UT Austin Class of 2019 Results Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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This is a results thread for future applicants… try to keep discussions and opinions in the other 2019 thread. Thanks!

Decision: [ color = green][ b]Accepted - MAJOR - College[/color]**
Decision: [ color = yellow][ b]Waitlisted - MAJOR - College[/color]**
Decision: [ color = red][ b]Rejected - MAJOR - College[/color]**

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list]

[ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[ b]General Comments:**

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Decision:
**Accepted - Biomedical Engineering - Cockrell School of Engineering**
**Accepted - Plan II Honors - College of Liberal Arts**

Objective:
ACT: 34 (34 M, 34 E, 35 R, 33 S)
SAT II: Math II (740)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.9 UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Non-Ranking School
IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Diploma Candidate–Testing in May (See below for tests)
Senior Year Course Load: IB Higher Level Mathematics, IB Higher Level Physics, IB Higher Level History of the Americas, IB Higher Level Literature, IB Standard Level Visual Arts A, IB Standard Level Spanish B
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A few class awards (History, English, Design Technology), Scholastic Art & Writing Gold Key (Poetry) and American Voice & Vision Nominee, Harvard Book Award, George Eastman’s Young Leaders Award, Published Poet, some other minor things…

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Orienteering Club, Varsity Soccer, 2 Bands, Academic Decathlon, Poetry (High Leadership Positions in Each), some other things for fun :slight_smile:
Job/Work Experience: Some paid gigs for band, that’s all…
Volunteer/Community service: Orienteering Club (Coaching/Event Management), Athletic Leadership
Essays: Wrote about being in a math class with only 2 other (international) students for one, and my aspirations for the future through orienteering and engineering/history for the other. I really liked both, and they were really extensive and creative (I thought). Plan II Short Answers were honest yet funny (I love humor in college essays).
Teacher Recommendation: History Teacher (10/10), Mathematics Teacher (9/10)
Additional Document: Resume

Other:
State (if domestic applicant): Idaho
School Type: Private IB
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Upper-Middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection:
Strengths: Academics, essays, recommendations
Weaknesses: No class rank, no “incredible” leadership or awards
Why you think you were accepted: Being true to myself and dedicated to my learning, luck?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: University of Southern California (Merit Scholarship Finalist), Waiting on rest of RD applications.

Good luck through the process everybody! You all are awesome. :slight_smile:

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Decision: **Accepted - RADIO/TELEVISION/FILM - Moody College of Communication**

Objective:

[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t submit
[] ACT: 32 (35 E, 35 R, 28 S, 29 M)
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.24
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: My school’s version of APUSH (we’re weird), Sculpture, French 6, my school’s version of AP Bio, English 3/4, Pre-Calculus [All Honors]
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul][] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years on my school newspaper (Reporter, editor, managing editor), Diversity Club (Secretary, VP), Prom Committee, Black Students’ Association
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern at the Chicago Teachers’ Union and WVON Radio Station
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~50 hours from my sophomore year but I don’t think I mentioned them
[] Summer Activities: University of Illinois AdCamp, Summer @ Brown Leadership Program, National High School Institute at Northwestern University for Film/Video
[] Essays: I think they were pretty good/exceptional…
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read
[] Counselor Rec: I think it was really flattering and accurate. She did a great job at playing up my strengths
[] Additional Rec: didn’t read
[li] Interview:[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul][] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private, nationally-ranked
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $150-200k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul][] Strengths: Essays, counselor recommendation, summer activities
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Fordham and UIUC, deferred from Michigan
[/ul]

General Comments: I’m over the moon about this decision! So thankful!

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Decision:
Accepted - Aerospace Engineering - Cockrell School of Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (2090, Composite 1450)
SAT II: Math II (790)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.4 UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 39%
Senior Year Course Load: AP Govt, AP Calc, AP Physics C, AP English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Academic All-State and all-district linebacker, ap scholar w/ distinction, school academic award, state science olympiad

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 years varsity football, aerospace club (founder), aerospace research, study abroad engineering program
Job/Work Experience: Aerospace Internship at Cockrell, kumon tutor
Volunteer/Community service: 1000+ hours at cultural center and various school events
Essays:Wrote all 3 essays and special circumstance essay to describe a family emergency which greatly impacted my grades during junior year.
Teacher Recommendation: counselor (7/10 probably ok), UT professor (10/10)
Additional Document: expanded resume

Other:
State (if domestic applicant): in-state
School Type: public w/ IB
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): urm i guess??

