 or 100.5 there was a dumb mistake i made and a couple questions i should have answered

most of the kids who i convinced to take it with me answered the first 4 or 5 questions and left 20 minutes in cuz they didnt know how to do anything else lol

[rare bobcat]

ut amc

[tribal cypress]

pretty sure that

they accept some rlly cracked people in december

into UT

but most are accepted in late january

and honors released 2 days after for me

[final bay]

theyve accepted in nov in some years for some insane cns ppl

[rare bobcat]

and for cs

[fiery pelican]

Yeah most of us wont get til dec tho

[rare bobcat]

jan*

[astral wigeon]

Hey. Does anyone know if you have to pay the fees for UT Austin application if you are applying as an international through Common App and have the common App fee waiver.

[alpine kettle]

Feb 1*

[fiery pelican]

I meant like most of us have no chance of getting at least until def

Dec

most people in my school get it late January

[distant hound]

If ive already submitted my honors app can i upload an extra letter of rec? I got one from a director at the fortune 500 company im interning at for some other schools and i think it would help my ut app especially turing. Mystatus has an option to upload documents, would I add it there? He sent me the pdf of it, but is that the way I need to upload it? Does that go against ferpa and what not?

[alpine kettle]

Priority deadline for document uploads was Nov 8

Won't hurt but I doubt they will consider it

[boreal forge]

Fuck them

They didn’t respond to my email for 2 weeks so I had to manually upload the transcript on the 15th

[short token]

Should be ok

[desert steppe]

pretty good if u have anything med relevant and decent stats

[west scroll]

I have like 3 med internships and shadowing
but my SAT is 1430 and GPA is 3.9 UW and 5.01 W

[desert steppe]

lmao ur chilling

3 med internships in high school is crazy

most college students don’t get that much

[west scroll]

Issue is, idk where to portray highly about my internships

Bc extracurriculars is like only 150 characters on the common app portal

How should I portray my ECs a lot cause I'm real confused

[desert steppe]

they have supps

at like most schools

use that

also expanded resume for UT idk if that’s only for honors apps though i forgot

[west scroll]

tysm

appreciate the help but might ask another question later

[knotty lion]

no chance mes are allowed here🙏 good luck with apps

[crude shoal]

ello gays

so I have seen a 5-page long resume for ut austin

is having it too long or too short a bad thing

I guess I just copy pasted my UC activities & honors and separated my bulletpoints until it is 4 pages long or smth

is that bad

[alpine kettle]

mine is also 5 pages

my friends are mostly 4-6

ive talked to current students and its fine

[crude shoal]

good

is this too long for other schools resume

[alpine kettle]

what major

[crude shoal]

physics

[alpine kettle]

yes absolutely too long

every other school only wants 1 page

uts is expanded

for a reason

[crude shoal]

yeah

[alpine kettle]

ngl its kinda stupid tho

[crude shoal]

so I am currently working on deciding what I shall keep and what shall go on the drafts for other schools

[alpine kettle]

1 pager would legit just be all my common app shi

[crude shoal]

what do they look into

[alpine kettle]

wait did u apply priority

[crude shoal]

now that I know it is 1 page it kinda makes sense tbh

[alpine kettle]

or regular

[crude shoal]

regular

[alpine kettle]

oos?

[crude shoal]

if it is priority I would have been asking this 1 month earlier

[alpine kettle]

true

[crude shoal]

intl (sad)

[alpine kettle]

wrd

[crude shoal]

what is wrd

[alpine kettle]

word

[boreal forge]

word

[crude shoal]

now that I realize it I can just remove everything about my APs and just expand on the few major-related ecs that i have and remove the general volunteering & ecs

[alpine kettle]

nah

[crude shoal]

but yeah austin they want everything

[alpine kettle]

dont do that

include everything

[crude shoal]

what now

[alpine kettle]

for UT

thats what we're talking abt right

[crude shoal]

Well I am including them all for UT

I am thinking about what I shall do if other schools allow me to submit one which is 1 page

I am writing UT's long one first

and I have finished it yesterday

yeah they want everything

[alpine kettle]

oh i see

yea just put ur most important

and dont waste space on SATs and APs

[crude shoal]

yeah certainly

[loud talon]

