The Official University of Texas Decision Thread - Class of 2015!!

<p>One hasn't been created yet. We already know if you are in-state and top 8%, you were accepted. You can still post, but this is mainly for applicants who did not meet automatic admission requirements and had to get in by review.</p>

<p>Use this format for your post:</p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section):
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] ACT:
[ *] APs:
[ *] IBs:
[ *] GPA:
[ *] Rank:
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app:
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):
[ *] Teacher Recs:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Applied on:
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Delete all the spaces in the bracket.</p>

<p>A few notes: If waitlisted, change decision color to yellow.
If rejected, change decision color to red.</p>

<p>Goodluck!</p>

<p>**Decision: Accepted to Aerospace Engineering in the Cockrell School of Engineering **</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): Superscore- CR 760, M 760, W 770
[</em>] SAT IIs: MII 800, BIO E 680, Lit 780
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] APs: World Hist (4), APUSH (4), Eng. Lit (4)
[<em>] GPA: 4.0, 4.65 (weighted)
[</em>] Rank: 1
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: band (section leader, uni manager); drama club/ITS (secretary, VP), NHS (committee chair), PALs, StuCo (secretary), High School Aerospace Scholars, theater
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: soccer referee, library assistant
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): issue of importance–racism
[</em>] Teacher Recs: several, good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: did not see
[</em>] Applied on: Nov 24
[<em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: TX
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public, rural/suburban, above average
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[li] Gender: female (probably a big help)[/li][/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: It was my first acceptance… I know it was automatic to the university, so that probably doesn’t help much, but I was hoping it could help those of you who are automatic admit but want to know your chances for an engineering major.</p>

<p>post your decisions!</p>

<p>Daughter just logged in to find that she has been accepted into 1ST choice Architectural engineering from her school that does not rank with an assigned ranking by UT of top 11%.She had an unweighted GPA of a 4.1 on a 4.0 scale, and had SAT of 2170 with a 740 on the math section. Her math SAT II level 2 was a 770. So, she is quite thrilled.</p>

<p>How did she get an unweighted 4.1 GPA on a 4.0 scale?</p>

<p>Perhaps I said that wrong. Their highest grade given is a 4.3. Sorry, They are unweighted though.</p>

<p>A simple google search answered my question. From Wikipedia:</p>

<p>The A range is often treated as a special case. In most American schools, a 4.00 is regarded as perfect and the highest GPA one can achieve. Thus, an A, being the prime grade, achieves the mark of a 4.00; for the A+ mark, most schools still assign a value of 4.00, equivalent to the A mark, to prevent deviation from the standard 4.00 GPA system. However, the A+ mark, then, becomes a mark of distinction that has no impact on the student’s GPA. A few schools, however, do assign grade values of 4.33 or 4.30; but the scale is still called “4.0”, because grading scales (or “quality indices”) take their numerical names from the highest whole number.</p>

<p>**Decision: ACCEPTED to Cockrell School of Engineering Arch E **</p>

<p>Note: I am Jvandy’s daughter.</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): (Super Score) M: 740 W: 770 CR: 730 (One Sitting) M: 740 W:700 CR: 730
[</em>] SAT IIs: M2: 770 Lit: 700
[<em>] APs: Eng Comp (5), AP Calc BC (taking in spring), AP Physics (in spring), English Lit (in spring), APAH (in spring), AP Visual Art Portfolio (in spring)
[</em>] GPA: 4.1 out of 4.3
[<em>] Rank: 12 out of 85 (this class is statistically the most competitive to ever graduate from the school… lucky me…)
[</em>] Other stats: … ?</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Harry Potter Club (Treasurer), Girl Scout Assistant Troop Leader, Writing Center Consultant, France Cultural Immersion trip, various others
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Influential Person: Wrote about my great-grandmother and her tough-as-nails attitude/how she influenced me; Issue of Importance: Wrote about bullying and diversity and how those two things relate to each other/ why diversity matters in a community; did not write on Topic C
[<em>] Teacher Recs:
Teacher Recommendation #1: Did not read (school policy)
Teacher Recommendation #2: Did not read.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Fantastic. Quoted a bunch of my teachers’ evaluations of my work, personality, etc. Discussed how involved I am in class discussions, how great my writing skills are, my people skills, etc.
[<em>] Applied on: 11/15/10 (ish)
[</em>] Hook (if any): National Merit Semi-Finalist? I’m about as generic and middle class as they come. No real hooks here.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Texas
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): College Preparatory School; 4 National Merit Semi Finalists and 15 Commended in my graduating class
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations to those who have been accepted, and good luck to those who have not heard!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted to International Relations and Global Studies at the College of Liberal Arts</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 800 CR, 680 M, 750 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 670 US History, 650 Literature
[<em>] ACT: 33 composite
[</em>] APs: US History - 5, Language - 4
[<em>] IBs: None.
[</em>] GPA: 3.8 UW, 3.3778 W
[<em>] Rank: 80/742
[</em>] Other stats: National Merit Commended, Gifted and Talented Program
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Swimming (four years), National Honor Society, French National Honor Society, Spartans Out Serving (community service organization) Model United Nations (treasurer), Photography Club (secretary), French Club
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutor
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): First essay was about my appendix being removed. It was pretty light-hearted and goofy. Second essay was about my mom taking me to school with her when I was a kid. I basically talked about how important it is for inner-city schools (where she worked) to get proper funding. Both were pretty well-received, I suppose, but nothing that special.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: From my AP Lang teacher, probably pretty generous and personal.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: My high school is pretty big, so it was probably rather generic, but my counselor displayed genuine interest in my work with the Special Olympics.
[</em>] Applied on: September 28th, but my transcript wasn’t send until October 28th.
[<em>] Hook (if any): None.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Texas
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): National ranked public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Congrats to everyone who has been accepted, maybe I’ll see you around campus! If you haven’t heard back yet, don’t panic and best of luck!</p>