Reflection:
Strengths: Academics, essays, recommendations
Weaknesses: class rank
Why you think you were accepted: I really took time on my essays to show my interest in aerospace engineering and how I traveled around the world and the impact it has had on me.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: A&M (aerospace w/ scholarship), Georgia Tech (aerospace), UT Dallas (full ride mechanical engineering), waiting on UC Berkeley

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Decision: Accepted - Mechanical Engineering - Cockrell School of Engineering

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (730 CR 800 M 780 W) and 1940 (630 CR 670 M 640 W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 10): 9.56 [9.8/10 9th Grade (CBSE), 9.8/10 10th Grade (CBSE), 427/470 (91%) 11th Grade (Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Education)]
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/213
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Unified Cyber Olympiad 2012 by Unified Council - Good Performance (All India Rank 1516), 10th Grade[/li]2011 International Assessments for Indian Schools by UNSW Global - High Distinction in English (Top 1%), 9th Grade
2011 International Assessments for Indian Schools by UNSW Global - Credit in Computer Skills (Top 23%), 9th Grade
2011 International Assessments for Indian Schools by UNSW Global - Credit in Mathematics (Top 19%), 9th Grade
ASSET by Educational Initiatives - Distinguished Performance (Percentiles: English - 98.4, Math - 95.8, Science - 88.6), 9th Grade

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Co-founded a Website and currently running it - Burst. (burst.co.in), 10th,11th, and 12th Grades
Co-hosted School Annual Day, 9th Grade
Dancer/Marcher at School Sports Day, 10th Grade
Mithras House Cricket, Soccer, and Dodgeball Teams, 9th and 10th Grades
[] Job/Work Experience: Unpaid Internship at ACD Communications Pvt. Ltd. (2 months), 12th Grade
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at a blind school for 2 months (Taught kids), 12th Grade
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): India, but I’m a US citizen, so I’m considered OOS
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 30-40K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]

[] Strengths: SAT scores, 9th and 10th GPAs, Class Rank
[] Weaknesses: ECs and Awards, 11th Percentage
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Mostly because of my SAT score and class rank, I guess. Also, a lot of people said my essays were exceptional. So I guess because of that too.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UIC, University of Minnesota, Purdue, and UIUC. Got deferred by UMich. Still waiting on UC Berkeley and Georgia Tech.

General Comments: I probably will not attend unless I get a LOT of financial aid in the form of scholarships and grants.

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Decision:
**Accepted - Computer Science - CNS **
**Rejected - Turing Scholars - CNS**

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 780 M 630 R 660 W
[] ACT: 33 M + W + R / 31 E
[] SAT II: Not submitted. (750 Math 2)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH 5, APCS 5, APSTATS 4, APLANG 4
[] Senior Year Course Load: Lots of APs, Calculus BC
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No major awards, but lots of smaller national ones.[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Computer Science Club (President 1 year, Vice 2 years), Math and Investors Club.
[] Job/Work Experience: Lots of projects to make up for the lack of real internships.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Nothing major, about 100 hours.
[] Summer Activities: Like above, had a lot of big projects made over the summer.
[] Essays: 9/10, I would say solid and objective essays, were sort of rushed.
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1 from CS teacher, knew him very well. 10/10,
[] Counselor Rec: None.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[li] Interview: None.[/li][/ul]

Other

  • [] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
    [    ] School Type: Large public school
    [] Ethnicity: White
    [    ] Gender: Male
    [] Income Bracket: Upper middle class
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: CS background, lots of contests and projects.
    [    ] Weaknesses: Rank, test scores could have been better.
    [] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My CS background and essays pretty much decided it for me.
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: A&M (Accepted through Engineering Review (CS)), UT D on a full scholarship.

