@qwertyuiopp1 Me too! I got into Penn State and I’m waiting to hear back from Bing. Praying on texas though
Applicant from Maryland here. I was accepted to McCombs for Undecided Business!!! Still waiting for BHP news. I received a email saying that there was a message on My Status and I looked and I was accepted!!! I applied a couple of weeks ago, so I was surprised that I was accepted so early. Good Luck to everyone!!
Curious as to when your email went out and what your quick stats were? Thx
With the rank I sent to UT in early September, I was one person out of top 8%. I was just curious as to if I send an updated rank that includes all of my first semester courses where I am in the top 8% will they consider it all? or just be irritated that i’m sending extra paper work past the deadline?
@qwertyuiopp1 Of all the colleges see my suggestion (may vary by major)
Penn State University Park, - Good School - Good change of getting in
SUNY Binghamton, - Same as above
Indiana University Bloomington (accepted), - It is a vary good school…may vary by major
Fordham, (rejected),
Hofstra, - I do not know much
Notre Dame. - It is a reach.
@loop2loop I got the email Thursday night. Quick stats:
- 2150 SAT (2110 one sitting)
- #1 in class, 5.46 weighted gpa (my school ranks based on weighted)
- Lots of ECs, some that were really unique
- Jewish (Doesnt really matter at schools in Maryland/Northeast, but I dont think there are a lot of Jews at Texas)
@loop2loop. There is a healthy, active Jewish community at Texas. I’m graduate and my daughter recently accepted oos. Just FYI
Oops. Reply meant to be for @happyhappy123
Accepted (not auto)
College of Natural Sciences
Stats:
SAT: did not submit but I got a 2040
SAT IIs: Biology E- 720, Biology M- 700, Math Level One- 730
GPA: 5.34 Weighted
Rank: N/A
Other stats: ACT w/ writing- 34
Subjective:
Essays: Pretty good
Teacher Recs: Amazing
Counselor Rec: Pretty good
Hook (if any): pretty good debater?
Location/Person:
State or Country: TX
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Mixed (Asian/European)
Gender: Female
Other Factors: In HOSA and Multicultural Awareness Council
General Comments: I also applied for the DS program, the Plan II Honors and Presidential Scholars programs. Still waiting to hear back on those…
@bk1366, yeah I guess I’m becoming very impatient. I’m so curious as to how these schools are selecting the applications and deciding which students have been accepted. It seems so random, which is the aggrevating part.
@qwertyuiopp1 Actually it is very logical. They have a fomula. Below is the defn
The Academic Index (AI) is determined by a multiple regression equation utilizing a high school percentile derived from an explicit class rank and class size [1-(class rank/class size)]*100, and verbal, math, and writing test scores from the ACT Assessment or the SAT Reasoning Test. The equation produces a predicted freshman year grade point average.i
The Personal Achievement Index (PAI) is UT Austin’s holistic approach to admissions. Admissions officers are trained each year to conduct comprehensive reviews of every completed application. All applicants are required to submit two essays. They are encouraged to include a resume detailing their civic and academic activities during their high school years. The resume, including letters of recommendation and all other items an applicant chooses to include, is then reviewed and scored on a scale of 1-6.
For example the Business School AI Calculation
Business – SAT Model
-2.668 + (SAT M * .002) + (SAT W * .001) + (HSR * .032) + (SAT CR * .001)
Hope this helps.
What are my chances for Mccombs? I am auto admit and I have a very high GPA but an ok SAT score.
College: Mccombs School of Business
Stats:
SAT: 1780 (610 R, 610 W, 560 M)
GPA: 4.3 W and 3.9 UW
Rank: 13 out of 617 (Top 2.1% Auto Admit)
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: Good. Probably a 7 out of 10
Teacher Recs: Good. One from a very profdesional English Teacher and another (more personal) one from my Golf Coach.
Counselor Rec: 7 out of 10
ECs:
President of several clubs including Law Enforcembt Club, NTHS, FBLA, and PTSA
Member of NHS, Stuco, and several clubs/ organizations on the city wide and regional level outside of school
Varsity golf
VERY Active in general.