UT wants you to describe your ECs and leadership as detailed as possbile

[short token]

SATs and APs are covered elsewhere in the application

the extended resume is best for things they can't find elsewhere in the application with respect to your ECs

[desert steppe]

doubt it

mine was 8 pages

i think

they probably don’t read it too deep if it’s too long though

so i ordered it in terms of importance and just put like almost everything i did in high school on there

[west scroll]

Am having trouble with extended resume, could someone please show a sample that I could follow so I make no mistakes 🙏🏽

[fiery pelican]

u dont need one, just you can send if you want

cool gl!

ty!

[rare bobcat]

uta=ut arlington
ut=ut austin
😂 😐

[desert steppe]

dm me tomorrow i can send mine

[west scroll]

okay

[desert steppe]

it definitely helps if there’s stuff on there you can’t fit on ur regular app

[rare bobcat]

i wonder if anyone got one of those november decisions

[alpine kettle]

only autos

[rare bobcat]

no i mean like major too

two ppl from my school got in for cs this time last yr

[alpine kettle]

oh ok

[rare bobcat]

still 6 more days!11!!

[knotty lion]

wow cracked

[loud talon]

i heard majority of people get decisions end of jan

its rly random tho

so i wouldnt worry about it

[fiery pelican]

^

[thorny garnet]

yo, is anyone willing to answer a short question about UT for a prospective student?

I feel like idk a lot about the school culture/what makes it stand out

[rare bobcat]

Epic Us news rankings

[crude shoal]

there is one question

SHORT ANSWER QUESTION 4 (OPTIONAL):
Please share background on events or special circumstances that you feel may have impacted your high school academic performance.

If your response to this question is similar to one of the Common App Personal Essays, feel free to simply copy and paste the important parts of your essay here.

Please limit your response to 250-300 words.

[crude shoal]

^this one

I have already said the exact same thing in the add. info. section of the common app and I only opt out the common essay(which by the way is the same as essay A the long one), so do I have to copy paste it here or am I good for leaving it alone

once again I am applying to lots of schools not just ut

so i wanna know this "topic" is for what

but like it is not I have nothing to say, I do have things to say, they are in the common additonal info section

[crude shoal]

anyone？

[crude shoal]

anyone?

[boreal forge]

I copied and pasted

[rare bobcat]

i didnt do the optional one cause its kinda just a covid question

[fiery pelican]

i said one thing about my language requirement cus something happened that wasnt fair to me

[loud talon]

That’s might be a nitpick but then again I don’t know ur situation

[fiery pelican]

i wouldn't say its a nitpick tbh

i was in a language and they removed it from the school when i was about to take the ap & 3rd yr

they also didn't let me do cc for it lol

kinda killed my chance bc i was a junior at that point so i couldnt progress more

wasn't really fair to me bc they didn't communicate abt it properly imo

[loud talon]

Oh okay

I just heard somewheee where y shouldn’t blame the teacher/school but if you phrased it in a way that isn’t then u should be good . Either way it won’t make a big difference

[fiery pelican]

nah i didnt balme it on the school

it was due to low sign up rates

i understand why they did it, but just an unfortunate situation for me

[loud talon]

Oh ok

[fiery pelican]

yeah

[clear sparrow]

hey guys, if i just upload a regular one-page resume am i DQ'd from honors college?

i don't have time to make an extended version by 12/1 (commonapp) but i can by 12/8

[alpine kettle]

just upload it on the portal before 12/8

you can leave the common app one blank

[desert steppe]

doubt the length matters too much

also there is no “honors college”

it’s honors programs within each college

[clear sparrow]

got it, ty for the info!

mostly i think they're looking for a specific format, ie listing hrs and weeks for all activities, beyond commonapp

so just takes a little more time than i have this week, but i'll upload by 12/8

❤️

[desert steppe]

yeah detail always helps and i think they want hours per week and weeks per year or something, i remember having to add that to my resume

[fiery pelican]

for honors or resume in general? cus i didnt add that for my resume in general...