General Comments: My background was that of a Turing Scholar, but my rank and scores were not the best. So this was a happy medium. I’m extremely happy about getting in nonetheless, Hook 'Em!

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Copy and paste the format below, and please remove the spaces :slight_smile:

This is a results thread for future applicants… try to keep discussions and opinions in the other 2019 thread. Thanks!

Decision: [ color = green][ b]Accepted - Electrical Engineering - Cockrell[/color]**
Decision: [ color = yellow][ b]Waitlisted - MAJOR - College[/color]**
Decision: [ color = red][ b]Rejected - MAJOR - College[/color]**

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 700 Writing 660cr 680m
[ *] ACT: 29 31r 31m 25s 28e 28e/w
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):9
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Physics AP C Calculus AP BC English IV AP Gov AP Macroeconomics AP Psychology AP Web Design
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[ /list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Business Professionals of America (2 years)
Debate (1 year)
NHS(1 year)
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
Community center
Food bank
Key Club
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: Pretty Good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Forgot to turn them in
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list]

[ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): texas
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: 60,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nada

[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Essays pretty much, huge upward trend
[ *] Weaknesses: extracurriculars, I was lazy as hell in my first two years of high school
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
My essays reflected my upward trend, and how I’ve grown as a person and a student.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Texas A&M
University of Houston

[ b]General Comments:**
Honestly don’t give up, colleges aren’t looking for a reason why your not good enough, but why they should let you in, so even if you aren’t perfect or don’t have that 2200 most kids here seem to have, you still have a shot.

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Decision: Accepted - Neuroscience - College of Natural Sciences

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 33 (35E, 35R 32S, 31M)
SAT II: Biology(M): 750 Math II: 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 22/299
AP: English Language(5) Physics AB(3)
IB: N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP European History, AP English Literature, AP Economics, Accelated Pre-Calculus, Sociology, Psychology, Creative Writing
Major Awards : N/A

Subjective:

Extracurriculars: FBLA( President), Basketball(3-year varsity), SADD (Secretary), LaSallion Youth (Treasurer),
Job/Work Experience: Director of File Management at NYC law firm (5 hours/week, Grades 9-12)
Volunteer/Community service: 100+ at local food bank and soup kitchen. 50+ working with special needs children
Summer Activities: Volunteer/Work
Essays: Very Good
Teacher Recommendation: Good
Counselor Rec: Great
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other:

State (if domestic applicant): OOS
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Invented a induction-charging mouse pad for gaming mice

Reflection:

Strengths: Good leadership roles, well-written essays, invention, consistent job, strong academics
Weaknesses: Extracurriculars, Lack of AP/IB classes, No SAT I
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: TBH no idea ahah. Just happy I was accepted
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: First school I’ve heard back from (Deferred at UMichigan/Stanford)

UT19

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Decision: **Rejected -Business- McCombs**

[ b]Objective:**
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (730R, 700M, 740W)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 800 Spanish (not submitted)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 4%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang (5), APUSH (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: too long but just a bunch of ap’s
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholastic Art Awards (1 Gold Key, 1 Silver Key Portfolio, 1 Honorable Mention), Scholastic Writing Awards (4 Silver Keys, American Voices Nomination)[/li][/list]

Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, Film Club, Key Club, and a million others, all either President, VP or chair member
[] Job/Work Experience: Sales Associate, outsold everyone in my district for 6 months straight when I was only 16
[] Volunteer/Community service: over 1000 hours
[] Summer Activities: volunteer
[] Essays: Nationally recognized essays by Scholastic Writing Awards, seriously the best writing I’ve ever done in my life
[] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing
[] Counselor Rec: Generic but very positive
[] Interview: what
[/list]

Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): WI
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small suburan
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 40,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li]
Reflection
[] Strengths: writing, success in field, decent scores for UT
[] Weaknesses: oos status
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see above
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted at Mississippi State University (56,000 merit award), University of Kentucky (40,000 merit award), University of Minnesota, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (89,000 merit award), University of Oregon, and University of Alabama (98,000 merit scholarship)

General Comments: never was one of my top choices, amazing for whoever got in! You’ll love it! As for me, I just have a bit of a bruised ego but I’ll be fine once I find out how I did with the Ivies next month. Best of luck to all!

