UT 2015 Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>Accepted to McCombs today! I found out I was accepted to UT in late December but I’ve been waiting forever to hear about McCombs. I’m so excited! I can’t wait to come!
Here are my stats:</p>

<p>OOS (Florida)
4.75 W (out of 5) and 4.00 UW (out of 4)
IB Diploma so I’ve taken virtually only IB/AP classes
ranked 14/550 so top 3%
ACT-29
SAT II’s: Math(2)-750 Chem-690
Pretty good amount of community service/extracurricular activities plus I’ve had a job since junior year
I think my essays were good but I think what really got me in was the rigor of my schedule and gpa/class rank</p>

<p>Definitely going to attend and cannot wait to be on campus again! Congratulations to future UT students! Go Horns!</p>

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<p>Accepted into Cockrell School of Engineering (Biomedical)!</p>

<p>Applied- 11/28/10, but I walked my transcript in the day before the deadline :P</p>

<p>1st Choice- Biomedical Engineering, 2nd- Electrical/Computer Engineering</p>

<p>Rank- 22/637 (top 3.5 %); in state, public high school</p>

<p>GPA- 3.96 (UW) 5.28 (W)</p>

<p>ACT- 32 Composite: 34 English, 33 Math, 32 Reading, 30 Science</p>

<p>SAT- took it but didn’t send it in :P</p>

<p>Essays- kinda meh… they were okay :P</p>

<p>APs- AP World History (10th), AP English III (4, 11th), AP Calculus BC (11th), AP Government (12th), AP Macroeconomics (12th), AP Biology (12th), AP Chemistry (12th)</p>

<p>ECs- NHS, NSHS, Mu Alpha Theta, Marching Band (marching band at our school is really big, we made it to the state competition this year, takes up a lot of time), programming engineering internship over summer (held leadership position), quite a bit of community service,</p>

<p>also took Technical Drafting over the summer at a community college</p>

<p>Also Applied to Rice University and MIT (yeah I know, kind of a pipe dream :P)</p>

<p>Glad to finally have my real acceptance, not just my auto-admit letter :)</p>

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<p>Status: Accepted
State of Residence: New York
Stats: SAT 2180 (730 V 740 W 710 M)
3.0 GPA
2 APs (Spanish Language, English Literature)
National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist
Open Mic Coordinator, Special Events Director, Hebrew School Assistant Teacher, Poetry Library Intern
High school doesn’t rank; highly competitive “elite” public school
Painstaking essays, outstanding teacher recommendations
Likelihood of Attending: It was my backup school (Tulane was my first choice) but I’m having trouble financing a Tulane education, and now I’m looking at them pretty levelly. Even if I get enough money for Tulane, I’m seriously considering UT Austin now.</p>

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<p>Accepted Mechanical Engineering (but rejected from EHP)</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.72 W (on a 5+ scale)
SAT: 2320 (800 M, 790 CR, 730 W) 800 Math II 780 Physics
Rank: Top 4%
AP’s: Stats (5), English Lang (5), US History (4), Physics C (pending), Calculus BC (pending)
EC’s: Varsity cross, track, choir, NHS, Native American Club (for the win)
Essays: Not going to lie, I half-assed them pretty bad.</p>

<p>And some other stuff that probably didn’t matter much.</p>

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<p>So you didn’t get in EHP with 1590/1600 CR+M and 4 UW GPA? Makes you wander what it takes to get in.</p>

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<p>^It must have been the essays that were the downfall.</p>

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<p>It was only my engineering essay that wasn’t very powerful. The other two were ones I used for Princeton, so I put plenty of effort into those.</p>

<p>I attribute my rejection to that, as well as my lack of any engineering-related ECs. Apparently EHP isn’t worth much, so I suppose I’m not too distressed.</p>

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<p>jc, what’s EHP? Petroleum engineering? Tried looking up UT’s engineering majors and didn’t find anything but petroleum with a ‘P’ in it.</p>

<p>But a 1590/1600 and 4.0 resulting in a 2nd choice is pretty harsh. Are you OOS PioneerJones?</p>