(im not applying honors)

[tribal cypress]

damn my resume was like 1 page

[fiery pelican]

lol

[boreal forge]

lol

[rare bobcat]

lol

[desert steppe]

cp is way more concise than whatever tf i did

usaco gold and uil would’ve not gotten me into turing lmao

[loud talon]

CP?

[fiery pelican]

competitive programming probably

[loud talon]

oh ok

[rare bobcat]

😂

[wide steppe]

💀

[west scroll]

how do I find the honors program page on commonapp, aren't there essays to do for it? I haven't submitted my UT regular decision application yet, do i have to submit first then do honors application? And is the due date also December 1st

[fiery pelican]

due date for honors is december 8th

i think you can do specific ones in common app but some are only in the one after u submit and get ur portal, might be wrong tho

[west scroll]

tysm

[fiery pelican]

ofc!

[west scroll]

for the UT first prompt:
Why are you interested in the major you indicated as your first-choice major?

Is it bad to mention what we plan to do at UT, or should the essay only be about why we're interested in our major bc I already talked about interest

[strange summit]

Hmmm

I was looking at a guide from the official UIUC website for a similar question, and they say NOT to mention the college

Also, I think it’s the second or third UT essay that asks you how the college will prepare you for your career

So I would only talk about why major and not why college

[snow gull]

im applying to turing but is there anything else i should do honors for

i legit dont know what any of this means

like is deans scholars worth applying to or no

@desert steppe

[desert steppe]

do deans

it’s kinda useless if you get both deans and turing but if u get only deans it might be worth

[snow gull]

ic

[desert steppe]

im prolly dropping it though

bc of the requirements

[snow gull]

i hate this prompt so much

probably just going to write some garbage about ml research and changing the world or whatever

[loud talon]

@desert steppe which one is the least competitive

Polymathic or deans

For cns

I’m obv not doing health scholars

[desert steppe]

polymathic definitely less competitive but it has like almost an entire humanities minor worth of work

idk if ur into that

but it’s multidisciplinary

deans has hella random requirements too which is why i’m probably dropping it and only doing turing

[short token]

polymathic is intended to be the multidisciplinary honors program so be prepared for it

^

dean's will nullify a lot of transfer credits you might bring in since they have you take honor sections for many classes

[snow gull]

me when i will have 12 transfer credits upon finishing high school

[loud talon]

Does that also include AP credit

So if I wanna keep most of my ap credit is it better to apply for polymathic

Cuz I’m applying Turing anyways

[short token]

depends a lot on degree plan

If you're turing I assume you're into cs

[loud talon]

Yea

[short token]

I guess you need to check the degree plans but your best best is to apply first and speak to an advisor later and see how honors impact grad dates

[snow gull]

i really hope ut doesnt care about essays that much because these prompts are awful

[loud talon]

Okay

[snow gull]

ecs + rigor + caps carry my app lol

[loud talon]

I’ll probably just apply polymathic then

But can u apply for deans later on?

[loud talon]

Caps?

[snow gull]

i paste my caps into the long essay box

because it fits the prompt decently well

[loud talon]

Wait what’s a cap

I’m not familiar with it

[agile estuary]

Common App Personal Statement

All the Texas auto-admits comin in here to laugh

[loud talon]

Oh

Did not think of that

Yea I did the same

My common app fit well and I was not about to write a whole nother essay

[fiery pelican]

I prob have 2 good or decent essays out of 3 with good ps, still worried tho cus it’s so random

[alpine kettle]

are u oos or non auto

[snow gull]

no im autoadmit

[alpine kettle]

bruh why are u applying regular decision

all the autos that applied priority alr got in lmfao

[snow gull]

because autoadmit doesnt mean crap for cs admissions

[alpine kettle]

it def does

you have like a 1600 SAT right

you should be good

[loud talon]

its always better to apply early

but its not a biggie

[alpine kettle]

true

[agile estuary]

Not all lol

[alpine kettle]

all the ones ik

[loud talon]

i did

didnt get my major yet tho

i know someone who got into Mccombs already

[alpine kettle]

what????

how

[loud talon]

no idesa

idea

hes private school tho

he got in like 3 weeks ago

[alpine kettle]

