Another chances post but with an interesting twist...

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>So my stats are bad:</p>

<p>SAT: 1330 (660V, 670M)
GPA: 2.84 uw, 3.57 w
EC: very good (but many have to do with being conservative, I hope UT isn't bias, I hear it's very liberal)
Essays: Very good</p>

<p>So here I am, thinking of a very very low chance. I'm from out of state (NJ) and am applying to Liberal Arts & Sciences.</p>

<p>I get an interesting e-mail. First off, let me say one of my essays is very personal about family issues, hoping to rectify my GPA. While it is 100% true, I didn't think it would mean jack, considering the essay topic and all of the people that probably have (fake or not) stories.</p>

<p>The assistant director of admissions e-mailed me and said "Your essay about your **** was very well written and it must have been very difficult for you to write about."</p>

<p>I thought that was very interesting. Would they try to give me such hopes if they planned to reject me. I haven't received a decision yet. Wouldn't it be very uncommon for a school of so many applicants to get a letter specifically pertaining to their essay? Has this happened to anybody else?</p>

<p>I'm hoping this is a sign of good things, considering the things I wrote about, I deserve a better chance then my raw stats. </p>

<p>I continue to hear rumors that Texas couldn't care less about essays. I guess all I can do now is hope for the best; The anxiety is overwhelming.</p>

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<p>I honestly don't know, but I suspect that even assistant admission directors are people, too, and you never know when something's going to touch them and make a difference. Good luck.</p>

<p>I am reliably informed that they do care about bad or slip shod essays, btw.</p>

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<p>people like to think that UT is very stats-driven, but the honest truth is (i asked an admissions director) its all 50/50. 50% is academic, 50% is just plain old who you are. i'm not particularly smart, i guess i'm kind of known as the dumb "pretty girl" but i just made it clear the type of person that i am, what i stand for, and what i can bring to the University and i got in. Don't get discouraged over all these admissions rumors that people have on UT (there are sooo many of them!), i did, and i ended up worrying for no reason. You'll get where you need to be. I wish you good luck!</p>