University of Texas at Austin Class of 2023 Admissions

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@Nomatter “not unless the ‘dream’ was to be able to, at some point in the future, brag about attending an ivy on a internet forum to anonymous people who by and large don’t really care, as the pinnacle of success.”

I may be misinterpreting your comments…are you suggesting that Ivy parents only ratiionale for sending their kids to as you describe “prestige schools”, is to brag? Not taking anything away from UT (or any other school), but there is an argument to be made that elite schools offer some unique opportunities and advantages to their students. We can agree to disagree but don’t disparage the decision to go to a super elite as simply one of parental vanity. That sort of generalisation isn’t fair to the kid or the parent.

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@Riversider, but we’ve already explained this. New spots don’t open up. UT accepted 19k students last year to enroll fewer than 9000. They announced that this year their acceptance total will be 17k.

Either you don’t understand how this process works or you do and you’re simply posting to show off. There is no value in your “reminder” that lots of kids won’t slum it at UT/eyeroll.

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@riversider @Meadow530 is correct. Once UT gives all of its decisions in the upcoming weeks, that’s it. There’s no “waitlist”. Their decision process is over.

Also in reading some of your posts I would add that it is not ALL about where one attends, it is about what they do with that degree. A top tier school is not the be all to end all. I know plenty of people who attended prestigious schools and today have nothing to show for it. I also know plenty of people who went to lower tier schools for financial reasons because they didn’t want to take loans out and have done quite well for themselves. You cannot lump everyone in the same category. If prestige is that important to someone and they get no $ then they can take out loans if they don’t want to go to what you view as a lower school.

My OOS daughter will be attending McCombs. It is likely she will not be receiving any financial aid or scholarship. Regardless of Texas being a public university, and the fact that she could have gone to what you perceive to be a more prestigious school, she will get a phenomenal education at McCombs and I am not at all bothered by her choice to go there over what someone may view as more prestigious. It’s not all in the name.

Also, one problem with Texas decisions is that they all come out before the RD date for the Ivies so they know they will lose a bunch of people at that time but you can’t be holding any of those currently as you would just be waiting and my understanding is that Cornell doesn’t send likely letters until about 14 days before RD unless they’ve changed it and even then it’s not a sure thing as this year like Texas, they are taking a lot less students and only for a few majors do they even send those letters.

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Do you think we could all just stop engaging with the @riversider posts and refocus on why we are even on CC? This is getting a little ridiculous and most of us just want to know when decisions are out and who is/isn’t getting in and other relevant information. If the discussion needs to continue perhaps form a new topic?? (Not wanting to be rude or anything.)

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Just got rejected from cofa. heart broken

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My son got CAP from COFA, AET major. We’re happy with that, we’ll miss him like crazy, but next year, HOOK EM!!

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My daughter got CAP for Architecture. They have given a choice of UT Arlington or UTSA. Need to look at others before making a decision. Any input of CAP for architecture will helpful.

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@bk1366 Under my son’s CAP agreement, it showed UTSA and UT Arlington were full already, so he accepted UT Tyler.

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@HopefulMom629 Thanks. My daughter has only UTA and UTSA options. It looks like based on my reading on CAP it may not work for my daughter even if she gets into it. She has 30 Hrs of credit via AP and Dual Credit. All the course mentioned in CAP are already taking or will get credit. Maybe one or two but sure there are not sufficient course to fill in 30 hrs. On top of it, if she takes CAP she will lose AP credit (I need to do more research on this).

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OOS, just denied from Architecture. Pretty sad about that, especially after the agonizing wait.

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UTA has a very good, and underrated, architecture program that focuses on rigorous fundamentals of space and composition in beginning design. A good basis from which to establish a base of spatial language that will prepare one for UT Austin’s program. I don’t know how CAP works with architecture to be truthful, because the B Arch program has a very precise design sequence. I do also know that some students have transferred in from UTSA and have done well.

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@corbu1 Thanks

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I’m a bit confused. If someone could help me out. I auditioned/applied for BFA in acting I’ve been CAP’d, I’m confused as to what I’ve been CAP’d for, because there is no COFA in the CAP program, only liberal arts? So what does this mean? I’m confused as to why I was CAP’d instead of being fully rejected considering my intended major isn’t even offered in this program?

