Attended & we’re not Asian 
https://sps.austin.utexas.edu/sites/ut/IRRIS/StatHandbook/IMA_D_DegColAreaLvlGen_2015_AY.pdf
Here is some data about number of students actually graduating with certain degrees, Turing scholars included.
Some Turing scholars drop the program senior year because they don’t want to do thesis, and they are not going to graduate school. Academia pays less than private sector.
About girls and Turing.
Girls in Turing should have very thick skin and not be easily intimidated, or they will not be happy. For girls it is not just about academics, it is about certain emotional pressure. Not everyone can deal with it.
Turing scholars usually have special priority events with employers before the job fairs, but so do WICS (women in CS).
Turing scholars have priority registration for classes, but so do any Honors students, for example Polymathic scholars.
Turing scholars usually get more lucrative summer jobs, internships and job offers, but it is mostly because they have much better experience and PROJECTS to compare with students who did not take CS classes in HS. The gap freshman year can be huge.
@Ya Ya, I was looking at that site above for graduating data and have a question. On that information, the number of degrees by year is 200 or less even though I know the class size for CS is close to 400. I get that information from the ASEE website which actually reported close to 400 degrees conferred. Do you why the above site is so different than ASEE?
I don’t know, I have never looked at ASEE data. Where can I find it?
At UT Austin you can study Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cockrell, and it’s more hardware, or Computer Science at CNS, it is more software. Some classes are the same or almost the same.
UT site says that in 2015 there were 149 Electrical and Computer Engineering graduates (136 male, 13 female)
CNS has different data for Computer Science and Computer Sciences. I don’t know why.
2015:
Computer Science: 315 CS (266 male, 49 female), 2 CS Honors (2 male), 6 CS Integrated program (4 male, 2 female). 10 Turing scholars (7 male, 3 female)
Computer Sciences: 56 CS (45 male, 11 female), 3 CS Integrated program (3 male).
392 total (327 male, 65 female)
@“Ya Ya” , the site is:
The CNS data is much closer than the info provided by the site you quoted which is good. I was thinking that half or more of the class was being weeded out. Its just strange.
http://profiles.asee.org/profiles/6848/screen/21?school_name=The+University+of+Texas+at+Austin
It says: “1The program is outside the engineering school/college and is not included in the totals.”
It must be CNS, and the numbers are close.
UT doesn’t weed out. People drop because program is too difficult for them (IF they can get into the program in the first place)
But UT has BA and BSA degrees, they are easier than BS, less Math & Science, minor in non-STEM area.
Hi!! yeah!!! I did better on my other SAT once I retook it, and have perfect scores on SAT II’s… But I didn’t submit any of these to UT because I was auto-admit… I still haven’t submitted any of my better scores to UT…
Yeah, I don’t know know why my SAT was so low(maybe because I have put 0 hours into studying for it?? Idk)… And no, AP tests are just easy and content driven, so as long as u study a little, u can expect a 5 on those tests…
Wow… Ur son must have been at the front of the room or something… this would explain why he failed to notice his surroundings…
or, ur son was so excited that he simply didn’t care about the other students(ur son did say “he wasn’t really paying attention”)…
There definitely were too many Asians… (I am an Asian, too!!! lol)
I was! I was expecting a diverse bunch of out-going students… And also more girls…
More girls would be in Nursing and Education. 
For outgoing CS students here is Lambda Alpha Nu (founded in 2015)
http://texaslan.org/
https://www.facebook.com/texaslambdaalphanu/
https://utexas.collegiatelink.net/organization/texaslambdaalphanu
Facebook pictures have some girls. There are definitely some Asian faces.
PODs are fun too.
https://www.cs.utexas.edu/undergraduate/student-engagement-and-support/360-connections/cs-pods
Thank you so much for taking the time to research and post this!
The pods seem interesting!!!
I am not out-going enough to join a fraternity though… Since I was accepted to Turing, I, too, am a nerd to an extent… By out-going, I didn’t really mean like drinking out-going, but more simply people who also are interested in discourse/debate in the humanities with other students…
I wanted students who possessed an intellectual vitality to appreciate history, literature, international diplomacy, and social studies equally as much as CS. I wanted students with a wider interest…
(Don’t say Plan II!!! I missed the friggin’ deadline!!! :()
At Turing, everyone seemed pegged to the STEM, which is certainly fine… it shows their dedication and commitment…
I, on the other hand, believe that the humanities have stuff to teach that is equally as valuable as CS… Heck, I don’t even have a research paper in CS… but I have quite a few papers in History…
Also, about your money thing about going to Stanford and other top schools, I would like to offer another perspective.
