<p>I understand how competitive the school is. I understand how they must cater to in-state students. I understand the difficulty of getting in anywhere this year.</p>
<p>I have a good SAT but a very low GPA. I explained this in a very detailed essay, talking about the major problems that goes on under my roof. I understood after submitting this that this would (obviously) come secondary to my actual numbers, and my chance was slim. I expected rejection, and although it would hurt, I would be fine with it. </p>
<p>But then, I receive an e-mail from the assistant director of admissions, saying that she thought my essay was very touching and appreciates how it "must have been hard to write". In retrospect, it was just mindless mouth flapping.</p>
<p>I mean, this may sound bitter, but bare with me here. I thought I was getting rejected. Things would have been fine, send me my rejection, it would hurt, I move on. I'm simply not qualified, whether it was in my hands or not. But why give me hope? Why hint at something that did not happen? That's what gets me angry. How can a school compliment an application that they will ultimately toss away? It gets me so mad my fingers are shaking as I type this. All I can think of is, "the nerve...."</p>
<p>I still love UT and will do anything within my power to transfer or go to grad school, as it's my dream and always will be my dream. But they hurt me a lot more than they had to, and that really was the dagger.</p>
<p>Yeah, it was definitely an ******* thing for them to do to lead you on only to reject you in the end. That's just wrong. I know I would be really mad if that happened to me. I actually used one of my essays to talk about my low grades as a freshman, but they never sent me an email or anything like that.</p>
<p>And it seems like all of us got rejected on the same day. I, just like you, will still probably look at UT for grad school when that time comes around. For now though, I just have to look at the schools I got into and decide where I want to go. I'm still waiting on one school but I know I'm going to get a rejection letter from them. I'm probably going to end up at the University of Arizona (whose also in the Elite 8!!!) but I've got a bunch of options and that could change. Where are the rest of you looking at?</p>
<p>Sorry to hear your rejection. How did you find that out? Did they post it
in your web account, or sent you an email, or a letter?? I still have
not received anything from them and am nervously waiting</p>
<p>What is "be a longhorn?" I've been checking mine through utexas.edu check status, is there somewhere it'd be posted sooner? </p>
<p>Sorry you guys/girls got rejected:( I'm obviously still waiting to hear back, but I applied to enough schools that I was bound to get into some. I will probably end up at GA Tech if I don't get into Austin, and maybe even if I do. It depends, but I don't expect i'll be getting into Berkeley because people on this site make it seem nearly impossible:p Take your rejection in stride, go to one of the other schools you picked out and do your absolute best then you will have grad school apps in the bag:D </p>
<p>After careful review of applications from a highly competitive pool, the Admissions Committee at UT Austin is not able to offer you admission at this time. Approximately three times as many students apply each year as we are able to enroll.</p>
<p>they must really be rushing to make the deadline, everybody on here heard in one day. They probably rushed through it, quickly scanned stats, and apathetically gave a decision...IMO</p>
<p>Maybe you can get on a waiting list. Don't know if UT has one, but last years son's friend got on one for Texas A & M and got in about 1 month later. Quite a few 10% kids, currently accepted, don't wind up going there. Be sure to ask about a waiting list even if they don't advertize it.</p>
<p>Also, we heard from a reutable source at UT admissions a month ago that they had been shooting for 3/23/05 as the date to make all the decisions. So I'm not sure the decisions were rushed.</p>
<p>^^ So I could be on the waiting list without being told on the website? I don't want to cling on to false hopes here, but I'll take absolutely any outlet to get in to my #1 school</p>
<p>I tried be a longhorn and it links back to the utdirect site, so i'll just keep going there directly. I will check back later this afternoon again and see if a conclusion is reached and post back when I know anything more. </p>
<p>got rejected too, though they're trying to make me feel better by saying i got into the "CAP" program (i could go to a satellite school for a year and then go to Austin).If they think I'm going to UT Permian Basin or UTEP instead, their crazy.
It sucks, because on paper, I should have gotten in, except for the fact that I'm not in the top 10%. I had really good SATs and essays, was editor-in-chief of the yearbook, and was a Natl Merit Finalist. (A minority student also). But whatever, hopefully I'll get into Vanderbilt.</p>
<p>Wow is everyone here from out of state? I think UT took it's sweet time going over applications for everyone except for the top10% in-state people.</p>
<p>My dad called up the Admissions director, because he was "outraged." And the guy who reviewed my application said that although I went to a hard school, took hard classes, had good SAT scores and was "really creative," that top 10% rule really counts against me. He said last year 60% of the applicants were in the top 10%, but this year it was 80%. He claims getting into the CAP program isn't rejected, but for me it is. The other schools aren't even close to UT Austin.</p>
<p>I'm so sorry, mypetmuffin, I really thought you would get in because it's just plain old wrong to have the asst. admissions counselor email someone, complementing their essay and getting their hopes all up, and then rejecting them like that. Pitt and KU are really good. Have fun and good luck</p>
<p>I got in to the Liberal Arts College, and was rejected from McCombs. Actually when I applied I didn't even know how strong the B-School was. So I'm not really surprised that I got rejected from the B-School, and I don't really care because the ranking is not why I wanted to go there. I was accepted as a Texas Resident, but I live out-of-state. My stats are not even that great actually.</p>
<p>3.4 GPA
1110 SAT
Top 6% (at an academically weak school)
And about 70 hours of Community Service
Average EC's</p>
<p>UT is still at the top of my list though. If I can get housing on campus then I will probably go there.</p>