<p>Jvandy, you say that UT “assigned” her a new ranking since your daughters HS doesn’t rank. Where do you find this?</p>

<p>Accepted to Chemical Engineering in Cockrell School of Engineering
SAT I (by section): 700 CR, 800M, 800W
SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 800 Chemistry, 750 French with Listening
ACT: 33 Composite
AP’s:
World History 5
French Language 5
BC Calculus 5
US History 5
Chemistry 5
English Language 5
GPA: 4.38 Weighted, 3.99 Unweighted
Rank: 1 of 44
Other Stats: National Merit Semi-Finalist, lots of school and state academic awards, AP Scholar with Distinction
ECs listed on app: Varsity Basketball, Varsity Volleyball, Ballet, jazz, lyrical, and modern dance, Student Council President (12) secretary (11), peer leader, community service club, french club, prom committee
Job/Work Experience: Basketball camp counselor, assistant ballet teacher
Essays (subject and responses): Wrote about Barbie as an influential person (how for me it meant lack of conformity) and social networking’s effect on teenage communication skills
Teacher Recs: Didn’t see, sent one from math teacher/basketball coach and one from chemistry teacher/advisor
Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, pretty good though as she interviews us before writing it
Applied on: 11/18
Hook (if any): Lived abroad for 6 years
State or Country: Out of state
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Nationally accredited independent college prep school (small)</p>

<p>@ DFWkidd
I was told that by UT senior admission counselor in a brief over the phone conversation. She said it was derived by UT from information provided by my D’s high school and it was accurate.</p>

<p>@DFWkid, what jvandy said is correct. For all non-auto admits, UT follows an admissions rubric involving a student’s calculated Academic Index (AI) and Personal Achievement Index (PAI). Rank is required to derive the AI, so… </p>

<p>“For students from non‐ranking schools, a rank is estimated using the student’s GPA and grade distributions provided by the schools.”</p>

<p>See the report below and begin reading the discussion An Overview of Freshman Admissions at the University of Texas at page 4. The above quote is excerpted from footnote 6 to “Class Rank” in the AI section of the rubric.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/research/HB588-Report13.pdf[/url]”>http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/research/HB588-Report13.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Hope this helps!</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): Superscore- CR 650, M 770, W 630
SAT IIs: MII 720, Phys 630
ACT: N/A
APs: World Hist (4), APUSH (2), Eng. Lang (4), Psych (4), Phys (3)
GPA: Approx 3.8
Rank: 45
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Select/high school soccer, NHS, Mu alpha theta, excel club, ultimate frisbee club
Job/Work Experience: peer tutor
Essays (subject and responses): issue of importance–sports burnout, person influenced me–mission trip kid
Teacher Recs: none
Counselor Rec: none
Applied on: Nov 7
Hook (if any): none
Location/Person:
State or Country: TX
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public, rural/suburban, above average
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male </p>

<p>I got my 2nd choice major of electrical engineering. I was 1 person out of my schools top 10% as i was 45 of 445ish</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): Superscore- CR 500, M 760, W 530
SAT IIs: MII 770, Phys 580
ACT: 28
APs: Statistics (5)
GPA: 3.92
Rank: 215/1386( approx. 15%)
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: <em>Cheer,DECA, PALs, NHS
Job/Work Experience: waiter
Essays (subject and responses): issue of importance–school
person influenced me-- mom
Teacher Recs: 1/ from an English teacher
Counselor Rec: none
Applied on: Sept. 30
Hook (if any): none</em>
Location/Person:
State or Country: TX

School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):public, nationally ranked, super competitive*
Gender: male</p>

<p>1st choice Mccombs Business School</p>