Auto admit right

[loud talon]

p sure

[west scroll]

when is UT Honors essay due

[agile estuary]

It says the deadline on the portal

[loud talon]

dec 8

[west scroll]

I haven't submitted RD yet that's why

tysm though

[modern current]

why does common app say "December 1, 2023 – Tomorrow by 11:59pm your local time" for ut austin when its nov 29 tdy

[agile estuary]

Ohhh shoot my bad man

That's on me

I guess I just assumed you applied before or somethin Idk

[fiery pelican]

yeah

THAT is on you bro

[west scroll]

Regular decision is due December 1st 11:59 correct? Not the 30th 11:59

[fiery pelican]

i think so

dec 1st

i would turn it in earlier regardless htough

but if u need that time then go for it

[desert steppe]

they all make u retake stuff

it’s kinda bad

only worth if u don’t get turing

like i took ap chem ap bio and ap phys in high school and i can’t use any of it for deans natural sciences requirement

plus deans makes you take some honors english class and a fine arts class even if you test out of them with APs

plus an entire different thesis from turing

which might be worth if ur cs deans only not turing

[desert steppe]

idt they care much

mine were pretty shit

[snow gull]

thank goodness

[desert steppe]

it does lol

[snow gull]

guess which one is ut

[pliant gorge]

for UT common app, is it due 11:59pm local time?

i saw that the UT official is due CST time, but for common app, its local right?

[desert steppe]

tbh just submit in cst if u live PST or MST

it’s 2 hours max

not worth risking it and ur not gonna get much more done in 2 hours than you did already

[pliant gorge]

im actually 1 hour ahead of CST, so ill just turn it around midnight my time

[pliant gorge]

oh ur in UT? for the extended resume how long should it be?

so far i just have a standard 2 page resume i used for UNC and Vandy, but i heard its supposed to be extensive and stuff, is around 4 good?

[desert steppe]

oh yea nvm that works too

[desert steppe]

yeah, as long as it has everything u want on it

they don’t really care about length

[pliant gorge]

ok i think im going to just add more ECs and go more in depth, thanks!

[astral wigeon]

Does anyone know the max scholarship international ls can get at UT Austin?

Also, does the in state tuition apply to some internationals who get scholarship?

[wide steppe]

https://admissions.utexas.edu/apply/frequently-asked-questions/#texasresidency

essentially you need a valid visa + own property or a business in texas

and have lived in texas for 12 months

[desert steppe]

a lot of my OOS friends have tutoring businesses

i think it works for intl too

u just have to get ur business registered

[astral wigeon]

Thanks

Also does it require TOEFL score for admissions. Or can I give it later if I get an offer

[rare bobcat]

i think, but idt they are too stringent on that

so maybe later works

[pliant gorge]

for the UT expanded resume, i have until dec 8th right to submit into the portal after i turn in my common app?

alongside the recs?

just wanted to make sure

[west scroll]

I need to know this as well

[final bay]

ut decisions have started https://www.reddit.com/r/UTAdmissions/comments/187y466/just_got_my_decision/

[rare bobcat]

yea i had some friends get accepted today

seems like it isnt common for the super hard majors though

[wide steppe]

wth that's super early

[desert steppe]

people got decisions like a couple weeks ago somehow

my year the first wave was like the 2nd week of december

[loud talon]

ya ive only heard easy majors get in

no cS or anything

[rare bobcat]

yo did fafsa open yet

[pliant gorge]

reposting, but for the UT expanded resume, do i have until dec 8th to submit into the portal?

[errant light]

yo im trying to help my friend on the college admission process but they already submitted their resume for honors and want to resubmit a new resume, is that possible for them?

[alpine kettle]

Did any non autos get decision yet

[pliant gorge]

i called themt his morning, expanded resume is due 8th, you can upload onto portal like the rest of the additional materials

😄

[west scroll]

Has Neuroscience gotten anything yet

[random mist]

I got ut neurosci

[west scroll]

oh shit

were you top 6%

[random mist]

Yep

[alpine kettle]

Change ur role to senior

[random mist]

Oh ye I forgot lowkey

[west scroll]

is it alright if I dm you for advice

[random mist]

Sure but idk what advice I could give u

[west scroll]

alright give me a bit, needa do something

[fiery pelican]

That Reddit user did

[knotty lion]

congrats!!

