***Official UT Austin Class of 2021 - Admission Decision Thread***

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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College: School of Undergraduate Studies (Undecided)

Stats

ACT: 35
GPA: 3.31 weighted
Rank: Not Reported
Other stats: Big upward trend

Subjective

Essays: 8/10
Teacher Recs: I’m pretty sure they were decent
Counselor Rec: Unsure
Hook (if any): 3 term internship, business owner, plenty of community service

State or Country: Florida
High School Type, Relative Competitiveness (1-5): Private/College Prep (Competitiveness: 5)
Ethnicity: White
Sex at Birth: Male

Other Factors: I can’t honestly believe I got in… I thought I had no chance. Now I just have to make it into Comp Sci…

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Son was accepted to CNS, physics major.

Stats

ACT: 34
SAT IIs: 800 M2, 790 Chemistry, 720 Physics, 750 World History, 700 US History
GPA: 106.208/100
Rank: 4/470

Subjective

State or Country: Texas
High School Type, Relative Competitiveness (1-5): 3 public high school
Ethnicity: White
Sex at Birth: Male

Other Factors:

UIL Math, Science, Number Sense (State level for Science)
TMEA All State Choir - Tenor (pre-area level not state)
NM Commended
AP Scholar with Distinction
Leadership positions - Pres Academic Team, VP Student Senate, VP Choir, Treasurer NHS
Community Service - organized clothes drives, food bank, science museum volunteer, etc.

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If i submitted horrible subject test scores to CNS…will they be considered ?

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General admission for CNS doesn’t take subject scores into consideration, but I’m not sure for honors.

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For a lot of you who applied to BHP, what prompted you to apply to the honors?

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Major: Computer Science, and accepted to Turing. Rejected from BHP with no interview :frowning:
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (M: 800; CR: 800; W: 780)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: Math II: 800; Physics: 800; Chemistry: 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
Weighted GPA: 112.357
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/657
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chinese (5); Calc BC (5); Physics 1 (5); Physics 2 (5); Chemistry (5); World History (5); Computer Science (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Computer Science Independent Study 2, Orchestra, AP English 4, Organic Chemistry, Linear Algebra/AP Macroeconomics, AP Physics C
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No huge awards: TMEA All-State Cellist 11th and 12th grade. Do okay on AMC’s and AIME’s (qualified 3 years) but not USAMO level. 2nd Place Regional UIL Computer Science Contest. National Merit Semifinalist

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Orchestra, 4 years (Historian 11, Vice President 12); NHS, 2 years (Webmaster 12); Austin Youth Orchestra, 4 years; Sharing Music, 4 years (President 11-12)
Job/Work Experience: Interned at Intel Summer 2016
Volunteer/Community service: Perform at nursing home every month (Sharing Music), tech support at local library every 2 weeks.
Summer Activities: iOS App in App Store, volunteered at children’s hospital, Solo Piano Recital 9th and 11th grade
Essays (rating 1-10, details): IDK

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): Math Teacher that I’ve known for 2.5 years (10)
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): English Teacher last year (7? I have no idea)
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 8
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): Boss at Intel (8)
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): Did not receive one

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Don’t remember haha
Intended Major: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflections:
Strengths: Everything test-wise. Interest in CS?
Weaknesses: Don’t know…
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Autoadmit
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred MIT, CalTech and UMich

General Comments (if any): Is my backup school if nothing goes right in March, but I’m glad to get into such a great CS program!!!

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@ryanyz10 congrats! That’s a very impressive resume. Thanks for sharing your stats and good luck with your remaining schools!

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And for those wondering why they didn’t get into BHP, the fact that someone like @ryanyz10 didn’t even get an interview is … interesting.

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@TexasMom2017 I’m guessing it had to do with the major combinations rather than stats. BHP has to be combined with another major in the business school. 3 majors at UT (computer science, BHP, and another business major) is a tough sell for 4 year graduation, and they may have questioned the student’s career goals with that combination. It’s actually not surprising, imo.

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@itsgettingreal17 you may be right about that. I love UT, but in my observation, they lose many of their most promising potential students because they place so many artificial barriers for students with divergent interests (such as CS and business, engineering and fine arts, etc.). UT is losing those students to other impressive schools that are more tolerant (or even encouraging) of such pursuits. I think it’s misguided. Just my own personal opinion. I work in the business world and think it’s a mistake if they are discouraging BHP students from also pursuing CS.

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You will notice on the BHP website that their is a new joint program between Turing and BHP and they are specifically looking for students who plan to double major in Computer Science and Business. They do, indeed, realize the synergies between the two disciplines.

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@CollegeParent123 that’s great - so glad to hear it.

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Indeed, that was the whole reason I applied to BHP. I’m wondering if anyone has gotten into this joint program, as I haven’t heard of anyone. I’m guessing the reason I was denied was a lack of leadership positions.

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Holy cow @ryanyz10 ! Great stats and performance. Very impressive. Congrats - my son was accepted to UT CS too. What part of Tx are you from? Good luck with the other schools.

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@ryanz10 S met several students who were admitted to both BHP and Turing while at an event for admitted BHP students. There is still plenty of time to hear from the programs so sending positive thoughts your way!

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@Tex151 I actually live in Austin now! Thank you, but I feel like I have good stats, and could have tried harder outside of school…

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@CollegeParent123 Already rejected from BHP so no hope there :frowning: but I’m happy with Turing

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@bizaucourant I would be shocked if you don’t get into BHP because you have a lot of leadership and a lot of business related EC’s. They love that! Let us know when you are accepted!

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@ryanyz10 My D did not get in either. I think she’s in the same boat as you, lots of good stats but seems to lack leadership. She has some but not in a business capacity, i.e. DECA, business club, investment stock club, etc.

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In case this is helpful info, neither of my children admitted to BHP had business related leadership. Both had significant athletic accomplishments, were involved in student government and had other unique EC’s… but they never had time in their schedules to take business classes or participate in a business-related EC’s. From our experiences, I believe BHP looks for leadership in any area where the student shows passion and can convey that passion in essays. The more unique their interests, the better,