<p>To give you a little hope, my son didn’t hear about honors or scholarships until the early spring. </p>
<p>He was sluggish but not late in getting his app in, heard about admission right away, then nothing for a long time. He, too, was a very strong candidate so I didn’t worry until he reported his peers had all heard about honors.</p>
<p>I’m not 100% certain about this, but I believe that when my older son got in and went to the DS reception (which was also the day he interviewed for scholarships), not all acceptances had gone out at that point. I’m guessing, though, that the people who got accepted after that point might not have gotten merit aid. Then again, there could have been another reception day for the later acceptances that we didn’t know about because there would have been no reason for us to know. I realize that this is all vague info and also based upon the way it was 4 years ago, but I thought I’d put it out there for what it’s worth.</p>
<p>Got my email today informally informing about this good news. The CNS Honors accepted student event is on campus on Friday, February 7th, 2014. Feeling great :-)</p>
<p>yetanotherid:</p>
<p>Does this mean you got into DS today as well as being invited to the CNS honors day?</p>
<p>cdkmom: Correct. This is the email I got today afternoon :
Dear <name>
An official letter was just placed in the mail, but I wanted to informally share the good news as soon as possible. Congratulations! You have been admitted to the College of Natural Sciences Dean’s Scholars Honors Program at the University of Texas at Austin. Your official offer letter should arrive within a few days explaining all that the program has to offer. In the meantime, feel free to visit the program’s website or reach out to me with any questions or requests.
I also wanted to let you know we will be hosting a CNS Honors accepted student event on campus on Friday, February 7th, 2014. Mark your calendar and plan to be at the University of Texas at Austin from 9:30am-3:00pm if you’re available at that date. A more detailed invitation with RSVP instructions will be sent out shortly to both you and your parents.
I am here as a resource to help you decide if the prestigious Dean’s Scholars Honors Program will be your undergraduate home for the next four years of your life. Congratulations again and I hope to meet you soon.</name></p>
<p>Congratulations yetanotherid! That is great. Still nothing for my S. Doesn’t look like it’s going to happen if he’s missed out on another wave of acceptances.</p>
<p>My S received the same email yesterday afternoon.</p>
<p>Congratulations, yetanotherid !!! 
My daughter is not in this DS release wave. If this is the final release, she didn’t get it. I was too much confident on her GPA/SAT/ECs. And so there is no strong justification for her to be a Longhorn. :(</p>
<p>Congrats to your S, sequoia8. Do you mind sharing the high points of his stats with the rest of us still hoping to hear something?</p>
<p>By the way, when did you submit DS honor application ? I’d like to check if the release wave is based on submission date or else.</p>
<p>I submitted October 13th</p>
<p>I submitted 11/7, so I don’t think submission date is part of it.</p>
<p>I read in the thread during the invitationals for DS there will be interviews for merit scholarships. I got the official mail today but there is no mention of interviews. As DS should i expect any merit aid ?</p>
<p>Got this email a couple of days ago! I can’t wait till the campus visit day! :D</p>
<p>Good afternoon,</p>
<p>Congratulations again on your acceptance into the College of Natural Sciences Dean’s Scholars Honors Program. This is a friendly reminder about our on-campus DS visit day on Friday, February 7th. Please take a moment to RSVP on-line using the CNS Honors Event Response Form. Please accept or decline this invitation by no later than Monday, February 3rd so that we can plan accordingly.
The event will take place from 9:30am – 3:00pm. Throughout the day you will get the chance to visit classes, tour research labs, meet current honors students, chat with faculty, see honors dorms, and more. I hope you will consider attending this event.
If you are unable to make it to campus on February 7th, we will be hosting an additional event in early April. We are also happy to set up an individual visit to campus for you on a date of your choice. If possible, please allow two weeks advanced notice for individual campus visit requests.
Feel free to reach out with any questions and I look forward to seeing you on campus soon.</p>
<p>Sincerely,
Melissa </p>
<p>I can’t believe I got in when people with perfect SATs didn’t. Here are my stats:
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2130
ACT: 32
SAT II: 660 Math II, 700 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 51/587
Academic Awards: AP Scholar with Honor</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Honors Band, Science Club, Waffle Club (Treasurer), Gay-Straight Alliance
Job/Work Experience: Wendy’s
Volunteer/Community service: CAMP CAMP
Summer Activities: Band Camp
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 6
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 7</p>
<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School: Westwood High School
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100,000 - 200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>
<p>@mj, Congratulations !!!</p>
<p>Thanks! Any news on your D?</p>
<p>Has anyone got a location or agenda for the Friday, 7th DS Visit day from the school ?</p>
<p>Accepted this morning to DS, invited to the CNS event in April</p>
<p>Absolutely hate it that the event got cancelled because of inclement weather and I didn’t see any ice anywhere <em>sigh</em> X( </p>
<p>Anybody know when any of the DS will be notified of any scholarships , if any . I couldn’t find any timeline from prior year’s threads.</p>