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Decision: [ color = green][ b]Accepted - Journalism - Moody College of Communication[/color]**

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 730 R 650 M 720 W (Highest Composite)
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): –
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on 3 Exams, 10 AP Classes by end of HS
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs, 2 Extracurriculars
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Outstanding Senior (French), Texas State Solo/Ensemble awards, AP Scholar, Le Grand Concours
[ /list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): SHF (VP, President), French Club (Treasurer, VP), Choir (4 years), Dance (3 years on team, 1 yr for fun), Interact Club (Service Opp Officer, Pres), few things like musical, LGBTSA Club, Key Club (1 yr)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Restaurant, since June 2014
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, Interact Club, Austin Humane Society
[ *] Summer Activities: Job
[ *] Essays: Good? It was okay.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Good, I would say.
[ *] Counselor Rec: N/A
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: N/A
[ /list]

[ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Income Bracket: N/A
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope.

[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: IDK man I took a lot of hard classes
[ *] Weaknesses: I never took journalism in HS lol
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: N/A
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Uni of MN, UW: Madison, TX State

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Decision: ACCEPTED -Business- McCombs

b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 680 M, 630 CR, 650 Writing
[ *] ACT: DNS
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15 %
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): None
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP’s
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Football, Tennis, NHS, Ambassadors
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Over 80 hours
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: 8/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: 9/10
[ *] Counselor Rec: 9/10
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: N/A
[ /list]

[ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket: 100,000-150,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Well-Rounded
[ *] Weaknesses: Test Scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[ b]General Comments:** Happy to get in!

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Decision: Accepted - Undeclared - Moody College of Communication

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[ *] ACT: 33 (35 E, 30 M, 35 R, 31 S)
[ *] SAT II: N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Weighted is 4.52, don’t do UW
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/72
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): I take dual credit classes; I will have 66 college hours when i graduate
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 4 Dual credit classes, 1 regular
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): UIL Scholar, some small school awards and UIL awards
[ /list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

  • UIL Spelling & Vocabulary (9,10,12, Co-Captain)
  • Flute (9-12, outside of school)
  • Dance/Choreography (9-12, also outside of school)
  • Junior Class Council (11-12, Transition Adviser)
  • Senior Class Council (12, President)
  • NHS (11-12, Vice President)
  • Student Ambassadors (9-12, Senior Officer)
  • Teen Court (9-12)
    [ *] Job/Work Experience:
  • Old Navy Sales Associate and Sales & Training Coach (10-12)
  • Journalism/News Intern for Fusion Communications Corp. (11-12)
    [ *] Volunteer/Community service: Not much
    [ *] Summer Activities:
    [ *] Essays: Pretty good
    [ *] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but I would guess they were good
    [ *] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
    [ *] Additional Rec: Amazing, 10/10
    [ *] Interview: N/A
    [ /list]

[ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public charter
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: ~75-80K
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation

[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Everything except ECs…they’re kind of basic.
[ *] Weaknesses: ECs? Idk I’m kind of average.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was auto-admit.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: so far, accepted at Hartwick College. Deferred at Stanford, waiting on all others.

[ b]General Comments:**

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All the info is there. How’d I get accepted? I wonder, mates.

Student:

User Name: KaliaHaze
Gender: F
Location: Dallas, Texas
College Class Year: 2019
High School: Public
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes

Academics:

GPA - Unweighted: 3.70
GPA - Weighted: 4.00
Class Rank: top 25%
Class Size: 500

Scores:

SAT I Math: 640
SAT I Critical Reading: 570
SAT I Writing: 590
ACT: 29

Colleges of Interest:

College: The University of Texas at Austin, Choice #: 1, ED/EA: Yes, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Accepted (McCombs)
College: Texas A&M University, Choice #: 2, ED/EA: Yes, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Deferred
College: University of Arkansas, Choice #: 3, ED/EA: Yes, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Accepted

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Decision: Rejected (CAP) - Journalism - Moody