[loud talon]

Yes he got rejected tho ☠️

[desert steppe]

getting rejected this early is crazy

usually they admit people up until february 1st and then release all rejections and some acceptances then

[loud talon]

Maybe his stats were rly bad idk

It was also sociology

Isn’t that cola?

[fiery pelican]

No

They got capped

They said it in the comments

But that’s basically rejection so

[alpine kettle]

I'm McCombs so don't think I'll vet my decision until Feb 1

[loud talon]

Capped is essentially rejection for instate students

Straight out rejection is mostly OOS

[alpine kettle]

If I get capped I ain't going

[wide steppe]

getting capped isn't as bad as long as you're applying to liberal arts

for every other major it is basically a rejection

[strange summit]

Happy UT Austin submitting day everyone!!!

[loud talon]

Yea most people aren’t tho

[fiery pelican]

well the college of liberal arts is biggest tho technically

[loud talon]

In this thread

[strange summit]

Just finished my UT Austin writing materials

[loud ridge]

Is the app due 11:59 local or central time

[strange summit]

Your time I think????

[rare bobcat]

Central I think but probably give a few hrs leeway

[alpine kettle]

Cst

[strange summit]

Finally

It’s over

I have beef with UT Austin… why are u making me go through that shit?!!!!!!!! 4 SUPPS?!!!

NOW I HAVE TO DO THE EXTENDED RESUME

[fiery pelican]

True true

[craggy bronze]

does ut austin want the personal essay to only be 2-3 paragraphs?

i was just planning on putting my common app essay which is like 6 paragraphs, and combining some of them wouldnt rlly make much sense

[loud talon]

Nah I don’t think it matters

[strange summit]

I mean I did 3 paragraphs and they were chunky I would do whatever

[craggy bronze]

what does this mean?

[rare bobcat]

Send info to school counselor if you got in or not

[craggy bronze]

oh okay, so not my application responses or smth right

[rare bobcat]

Nah

I hope

I said yes

It better not

[craggy bronze]

idk what the (if applicable) means 😭

[pliant gorge]

if we are resuing the common app for essay A

do we hit this

i mean its just a duplicate

[solar jasper]

how do you know if your UTAus application qualified for priority?

[crude shoal]

just say no

[wide steppe]

it should be in your mystatus portal

[alpine kettle]

Hook em

Yall think Texas can make the playoffs?

[fiery pelican]

yeahy

fsu needs to lose and we in

[strange summit]

FSU has been too lucky this year squeezing past mid teams

[alpine kettle]

And bama needs to win

[fiery pelican]

idk im not sure abt that

theres a good chance the comittee might favor alabama over us bc receny bias

and then it could be something like 1. michigan 2. washington 3. alabama 4. georgia

then again idk

[strange summit]

It is impossible for Bama to get in UNLESS FSU loses and Bama wins

UT won against Bama, it is impossible to have Bama ahead

Honestly, I hope UGA and Bama are out because I’m sick of the SEC being in the CFP

[fiery pelican]

uga will not go out but bama yeah

[fiery pelican]

yeah which rn is a possibility unfortunately

[strange summit]

If Bama and FSU win UGA is out

[fiery pelican]

would be wild but this is the same committee that put oregon & osu over texas

[alpine kettle]

Nah if bama beats Georgia I don't think Georgia will get in

[strange summit]

OSU was ahead bc OSU beat OU beat UT

[fiery pelican]

ah makes sense

[strange summit]

It would be:
UMich (no losses)
UDub (no losses)
FSU (no losses)
UT (UT beat Bama beat UGA)

[fiery pelican]

ngl i rather have alabma in, bc if georgia is in, they prob go to the championship

[strange summit]

If Louisville wins, then Bama is the fourth spot

[alpine kettle]

But we beat bama

Also fsu might not make it

[strange summit]

UT would be 3

[alpine kettle]

Jordan Travis out

[fiery pelican]

^

[rare bobcat]

https://tenor.com/view/bull-grazing-gordon-ramsay-makes-masa-gordon-ramsay-uncharted-itchy-ears-bull-eating-grass-gif-23511768

[strange summit]

FSU wins, they’re in. If not, they’re out.

