DS was admitted in honors a couple of days back and today we got the letter in mail… and he also got some scholarships! (which he had not bothered to check online!) Completely unexpected!
All OOS students that’re rejected, by law UT has to support in-state students a lot, so extremely hard to get into coveted majors - but don’t worry plenty of other good schools/programs to go around.
Son Rejected OOS for COE. Of the 9 schools he applied to UT was definitely the most frustrating wait/response. Other schools were much more communicative and transparent. He has 3.89/4.67 and 1450 on SAT. 13 AP classes, senior class president, Eagle Scout, Varsity Soccer, NHS President and over 400 community service hours and held a job. Well rounded kid that will thrive at another university 
@nikbert are u oos?
@KimmyJoe That’s not true. All of our auto admit students were told they were admitted but then waited 2-3 months to be told if they got their major or not, and some did not! It’s not just a matter of if a major is full or not, students are denied their major for one reason or another sometimes even when there are still open spots. They are offered alternatives to choose from if their selected majors will not accept them. I understand the frustration. We have OOS applications out for other schools and have already been through the rejection for one. Hopefully everyone has a solid in-state backup for themselves as UT is for us.
@nikbert what are their stats
@StacysMom24, In state, auto admit.
For those that have been asking about Dean’s, there’s action. Check your portal.
Reminder, too: applicants are only compared to those in their same major/school. As I understand it, all COLA applicants are compared to one another. In engineering and CS and neuroscience and the like, they compare you actually only to other applicants in that same first choice major. So there’s really no sense in making sweeping claims about admission practices based on CC anecdata. The acceptances and denials are highly tied to major selection, and so hearing that someone got into Psych with a 1310 and you got denied from McCombs with a 1520 is just apples and oranges. (That, and the additional fact that UT uses a lot more than just rank and scores to evaluate applicants.)
@nikbert where would you find scholarships in the portal? My son was accepted to his major and honors in the first wave last fall (instate non-ranking), and we’ve seen nothing about scholarships being awarded.
@collegerigged what makes you think that students with “low” stats have been accepted. I know that some students with high stats have been rejected but that does NOT mean that low stats have been accepted. do you have some source that is telling you what the stats of accepted students are?
Deferred what are chances of getting accepted
@kitty72 are you “deferred” or are they just saying more time for review?
@ UTwannabe23 My daughter said she was deferred from Moody’s and they would give an answer by March 1
@kitty72 I think she is just being told that they are taking longer to get decisions out - no deferred - unless she got a message that actually says deferred. This is what the Moody Honors tab said: Thank you for submitting your application to The University of Texas at Austin and your interest in Moody College Honors! Given the number of applications we’ve received and the increasing demand for some programs, we find that we must complete an additional review of your application before making a final decision.
@nikbert What honors program?
@UTWannabe23 And from what I have read on the boards this is a rejection?
@kitty72 that is NOT a rejection at all. they don’t mince words about rejections - they Capp or deny admission …
OOS son rejected from Mcoombs. 1550 SAT, AP scholar with distinction, NM commended.Great essay, but ah well.
His schoolmate got accepted to engineering almost two months back (SAT 1550 too) but highly doubtful if he will attend if he gets into one of the top UCs.
@UTWannabe23, because the majority of auto-admits have lower stats, hence the purpose of auto-admit to have a more diverse student body. and yes, the source is looking at the student profile for UT, the SAT scores admitted are considerably lower than the range for comparable ranked schools.
It’s good that some students can not just “buy” their way in to UT by going to a very expensive private school. It doesn’t always work, but that it the intention of the system. Plus auto admits are not guaranteed admission into a major. My son was an auto admit and went to a below standard high school but scored well on SAT with outstanding ECs. His stats help bring up the averages. Plus, he did not need an expensive private school to do it.