Some people like me probably don’t obtain happiness through the tangibles. There is so much more to life than that kind of transient happiness that money can buy you. I would happily go to Stanford and graduate $300k in debt if I could have their well-rounded(in the humanities and STEM) and fast-paced(they have quarters, and you end up taking 12 more classes than you would under the traditional semester system) classes… The culture there is also really awesome… a really diverse bunch of people… Certainly not racially and sexually skewed…
In addition, Stanford students seem less nerdy, too… they seem to have more jocks…
I am definitely not saying UT is bad… I am simply saying that UT is too in for merit; schools like Stanford have a healthy balance between merit and diversity… I like the latter, but I can see why most people in this forum are in for the former… because most of you guys are relatively well-off, you don’t understand that those who are less well-off have more obligations that they need to cater to(like work, cooking, cleaning, laundry…), and this presents an impediment because you now have less time to discover a passion. When schools like UT consider applicants entirely based on merit, less well-off applicants have a lesser shot of being accepted… Whereas schools like Stanford consider applicants’ personal context very carefully(although they still only accept about 15% Pell Grant recipients)…
I mean, we are human beings and will thus axiomatically have different opinions… this is just what I believe…
UT is certainly GREAT!!! TURING is GREAT too!!! Just not a fit for me… I kinda(just a lil bit) wish I wasn’t accepted because I am so friggin’ hesitant to change my major… I mean, I wanna switch to biochem or bio… but I can’t because my honors status will drop… hhhhhhh… oh… Even if I could retain the honors status, the INTERNSHIPS and CHALLENGING CLASSES makes me loath to drop Turing… Why did pro. Lin accept me? My resume sucks…
Thanks for letting me whine guys! I owe u guys one! I’ll listen to you guys whine so please whine in reply!!!
I understand you are venting but:
Why would you still be considering attending a University where you have such strong feelings that is not right for you? If you have other options that you think you will be happier with, make that choice.
@peanut10 The Turing reception really did not provide a ton of time for admitted students to interact with one another. If you had a chance to meet and get to know my son (who is not Asian, by the way) you would find that he has extremely diverse interests and loves art, history, politics, etc. It is hard to judge a group after only interacting with them for a brief time. I agree with @bookmom7 and that if you really feel out of place and are convinced that UTCS is not right for you, then you should go ahead and move on with one of your other options. Also, stop feeling unworthy of your acceptance! You were chosen for a reason. It wasn’t a mistake. Take pride in your accomplishments and stop comparing yourself to other admittees. Everyone there offered something unique that they could bring to the program. So did you!
^^^
Ditto
As I have posted before, we are also not Asian 
In addition, my son is very interested in languages, music- improvisation, poetry & politics (very excited to vote this year!) along with his love for computer science & science.
Sounds like you may have just had a brief glimpse of what your interactions with others in Turing may be like.
Again, I hope that you make the decision that is best for you & your future.
Also not Asian. My son likes languages and linguistics in addition to math, computer science, physics and chemistry. He is not that political of a person, but he has an interest in equality of access and civil rights. But, you would have to get to know him to know these things about him – he is not going to come right out and wham you with all his interests on first meeting.
But it’s great you have options and you really should choose the place/university that you feel will best serve your needs. Four years is a long time to be miserable.
Daughter
2240 (800m,720r,720w)
Act comp: 34
Gpa 5.0 w
Rank 7/970
Great recs and essays
Strong Leadership and 4 yr commitment to a Non CS EC
2 cs classes and some competitive programming exp
Auto admit Tx
White female
Awaiting other results before making final decision
At the reception, they said scholarship award winners would receive notifications by mail throughout March. Have any of you received anything?
Good question @cc1689 - I had wondered the same thing.
My son has not recieved anything yet. I have heard from several current Turing Scholars that CNS does not have the same monetary resources for scholarships as the engineering school does and that many of the Turing Scholars do not recieve any scholarship offers. Getting some extra money would be nice, but the benefits of the program definitely more than make up the cost. Turing Scholars that take internships in the summers typically earn more than enough to cover their yearly tuition expenses while gaining valuable real-world experience. It is a fantastic program, especially for in-state students.
D got scholarship notice couple of weeks ago from cns/turing