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2000 (M: 630 CR:690 W:680)
[ *] ACT: 30
[ *] SAT II: N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 69/550
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Human Geo, 3 WHAP, 4 Psych, 4 Lang/Comp, 4 Gov, 4 APUSH
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Econ, APES, Honors Anatomy, Academic Decathlon, Choir)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction, Various Solo and Ensemble awards for oboe and voice
[ /list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (founder) Feminist Club, (co-president) Young Democrats, School musical, Band & Drumline w/ many awards in each, National Honor Society
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Etsy shop owner
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Coordinated drive for women’s shelter
[ *] Summer Activities: Pre College Program @ Ivy
[ *] Essays: Wrote one about dealing with misogynistic hazing at my school, wrote the other about my experience in a professional theatre production
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: great
[ *] Counselor Rec: good
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: N/A
[ /list]

[ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): In-state
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Income Bracket:100k+
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Essay was great, rigorous course load
[ *] Weaknesses: Not in top 7%, no recs
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rank and the auto-admit rule, maybe my stats weren’t high enough coming from the Asian pool of applicants
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure yet

[ b]General Comments:**
I was not expecting a rejection. Very surprising and made me really reassess the pros and cons of the auto-admit mandate in Texas

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Decision: [ color = green][ b]Accepted - Civil Engineering - Cockrell School of Engineering/color]**

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT: 32
[ *] SAT II: 760 Math II
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): All 4’s in Bio, US, Chem, English Lang
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 4 Aps
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A lot of Jewish Youth Group Leadership Positions
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Current Cashier at a Deli
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 500+ hours at a camp
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: Wrote them about improving the world, legos, and something else
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Two, one from a highly prestigious and well known teacher
[ *] Counselor Rec: Yes
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: NA
[ /list]

[ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): out of state
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket: 100k-150k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: ACT, GPA, Course Load
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I had a strong application. I recomended to future students this:

MAKE A BEAUTIFUL RESUME WITH ATTACHED LINKS TO PICTURES OF THE ACTIVITIES LISTED ON THE RESUME!!!

[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: University of Illinois: Urbana Champagne for Civil Eingeering, Texas A and M, other small schools in California

[ b]General Comments:**

16

Decision: **Accepted - ECONOMICS - College of Liberal Arts**
Decision: **Rejected - BUSINESS - McCombs **

**Objective: **

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR580 M780 W680
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Math II 800 Bio 720 (didn’t submit)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): English A Lang & Lit SL 6, Business & Management HL 7, Economics HL 7, Chinese A Lit SL 7, Biology SL 6, Math HL 7
[] Senior Year Course Load: Full IB Diploma
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Piano and Flute Awards[/li][/ul]

**Subjective: **

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): lots including student government, music, sports, charities
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Orphanage in South Africa, local schools and retirement home, summer volunteering at National Taiwan University Hospital
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read (English teacher + Business teacher)
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: interview with Initial View[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Taiwan
[] School Type: IB International School in China
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college[/li][/ul]

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: IB
    [    ] Weaknesses: SAT
    [] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Penn State (Smeal), UBC(Sauder) Refected from UNC-Chapel Hill

General Comments: Super excited, but a bit disappointed that I didn’t get into McCombs (1st choice). If I attend UT, I’ll apply for internal transfer to McCombs next year.

17

Decision: **Accepted - Computer Science - CNS**

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2010 (700 CR 680 M 630 W)
[] ACT: 32 (R 33 M 35 E 33/31 S 26/34)
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 21/419
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang(5) Chem(3) APUSH(4) Spanish Lang(3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Macro, Physics C, AP Bio, PAP World Geo
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHRP[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Some UIL academics, founded/teach CS team.
[] Job/Work Experience: 30 hours a week at a local grocery store
[] Volunteer/Community service: NHS?
[] Summer Activities: Work
[] Essays: Pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:[/li][/ul]

Other

  • [] State (if domestic applicant): TX
    [    ] Country (if international applicant):
    [] School Type: Public
    [    ] Ethnicity: Hispanic
    [] Gender: Male
    [    ] Income Bracket: 100-149000
    [] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM? Hispanics aren’t really too underrepresented at UT.

