<p>I think you hear from DS mid-December. If anyone hears from them please post on this thread. Thanks</p>
<p>Good luck on your application! I’m a currently senior in DS so let me know if you have any questions and I’ll try my best to answer them. (It’s finals week so apologies if my answers are slow.)</p>
<p>Is it possible for a transfer student with 58 transferred credits to get accepted? Thanks.</p>
<p>From the DS [Website](<a href=“http://cns.utexas.edu/honors/honors-programs-center/deans-scholars/how-to-apply]Website[/url][quote]Students”>http://cns.utexas.edu/honors/honors-programs-center/deans-scholars/how-to-apply)
Are you still a sophomore? If so, you still have a chance. The deadline is this Sunday and I believe they require a letter of recommendation.</p>
<p>yes. In my application, they consider me as a sophomore. I submit it online on Nov. 30 because they says that the scholarship requires application submitted before December 1st. My math professor has sent her recommendation letter by email to them already.</p>
<p>Do you know about Turing scholars? I ask professor Calvin. He said I can submit my application anytime I want. I’m trying to finish my app as soon as I can.</p>
<p>@frever, When you got DS notice from UT, which one was the earliest among mail, email, phone, and UT’s ststus check web ?</p>
<p>@thanh, unfortunately, I’m not too familiar with the Turing transfer process. But if you intend on getting a CS degree, then Turing would be the best place to be. While DS certainly provides a supportive environment for CS majors, Turing specializes in it. There are only a handful of CS majors in DS whereas, quite obviously, every Turing student is a CS major. This makes for a more cohesive social environment and allows for a more CS-oriented experience. In general, though, if you’re admitted to one program then you’re likely to be admitted to the other – there many students in both DS and Turing.</p>
<p>@Dad2013, I actually transferred into DS from engineering. Sorry, I wish I could answer your question!</p>
<p>I have a couple of questions.
Does UT honors allow a transfer to DS ?
When did you transfer and what are the requirement for the transfer ?
How many are in Deans Scholars each year ?
In what points do you like Dean’s scholar program ?
Were there any disappointments ?
No rush to answer, though.
Thanks a lot.</p>
<p>Thank you for your replies, frever. </p>
<p>When I researched about DS, I really wanted to join in. With 3 years studying in the US, I feel that it is not enough for me to be familiar with US student life. Therefore, I want to participate in DS community in order to have a great studying environment and, also, make friends. It is not only because DS is helpful for CS major or not. I talked about this in my application.</p>
<p>I want to study in Turing program also. I’m trying to finish my application soon. I will talk to advisers about Turing honor when I have a chance.</p>
<p>Oh. I forgot. How did you know that they accepted your application to DS?</p>
<p>Dad2013— My son was invited to join DS as a sophomore. He was invited after his freshman year by his Freshman Research Initiative prof. So, definitely internal transfers are allowed. I think there are about 50 DS per year. My son was admitted to DS but ultimately decided not to participate because he was already getting two degrees (Plan II and Computer Science) and DS added additional requirements on top of that. Basically, adding DS would have delayed his graduation. From what I could tell, DS is very beneficial to those who want to go to medical school and those who want to go into research.</p>
<p>@cpq1xtbu, yes, that’s why my D applied to PlanII and DS as a pre-med path. She already got accepted by PlanII, currently waiting for DS decision. Thanks a lot.</p>
<p>@thanh, they should send you an email.</p>
<p>@Dad2013
Does UT honors allow a transfer to DS? Yes, they [url=<a href=“http://cns.utexas.edu/honors/honors-programs-center/deans-scholars/how-to-apply]do[/url”>http://cns.utexas.edu/honors/honors-programs-center/deans-scholars/how-to-apply]do[/url</a>]. Up to your 3rd semester.
When did you transfer and what are the requirement for the transfer? I transferred my sophomore year. They typically take 2-4 transfers each semester. I believe they only require basic personal information, a short essay, a letter of recommendation and an interview.
How many are in Deans Scholars each year?
About 45 enter as freshman and, after balancing transfer admissions and dropouts, the number tends to stay around 50. Dropouts are hardly ever flunk-outs (I’ve never heard of one). They normally occur because a student realizes they don’t like research or because they transfer to a major outside of the college.
In what points do you like Dean’s scholar program? DS is great for a number of reasons. Priority registration is a <em>big</em> one. Friday lunches, where professors give guest lectures and free food is served, are also great. There’s also the networking aspect of it. Since it’s an honors program it naturally attracts some of the most motivated students in the college – you’d be amazed with what many of them have accomplished. DSers also get their own adviser who consistently pulls strings for us to make sure we get into the classes we want. The degree plan is also more flexible than most because the upper division courses are pretty much left up to the discretion of the student whereas the normal degree plan puts students on a more rigid path. Another big one is the name recognition it gets around campus. For example, it’s often difficult to join a research lab but having the DS name on your resume pretty much guarantees an offer. The list goes on…
**Were there any disappointments?**I’ve only heard and experienced good things with DS, save for one exception: The program tends to attract a nerdier crowd. That’s not a legitimate downside (and it’s not a complete rule – we have a fair number of students involved in greek life), but it is a reputation DS has. </p>
<p>Hope that was insightful! Please ask any more questions if you have them.</p>
<p>Since your child will be pre-med, I should also add that DS <em>purportedly</em> has a 100% medical school acceptance rate. I’ve never heard that statistic officially recognized, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it were true. Among my pre-med friends who are now seniors, most have been accepted to 2+ schools. MCATs from my peers that I have heard are 33-35 (2), 36-38 (4), 39-41 (5) (obvious bias: higher scores probably get self-reported more often). Top-tier research schools also share DS’s love for research. In the last couple years we’ve sent several students to top-tier med schools, including Hopkins (for an MD/Ph.D no less) and Harvard.</p>
<p>@frever, Thanks for your tips on Deans Scholar. I think it works well with Plan II in a pre-med path. :)</p>
<p>I am hoping the DS notifications come out on Monday. Anyone hear anything about HSH or DS. Please post. Looks like BHP, LAH notifications have come out.</p>
<p>When CNS releases the Honors notofication including DS, will the Application Status web be updated ?</p>
<p>From what I heard about last year, they didn’t update my status until way later. Applicants are notified through mail first. I’m not sure though.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info. My daughter doesn’t have to do unnecessary check on the “MyStatus”, while I will continue checking the USPS mail box. :(</p>
<p>I read on the UT Turing Scholars thread that those acceptances went out this past week. My S applied both there and Dean’s. He did not get a letter from Turing, so I’m guessing he’s out of the running for that. 
I am suspicious that the DS letters might have gone out as well. My older S graduated this past May from the DS program, and he received his acceptance on December 11th the year he got in. Maybe it’s later this year since I haven’t seen any posted acceptances on this forum. Of course, it’s also possible that people who have received letters from DS just aren’t on hanging out on CC.</p>