State or Country: Texas
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: Male
@bk1366 thanks so much! That really helps. Really gives me a better idea as to how they view my application. Just hope all my efforts were enough
Accepted - Undecided for School of Communications
Stats:
SAT: didn’t send
SAT IIs: didn’t send
GPA: 4.0 UW
Rank: school doesn’t rank
Other stats: ACT 34
Subjective:
Essays: meh. Did them at midnight.
Teacher Recs: One very good rec.
Counselor Rec: Didn’t send.
Hook (if any): Nope.
Location/Person:
State or Country: California
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Other Factors:
General Comments: 3 APs 1 Honors this year, California Scholarship Federation member, Latin Club Vice President, member of Dance Department for 3 years, write novels in my free time, volunteered at summer camp over the summer. Nothing too flashy.
I’m surprised at how fast the decision came out, considering I applied November 29th.
@meliwazhere Congrats! Did you get accepted TODAY? Just wondering if there are decisions coming out today. Thanks!
Hey guys, what are my chances for McCombs? I’m an OOS Asian female and I REALLY want to get into UTexas
SAT: 2230
GPA: 3.55 UW (we only go by UW)
—Very low, I know, but this year it’s much higher- I’m at a 3.85 or so—
APs: European History, Psychology, Chinese, U.S. History, English composition
Senior year APs: Physics B1, Calc BC, English Literature, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Spanish Literature
ECs:
President of 2 clubs at school- not going to go into specifics but I’ve been really involved in them all four years
Started own organization four years ago
Varsity swim team- 3 yrs and captain
FBLA locals: 1st place entrepreneurship
FBLA States: 4th place e- commerce
Math fair- silver metal
NYU TCS competition- finalist
400+ hrs of volunteer hours- playing piano at residents home
VEX competitions- made it to states SO FAR… hoping to go farther
Misc. international music competitions
Teachers/GC Recommendations: 8ish/10
Essays: hmm… 8ish/10
Other colleges I’ve applied to:
Binghamton (accepted)
Fordham (accepted)
NYU Tandon (accepted)
SUNY Buffalo (accepted)
Northeastern (accepted)
University of Virginia
Cornell University
University of Chicago
University of California, Berkeley
@COLLEGE1357911 The only thing that could even potentially hurt you is the GPA. It’s not even a bad GPA, but obviously McCombs is one of the best Business Schools in the Country and very hard to get into. The difficulty to get into McCombs and Cockrell, for both in and out of state, is makes UT seem like such a hard school to get into. You have a good chance tho.
My daughter is auto admit and confirmed for Biology, Got admission for Plan 2 and waiting on Dean’s. I know 2 kids got their decision as well. One Engg Hons(Chem Engg+40k scholarship from UT) and plan 2, one BHP. All three have ACT 35+, ranked 3,4 and I think 14. All three are National Merit Semi’s and other good stuff like SAT math 800, bunch of APs… My son is a sophomore and in plan 2 and ECE honors. He got his scholarship and honors decision in March of 2014. I can tell based on my past experience you all need to wait until March for scholarships. Some may get early and some little later. I do not see any rationale but who knows. My son got a good 48K scholarship from UT. Do not loose hope, stay positive and of course there is lot of competition out there.
@sunbeams Sorry for the late response. Decisions came out online on December 18th. Didn’t get mailed until the 21st I think.
College: Cockrell School of Engineering (Mechanical)
Stats:
SAT: 2080 (780:M, 660:R, 640:W)
ACT: 33 Composite, 33 in every section
SAT IIs:
GPA: UW: 3.67
Rank: 167/621
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: pretty good, had them looked at by an ex-rice admissions officer, and several teachers. (8 or 9 out of 10)
Teacher Recs: Really good, almost certainly had an excellent one from my previous math teacher.
Counselor Rec:
Hook (if any): State swimmer
Location/Person:
State or Country: Texas
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Other Factors: Born in the UAE, English citizenship, green card, moved to several different countries, over a hundred hours of volunteering, several jobs and a year long laboratory internship in my senior year with a high end multi billion dollar oil company. Taking all AP classes senior year, except for swimming. Did swimming all four years, and varsity for all four years.
General Comments: Also taking BC Calculus AP, and AP Physics C.