<p>Just realized I got CAP'd by UT Austin. Honestly, it wasn't that big of a deal since I knew it was going to happen anyways. I checked UTSA's page because I knew that it was the CAP school I wanted to go to and saw that the deadline for scholarships there was February 15. This is what I get for being an idiot and not applying to UTSA earlier...</p>
<p>awh, i’m sorry. there’s obviously nothing i can do to remedy the situation but… i do hope you find other scholarships to help cover costs.</p>
<p>hit up cappex, fastweb, etc!.! i hope you feel better soon.</p>
<p>if it’s any bit of the teensiest consolation… i’ll see you there!</p>
<p>I just missed out on thousands and thousands of dollars just because I was a couple days late :(</p>
<p>I am in the same boat as you. I checked the UT EID today and found out I got CAP’d. It was a bummer but I knew I had a long shot at getting in. I was frusturated because one of my friends who has a much less rigorous high school workload and significantly lower class rank was accepted into UT Austin a few weeks ago. But to add on to the troubles, I was not offered CAP at UTD, which I was planning on doing. I sent an angry email, showing that I met all the requirements and I will most likely petition the decision because I missed the class rank requirement by .0052 percent. To make matters worse, I missed the UTSA deadline for scholarships…</p>
<p>Call them tomorrow; they may cut you some slack.</p>
<p>well my day sucks too.</p>
<p>pretty much, my parents haven’t tried to make me feel better at all. just went on about how it’s my fault i got denied because i screwed up and how since they didn’t save money for me to go to school, i’ll probably have to not only live at home but go to the downtown campus instead of the main campus.</p>
<p>i’ve never been so upset in one day.</p>
<p>@jamtastique: I know EXACTLY how you feel. I got CAPed last year for UT as well AND missed the scholarship deadline by a week. My parents made me feel like *****. But it’s not all bad. I went to a community college for this year, and applied again with a 4.0. From what I’ve heard, I’m pretty much guaranteed my second choice and possibly my first choice. Living at home sucks, but don’t give up hope!</p>
<p>Cheer up, man. I as well as many others were in the same boat last year, and while it does suck to get “rejected” from a school you want to go to there are other opportunities elsewhere. You might end up liking UTSA or wherever you may decide to go… you just have to give it a chance. Worst comes to worst, you just stick it out for a year. To me, this year has passed by far quicker than my high school years. </p>
<p>My parents never explicitly said it was my fault, but they did through subtle hints. I know it’s my fault that I slacked off 9th and 10th grade, and I’m paying the consequences. Parental disappointment does suck, but you are who you are (as cliche as that sounds).</p>
<p>i’m not bummed about UTSA at all, i have friends who plan on going there and i’m not one of those uppity people who thinks UTSA sucks because it’s not ivy-league status.</p>
<p>i’m ****ed because my parents won’t give me ONE DAY to recover from the rejection, because they haven’t been listening to me this whole time (i’ve been talking about CAP for MONTHS and they still thought i had nowhere to go since i got denied), and because they somehow were fine with me staying on campus at UT austin (my dad lives in austin) but i have to stay at home at UTSA.</p>
<p>so i’m not so much complaining that my first year will be at UTSA, but that it’ll suck because i have to stay at home for my first year and my mom and i aren’t exactly cool right now.</p>
<p>sorry, i just needed to vent.</p>
<p>Of all the people in the world that should help you through a rough day, it’s your parents. College appl is so different than when they were our age - it really beats you up. You will be fine, but not today, so give yourself time to let the new dreams form. It’s a real kick in the gut. At least you still can end up with UT on your diploma, it will just be a different way of getting there. I know you wanted to feel like the process was finished and being CAP’d makes you feel like you’re still in the appl process. You’re obviously tough enough to make it work!</p>
<p>jam, I’m sorry your parents weren’t more supportive. I think my 10th grader will be in your shoes, because he has slacked off the last couple of years. From a parent’s perspective, it is SO frustrating to see your child close doors just because he doesn’t feel like working hard! But I will remember what you’ve posted and try to be more understanding when he is applying to colleges.</p>
<p>Pidgin, check with UTSA tomorrow. Before my d got capped two years ago, UT said specifically NOT to apply to UTSA because it could mess up her CAP status. If they are still giving that advice, how COULD you apply for scholarships before a 2/15 deadline?!</p>
<p>hey, jamtastique and pidgin: yeah, i got capped too, but it’s okay because i’m going to A&M. They had already accepted me into my first choice major (Electrical Engineering), so I am ok with it and figure it happened for a reason. Good luck!</p>
<p>yes, keep in mind how many out of state they can take this way (lots of them on here showing accepted), and that means lots of extra money coming in for UT–you know universities are money-making businesses too, so keep that in mind and don’t let it make you feel bad about yourself. Looks like they went for a lot of OOS and non-ranking schools this time. good luck with your back-up!</p>
<p>yes, you do deserve a couple of days to get over it, but you’ll be all right–you sound very positive. Keep up the good attitude!</p>
<p>Maine Longhorn: remember too that your 10th grade might realize more what he’s doing if you find a way to get him a copy of his transcript to see his rank among others in his class
now while there is still some time to salvage grades.</p>
<p>Carolein, we live in the liberal northeast, where a lot of schools, including ours, don’t rank. Can’t hurt the little darlings’ self-esteem!</p>
<p>@MaineLonghorn</p>
<p>of course i have no experience with parenting a 10th grader, but i’ll just imagine your son is who i was sophomore year. creepy, but bear with me.</p>
<p>your schools don’t rank, so i couldn’t mention the rank thing, clearly. but if i knew how much it SUCKS (not stinks, sucks!) to have to stress about getting into my first choice school the first semester of senior year AND be bummed when my peers who aren’t exactly smarter than me get the easy pass, i would’ve changed my tune right then and there.</p>
<p>if your son does continue down the road to becoming me (again, creepy, but i’m making a point) don’t do what my parents did. don’t blame him 100% if he’s not accepted. what my parents don’t understand is how competitive UT is now compared to when they went in what, '82? my stats aren’t great but 30 years ago i’m sure i could’ve gotten in. they think i messed up so badly that i couldn’t even get in. to feel like your parents see you as a complete failure and that you’re too much of a lazy screw up to get into an “easy” school hurts. a lot.</p>
<p>regardless, i wish your son the best. i’m lucky enough to have been in-state and gotten CAP so i’ll be a longhorn in fall 2012.</p>
<p>but for right now… i’m a roadrunner! meep meep!</p>
<p>Yes, Jamtastique, that is exactly the point I’m trying to make–even these 9th/10th graders could see what they are doing to their grades while there is still time to do something about it, they would…more the reason for them to know rank, see transcripts, etc. earlier than mid-junior year which is what happened to my stepdaughter</p>
<p>hey, jamtastique, you said for right now, you’re a roadrunner (UTSA?). That’s cool. I was capped too, but I’m going to go to A&M for electrical engineering, so I’m getting pretty excited now. I think instead of trying to transfer over the next year, I’ll just plan to stay at A&M. 3 of my friends are going to UT and 2 to A&M, so it’s cool. I don’t know about you, but getting capped didn’t bother me as much as I thought it would, guess because I knew I already had the A&M acceptance since early December. Anyway, it’s good to have a plan and get on with everything now.</p>