I qualify for automatic admission and I applied on Aug 3. I was wondering when I would hear a decision response? I applied to the College of Liberal Arts (Government) and listed McCombs as my second choice.
Mid-September you will see a banner at the top of your MyStatus page that says “Congratulations, you qualify for auto admission to the university. We aren’t quite sure about your major yet.” You will find out about your major between late November and February.
Make sure MyStatus says your application is complete.
@gettingschooled Will certain majors take longer to hear back from than others? I applied to the College of Liberal Arts as well, (International Relations and Global Studies). I’m not sure exactly how competitive that major is, but it seems like it wouldn’t take as long to receive a decision from that major as it would for a major like engineering.
I’m in the same boat as you. My application was officially competed on August 1 and I have yet to receive a response or let alone for my application to even say “in review”. The wait is literally driving me crazy :)) . I would love to hear updates on your application! Good Luck!
Two auto admits I know from applying Fall 2016, who applied in early August, received their notification of acceptance on October 2. Both of them received their acceptance to their respective colleges, ChemE and McCombs, the third Friday in February.
Get used to waiting. Unless you are one of a very small group, you’ll be waiting until at least December and then most likely mid-February. Spend the time applying to safeties or merit schools or reaches. Or enjoy senior year.
I looked at last year’s thread and the first auto admit notices (not admission to majors) were posted on September 22 which was the third Tuesday in September and that was consistent with the year before. I wouldn’t expect to hear anything until September 20.
As far as some majors hearing before others- yes very competitive candidates in less competitive majors seem to hear sooner but don’t expect that before late November and then it is a really small group that hears. I’d keep your expectations low and be pleasantly surprised by it happening if it does.