<p>My top two colleges, The University of Arkansas and The University of North Texas, don't require application essays. My other 3 choices would be The University of Texas (which I'm positive I can't get into), Texas A&M (which would be too conservative for me), and Southwestern (which I feel would be too small) but I felt like I was supposed to apply to more colleges than just two. I can automatically get into both Arkansas and North Texas so I'm not worried about not being accepted.</p>
<p>I haven't really started any of my essays, but if neither of my top two college choices require essays, should I torture myself writing essays for schools I'm not even going to attend?</p>
<p>Well I dunno the basis of how you think you can get into colleges already, but if it is solid, then if you don’t want to, you don’t have to.</p>
<p>But think about it like this, because of your top choices, you already will have more free time then alot of other peers who will be writing tons of essays. Why not then focus on UTexas, spend alot time on that one essay, and see how it goes? Its not like you are losing anything, and you might end up going to a very good school. It would be a worse for you to regret not trying then to put in the few days it would take to write an essay, and writing essays for just one school shouldnt be too bad.</p>
<p>The schools state the minimum requirements for automatic admission and I surpass those, so I should be admitted automatically.</p>
<p>As for UT, I would go there in a heartbeat, but given that I’m not even the top half of my class (my school is full of geniuses, I swear) and the system that allows students in the top 10% to be automatically admitted into any public university (80% of UT is made up of those students), my chances are pretty much non-existent. If my essay had enough of an impact to get me in I would write it, but I think even a killer essay can’t get me in.</p>
<p>Renco,
It’s always worth applying to UT if that’s where you really want to be, college applications shouldn’t be something you look back and wonder “what if” about. </p>
<p>I am of course glad to hear you have Arkansas in your top picks (both as an alum and a recent employee of their admissions office ). One thing worth considering is the scholarship applications at Arkansas and (I’m assuming) UNT that will require essays, resumes, etc. You may not have to submit those kinds of materials for admissions, but depending on your stats, you may be competitive for scholarships at both schools. Arkansas has the non-resident tuition award that is automatic, but no regular academic scholarship is automatic, and you’ll want to put some time into developing that essay/resume, so you may not get off without writing any essays. Depending on stats, you might be competitive for their fellowships (awarded through the Honors College) too, but those will require a bit more material and a personal interview (if invited, of course). </p>
<p>I didn’t even consider scholarships! (Just shows I still have quite the process left). Now that I think about that I realize that I gotta just do it and write them. Thanks, Matt, for the very good advice.</p>
<p>You’re very welcome, I’m glad it helped. My time is limited these days, but if you have any other questions (or need scholarship application tips ), let me know.
-Matt</p>
). One thing worth considering is the scholarship applications at Arkansas and (I’m assuming) UNT that will require essays, resumes, etc. You may not have to submit those kinds of materials for admissions, but depending on your stats, you may be competitive for scholarships at both schools. Arkansas has the non-resident tuition award that is automatic, but no regular academic scholarship is automatic, and you’ll want to put some time into developing that essay/resume, so you may not get off without writing any essays. Depending on stats, you might be competitive for their fellowships (awarded through the Honors College) too, but those will require a bit more material and a personal interview (if invited, of course). </p>
), let me know.