No exception

[alpine kettle]

Nah

[fiery pelican]

fsu is like tcu from 2 yrs ago ngl

[alpine kettle]

Fax

[strange summit]

FSU has such a Mickey Mouse schedule

[alpine kettle]

They're getting their ass beat

Ngl Texas might get their ass beat too

[fiery pelican]

real bruh no one wants to watch michigan or georgia blow em out

[alpine kettle]

But would be nice to have them in cfb playoffs

😭

[fiery pelican]

i dont think they would get blown out

but it would be like 10 point differential

[alpine kettle]

Ye maybe

[strange summit]

Also there’s no way that Bama gets in over UT because the SEC is kinda mid this year 😭 they barely beat a .500 Auburn

[alpine kettle]

Yall think manning is transferring

No way he sits out 2 years

[strange summit]

What grade is Manning

[alpine kettle]

Freshman redshirt this year

[strange summit]

Hmmm

[alpine kettle]

Class of 2023 high school

[strange summit]

There will definitely be a spot for him on another team

[alpine kettle]

Yea fs

[fiery pelican]

yeah he prob leaving ngl

[alpine kettle]

He prob thought ewers would declare

[strange summit]

100%

[alpine kettle]

But ewers is coming back

[fiery pelican]

rip if i got in to ut, it would have been nice to watch

[alpine kettle]

Bc this class is too stacked

[strange summit]

??? Explain

[rare bobcat]

obama?

[strange summit]

How can Ewers come back? What does that mean?

[alpine kettle]

He is gonna play for ut

Next year

[fiery pelican]

uh hes not a senior lol? or

yeah

[alpine kettle]

Ye

He has more eligibility

[fiery pelican]

half of the qbs rn that are good are like 24 bro

they gotta go

[alpine kettle]

All of them old af

Please declare

Also if I go to usc I don't even get to see Caleb Williams smh

[fiery pelican]

💀 do you wanna see him tho

i would ahve applied to usc if i was rich ngl

[alpine kettle]

I'm def not rich lmao

[fiery pelican]

but im prob jnot qualified or have finanncial aid

im not calling you rich mb

i was j saying

[strange summit]

I would never go to USC that’s just me

[alpine kettle]

I put in my income and next thing I see on css is that I've qualified for a fee waiver

[strange summit]

W

[fiery pelican]

💀 LOL nice

[alpine kettle]

Css really called me poor on so many levels

Unfortunately net price calculators do not agree

I'm in the worst range bro

[strange summit]

~~I mean it’s USC your family income could be 100k a year and USC would call u poor 😭 ~~

[strange summit]

Do expensive private schools have less middle/lower middle class ppl for that reason?

[alpine kettle]

Yea lmao

USC gonna charge me damn near my whole income prob

That's why I need a t10

Or ut austin maybe

[strange summit]

Ok but

I mean

You don’t NEED a t10

Public schools are more and more being recognized for being awesome

[alpine kettle]

No I mean even UT is expensive for my family

Like t10s would legit be cheapest options

Bc they have the best aid

Not prestige wise lol

Although prestige won't hurt

[rare bobcat]

i wonder how much money the actual diploma would cost 🤔

[alpine kettle]

57 cents

[rare bobcat]

bargain

imma take 3 of those pls

[snow gull]

It costs the government mere pennies to print an $100 bill I mean

[alpine kettle]

Lol

[rare bobcat]

https://tenor.com/view/galaxy-brain-gif-25948010

[alpine kettle]

Billert did u rea/ed

I might be wrong but princeton?

?