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@bk1366 I am a UTA alum 95’ and I always heard how about the good reputation of the architecture program there and agree with @corbu1

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I may be misinterpreting your comments…are you suggesting that Ivy parents only ratiionale for sending their kids to as you describe “prestige schools”, is to brag? Not taking anything away from UT (or any other school), but there is an argument to be made that elite schools offer some unique opportunities and advantages to their students. We can agree to disagree but don’t disparage the decision to go to a super elite as simply one of parental vanity. That sort of generalisation isn’t fair to the kid or the parent." ~Nocreativity1

@Nocreativity1 There’s no disagreement at all, because you are misinterpreting my comments. I didn’t even remotely say or suggest that vanity is the only reason that a parent (or a student for that matter) would aspire to an elite school. I’m addressing (in context of this thread) two statements by @Riversider:

  1. “After all the hard work your kid did at school and you did at earning/saving to be in a better position to support them, saying no to their dream colleges and forcing them to go to free lower tier colleges hurts,” and 2) “It’s demoralising to spend precious hours of their teen years hoping to attend some top school then going to local state school while watching your friends happily hoping towards top schools.”

I’m saying that this is a thread about UT admissions for the undergrad class of 2023. I’m saying that UT will offer any student a great education, and afford them many opportunities. I’m saying that fit (including academic and financial) matters. I’m saying that many students work hard, and achieve high, some higher than others. Still, no student, in context of college admissions, should adopt the idea that their efforts entitle them to a place at an expensive private elite school that they cannot afford (and for which need based aid won’t close the financial gap for them). Nobody is entitled to a spot at a private university. If the student is unable to attend “Prestigious U” (prestige being determined by the student and parent), all is not lost. Here is exactly what I said, in its entirety:

“It’s not a travesty, and futures aren’t lost or jeopardized, if a great student gets a great education at UT, instead of private “Prestige University”. Parents aren’t saying “no to their kids’ dreams” by saying, “We can’t afford that price point”. Well, not unless the ‘dream’ was to be able to, at some point in the future, brag about attending an ivy on a internet forum to anonymous people who by and large don’t really care, as the pinnacle of success.” ~nomatter

What that means is that, outside of the feelings of disappointment that are a normal part of high stakes college admissions, it is not a travesty, dreams will not go unfulfilled, and high achieving students will still get what they need and thrive if their parents can’t or won’t afford tuition at “Prestige U”. IF the goal was to get a great education (an in the context of this specific thread), then UT, as the presumable match or safety of a student who applied and was accepted, will offer a high performing student opportunities to blossom. IF the goal was only to be able to put a notch on a post, “I went to an elite private university” as opposed to getting a great education, then UT cannot and will not scratch that itch. Success, for the student, won’t be determined by name brand, unless (for the student) name brand was the only benchmark.

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@Nomatter “. I’m saying that UT will offer any student a great education, and afford them many opportunities. I’m saying that fit (including academic and financial) matters. I’m saying that many students work hard, and achieve high, some higher than others”

Thank you for clarifying and providing context. I completely agree with your comments above.

Congratulations to all those accepted to UT!!

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@birdbird512, you are right, by being CAPed you are only guaranteed a spot in COLA not COFA. There are 2 paths for you. One is to find another school good in COFA (I’m thinking UNT) and go there. From there, you could try to transfer to UT COFA after a year. If the transfer doesn’t work out, at least you are at a good school to complete your degree. You can do CAP at another UT school, probably right now UT Tyler, UT Permian Basin or UTEP and then transfer to UT COLA and then try to do an internal transfer to COFA. Personally, I think the first choice is better unless going to UT is more important than the degree that you get.

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Bhp rejected while general admission is still under review smh

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I don’t see what would be the point in bragging here but whatever. From what I’ve heard is if you are on waitlist for BHP, CS or PLAN II and many decline then you have a chance to be accepted. It may not be true but my reason for posting was to tell students to not loose hope yet.

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Why are people so easily offended nowadays? Not everyone can have everything, sour grapes aren’t tasty or healthy. Move on.

UT is a great state school but it’s certainly not the holy grail of high achievers.