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<p>EHP is the Engineering Honors Program. Mech E was my first choice and I got in, but the honors program turned me down. And no, I’m a Texas resident.</p>

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<p>Wow, I shoulda figured that one out lol. EHP = engineering honors program…couldn’t get more obvious.</p>

<p>Well, that’s pretty shocking. If you’re a TX resident with those stats and didn’t get in, then that’s still harsh, below avg. essays or not. Regardless, UT engineering is solid and you’re in.</p>

<p>Question for you though, as an engineering major why did you apply to Princeton (and other Ivys, I assume)? Aren’t state schools much better for engineering in general (other than Stanford)? Just a little curious. Obviously your stats are worthy of Ivys though.</p>

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<p>I too thought I had a great shot at EHP. I was overconfident, which caused me to slack on my engineering essay. Though after reading it again, it wasn’t necessarily poorly written; it just lacked the vitality and effort I put into my Princeton and Cornell engineering essays.</p>

<p>The only Ivies I applied to were Princeton and Cornell, both of which have engineering programs comparable to UT’s in prestige. I am fond of the liberal arts, though, and I like Princeton’s interdisciplinary approach to undergraduate education. There I could have the benefit of a well-rounded education, only with a specialization in engineering. Sane goes for Cornell.</p>

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<p>To have a solid undergrad engineering education, it’s really hard to be “well-rounded” unless you’re willing to go to school an extra year. There are just too many technical courses you need to take to leave you much room for “extras.” I have read that starting in 2020, you will even need extra education beyond a BS in engineering to get an engineering license.</p>

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<p>Accepted to McCombs today!!</p>

<p>from Colorado,</p>

<p>SAT: 2150
ACT: 32
GPA: 4.1 weighted
Math 2: 750
Chemistry: 690
lots of rigor (9 APs and many honors courses), and leadership as well as a varsity sport.</p>

<p>question though…so i know that it is posted online, but do they send an official packet in the mail?</p>

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<p>I was accepted CNS Pre Pharmacy about a month ago (2nd Choice), first choice was McCombs.</p>

<p>Basic Stats
School: Instate Public(Decent)
SAT:2180 (1520 M + CR)
Rank: 32/600…now 28/609
GPA: 5.17/6.0 Weighted…school just now released unweighted GPA 3.84/4.0
Very Challenging Cirriculum- 12 AP Classes Total the rest were honors
Eagle Scout
Varsity Athlete
100+ service hours
Quality Essays</p>

<p>I’m a bit p***** off cause people from my school with less (sometimes much less) impressive stats got in. Is my anger justified?
I’m thinking about appealing the decision</p>

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<p>Got into Cockrell today- Mech. E.!!!
ACT- 35 Superscored, 34 Composite
SATs - Math II (790) Physics (750, not sent) US History (770)
W-4.32 UW-3.85 Barely outside of top 10% W,
APs’ Calculus AB (11th,5); European History (10th,5); English Language (11th, 5) U.S. History (11th, 5) Calculus BC (12th), Physics B (12th), English Lit (12th), US Gov (12th) Stats, (12th)
Essays-UT was left off of my list so I only applied about three days before the deadline, did the best I could on my essays though not great.</p>

<p>Still waiting to hear back from a bunch of private Schools (April 1st is gonna be the biggest day of my life!!) Still pretty psyched that I got in</p>

<p>BTW, I don’t think that I applied to EHP, Oh well</p>

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<p>@skiincolo:</p>

<p>Just a thin letter. I guess with so much online, there is no need for the “big envelope”.</p>

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<p>@zlc</p>

<p>finally got 2 yesterday (one generic, one from McCombs)! thank you though!</p>

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<p>Congratulations!</p>

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<p>Sokratis:</p>

<p>You have amazing stats, but McCombs does a holistic review for the OOS pool, and you were probably up against tough competition–anf McCombs has an eye for a lot of leadership, which from your list (although Eagle Scout is impressive) may have weakened your overall application.</p>

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<p>Accepted to EE in Cockrell but may change to Comp Sci in Natural Sciences.
3.5 GPA unweighted, 2010 SAT, AP Scholar with Honor. 1st choice, already paid enrollment and stuff.</p>