[rare bobcat]

unusual

[alpine kettle]

AA is a banned topic lmao

[rare bobcat]

oh true

[random mist]

Ikr

[floral bison]

oh its banned 🤡

my fault gang

ill just bully him irl then

[rare bobcat]

🙊

[random mist]

My best friend

[alpine kettle]

Bama won

[strange summit]

OMG

[snow gull]

i did rea princeton

the mod billert did rea stanford

[rare bobcat]

good luck

did you get a likely letter from princeton

[alpine kettle]

Why would they send out likelies for rea

[rare bobcat]

why not

or wait tbh it mightve been for qbrd or rd

[fiery pelican]

texas gotta be in the top 4 now

[floral bison]

blud stop talking abt him

no one was supposed to know

[strange summit]

Based on how it’s going right now, UT is in

Ppl keep saying “Bama is better rn 😭”
But like… you have to look at their entire season…

[alpine kettle]

FSU is gonna get blown out bro

Please don't put them in

[rare bobcat]

oh 🤡 my bad didnt know

havent actually told anyone abt it though, just had couple diff ppl tell me

good thing i didnt name anyone 🙂

[earnest eagle]

oh yeah I also know someone who did I think!

[stable flame]

did anyone got the portal details?

[boreal forge]

Alabama and UT Austin should both be in

Take Georgia and FSU out

[strange summit]

FSU is in

[alpine kettle]

1. michigan 2. UW 3. texas 4. bama

would be perfect

fsu game will just be a blowout

[strange summit]

one hour until all hell breaks loose!!!

[strange summit]

Selection time!

TEXAS 3?!

[fiery pelican]

fsu deserved it ngl, even if they werent the better team imo

i kinda feel bad for their fans

[strange summit]

Nah

[fiery pelican]

say what u want but they were undefeated and acc champions

[strange summit]

Yeah but they needed luck to win

[fiery pelican]

every team needs a bit of luck lol

[rare bobcat]

lol deadline extended to the 5th 🤡

[strange summit]

WHAT

That’s insane

I spent so much time working on my essays last minute 💀

Does that mean the materials deadline is extended?

[alpine kettle]

im the fucking goat

[hoary totem]

rip fsu

😔

[alpine kettle]

called that shit perfectly

put me on the committee rn

[strange summit]

W

[weak barn]

Nice

[strange summit]

Does that mean the materials deadline is extended 😭 I don’t want to start my extended resume 💀

[fiery pelican]

Yeah

[loud ridge]

On my admissions checklist it tells me I need to submit an academic coursework form. On one of the faqs on UTAs site, it says some students will be asked to fill this out. Why might I need to have it filled out?

[formal haven]

YO WTF

i applied to ut's honors program but when i got the portal it says im not applying for any

anyone got the same issue?

[pliant gorge]

i legit just came here for this same concern...

[pliant gorge]

i had this too, are you perhaps OOS like me? they might just be unfamiliar with academic corusework

[formal haven]

what u apply to?

i did turing with cs as first major and undeclared business as second

it shouldnt been an issue unless for turing u need cs only and get rid of any other second major

[formal haven]

ye this for everyone

[pliant gorge]

canfield business honors

my fried said someone had trouble with turing too

[formal haven]

k yeah

i just emailed them

[pliant gorge]

just talked w some friends, people who got submitted earlier got it

maybe give it some time

[rare bobcat]

yea prob just them figuring stuff out cuz deadline day

[desert steppe]

it takes a bit to update

don’t stress checking the portal

u can email to make sure

[loud ridge]

ye I am

That's prob why

[radiant moth]

Does anyone else have the calculus readiness agreement not checked off in their portal

[stable flame]

nah

Should I rush send sat score? deadline given is 11th december

or normal one would work

[formal haven]

isn’t it self report

[loud talon]

No

Ut requires a report

[strange summit]

I swear mine was checked… I think it’s bc I took Calc???

[loud talon]

It’s auto check Ed from sat

If ur math above 620

[strange summit]

Oh so it’s probably my ACT then

[pliant gorge]

yep UT thing was updated

just give it some time if you havent seen honors yet in portal

[loud talon]

its due dec 8 right

[strange summit]

Well EA deadline has moved???

So idk

If someone ends up emailing an AO lmk

Cuz if not I might

[pure tendon]

cscd?

[desert steppe]

lol yea

why are you on there 😭

[pure tendon]

I have to larp as a rutgers student

[vagrant temple]

Does anyone have where they have study materials for the UTMA math test?

[loud ridge]

Not sure if you had the same problem, but on the High School Coursework entry form, it says don't list courses you are currently taking (ie in progress)

my school operates on a semester system so we're still in progress

but it seems strange because our senior year coursework is omitted from their consideration

Isn't that kinda important

[pliant gorge]

yea senior year coursework is ommitted

its not a problem, they just don't want it ig

[loud ridge]

oh alr

does apcs a count as a math course

[pliant gorge]

i put that in the "other" with the rest of my electives

[strange summit]

thought u werent supposed to add electives

[loud ridge]

It's optional

[heavy crow]

yep,

[vestal sedge]

Hey, for the UT Austin High School Academic Coursework Entry Form , they are requiring me to enter credits... but my school doesnt follow a credit system and instead follows 0-100 grade system... What should I do?

[strange summit]

hmmm

ask your guidance counselor or look at ur program of studies

generally, one semester is 0.500 and one year is 1.000

[vestal sedge]

thx!

[strange summit]

How do I format this resume 😭

I’m on canva and all they have are 1 page formats

[unique pine]

google docs 🫡

[boreal forge]

bro is using canva

u can definitely find some good resumes online and make a copy of it

[floral bison]

resume nerd can make some really good ones but its like 2$ for 2 weeks

[loud talon]

You’re fine using Google docs

There’s plenty of templates online

Canva is not it

Nobody cares about a “pretty” resume

[clear sparrow]

are materials due 12/8 or 12/11? could’ve sworn it was tmr

Nvm scrolled up

does Calc BC count for the math req?

like on my transcript, A?

[earnest eagle]

💸 🤑 👆

[floral bison]

shut up bro u alr bully me abt this irl 😭

[rare bobcat]

Goofy

[desert steppe]

don’t use canva

use word or google docs

or latex if you know how to use latex

[tribal cypress]

heard some ppl alr got CS acceptance

[rare bobcat]

wow

[rare bobcat]

instate or oos

[strange summit]

daaang

oh wait that's priority applications lol

[rare bobcat]

yea but bro submitted last day of that

[desert steppe]

yea

[desert steppe]

ik some in state people who got it

[rare bobcat]

oh dubs

[west scroll]

would that count honors applications

or is it due friday 11:59

[tribal cypress]

from other ppl ik who got into cs in december

they basically have a really cracked profile

so that guy is probably gonna get turing or csb

[heavy crow]

im assuming honors too, but now im scared so ill call them tom morning...

resume almost done for me but i wouldnt mind a few more days

[west scroll]

i found this

[heavy crow]

ah cool so its the same

alright then nice

[loud talon]

i just got in too

was lowk surpirsed

first choice major too

[vestal sedge]

hey I have a question... after submitting my UT app for Austin... they are asking for a transcript which has my ranking within my school... However, my school doesnt rank their students... then what should I submit... they have said to submit a school profile but im not sure what that is... can some1 help me please?

[cursive sequoia]

Don't put in a ranking

If your school doesn't do course credit, put in N/A

[vestal sedge]

While uploading my transcript they are saying this,
If your high school does not rank students, include a copy of your school's profile or a statement from your school describing its policy.

[cursive sequoia]

Did your school give you a pdf of this?

or is it on their website?

If so

put it in

[alpine kettle]

Same

Just got in

[loud talon]

W

[alpine kettle]

R u auto

[cursive sequoia]

niceeee

[vestal sedge]

my school just gave me the transcript which has my grades and stuff... nothing abt the school policy

[cursive sequoia]

well for my school, they have a higher education page with the school info

ask ur high school counselor

[rare bobcat]

w mans

for cs?

[rare bobcat]

dang epic

everyone getting in here

[nimble minnow]

ED?

[rare bobcat]

theres no ed

just priority rd

[alpine kettle]

^

[loud talon]

data science

i didnt apply cs

[rare bobcat]

epic

[vestal sedge]

yea thats the problem... my school is relatively new and I am ig the first one to actually apply to US unis... they focus generally on IITs... thats why im facing issues... when i asked my counsellor abt the profile.. he didnt even know what that was 🤣 ... now i gotta send him the collegeboard guide of making it 💀

[cursive sequoia]

You can only fill out your self reported grade thing or whatever its called in one go