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Class Rank, pretty decent scores(ACT math), work
[] Weaknesses: volunteer work, other ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Combination of auto-admit, test score, and work.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: hehe [/li][/ul]
General Comments: Cannot wait, moving out in June to an apartment in Austin by myself.

18

Decision: **Accepted - Undecided - School of Undergraduate Studies**

Objective:

[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT: 28
[] SAT II: Biology E 680
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Predicted a 41/45
[] Senior Year Course Load: All IB Courses. HL Bio, HL Spanish B, HL Geography, SL Math, SL Chemistry, SL English
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul][] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Soccer, Sailing, mentoring kids, MUN
[] Job/Work Experience: Interned as a video producer for a company
[] Volunteer/Community service: Started my own nonprofit. Spent my last three summers in Alaska, Ghana, Cambodia and Myanmar doing service work.
[] Summer Activities: see above
[] Essays: Very strong
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very strong
[] Counselor Rec: Decent
[] Additional Rec: Strong
[li] Interview: nope[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul][] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): The Bahamas
[] School Type: International School
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: not sure
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul][] Strengths: My essays and recommendations were very good. My senior course load is good. The fact that I’m doing IB probably helped me quite a lot. Also had a good GPA
[] Weaknesses: My ACT could’ve been higher
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA and international student from the Bahamas
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to SMU, University of Michigan, Miami University of Ohio, University of Wisconsin and University of Colorado at Boulder. I was deferred at Tulane so I’m waiting for a final decision from them and a decision from UCLA.
[/ul]

General Comments:
Pretty surprised I was accepted

19

Decision: Accepted: Petroleum Engineering at Cockrell

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): NA
ACT: 34
SAT II: Didntsubmit. Math 2 780, Chinese 780, Literature 740, Biology E 760
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 28/350
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang(5) Chem(3) APUSH(4) Calc AB(5) Bio(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Macro Ap Gov Apes, ceramics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nada

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity swimming and USA swimming. New York state team, qualified for junior Olympic time trials. Varsity tennis, won d2 section. President of three clubs, founder of one. Conducted biomedical research dpp4 medication and is published as a co-author on a medical journal.
Job/Work experience: Interned at local pharmacy school and lifeguarding.
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at a local dementia home since I was 12. 600+ hours. Kindergarden Sunday school teacher For over 400+ hours. 4 hour classes every week.
Summer Activities: lifeguarding.
Essays: Pretty good
Teacher Recommendation: No idea.
Counselor Rec: No idea
Additional Rec: No idea
Interview: NA

Other
State (if domestic applicant):Ca
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income: 300k+
Hooks: I’m pretty average, but I’d say my hook would be my act score.
Reflection
Strengths: Act score
Weaknesses: class rank
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: probably luck had a major part
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at VCU(full ride), University of iowa (full ride) UOP’s five year pharmacy program, Union college, UNC chapel Hill, University of Michigan, Texas A&M petroleum engineering, Tulane University, USC cause of merit scholarship, UMKC, Wayne State, St. Bonaventure. Rejected from Wharton school of business: University of Pennsylvania.
General Comments: Super eexcited to be part of such a prestigious group!

20

Decision: [ color = red][ b]Rejected-Architecture-

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): CR710 M660 W770
[ *] ACT: Did not send
[ *] SAT II: Did not send
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): School does not offer
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): School does not offer
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:University classes in architecture, acoustical physics, college math courses
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Nothing major; local cello playing awards, National Honors society, awards from my school
[ /list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Orchestra, two chamber groups, Art club, chess club
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Music performance for kids at a local hospital, co-host of public radio show
[ *] Summer Activities: Summer architecture classes at Frank lloyd Wright institute and in Italy, Classes at my local college
[ *] Essays: Not great, did them last minute
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Did not send
[ *] Counselor Rec: Did not send
[ *] Additional Rec: Did not send
[ *] Interview: None
[ /list]

[ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NM
[ *] School Type: Small Christian private
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Disability

[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Decent test scores and GPA, EC’s, lots of art and architecture courses since freshman year
[ *] Weaknesses: Not great essays, didn’t make a resume
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: OOS, weaknesses listed above
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: State school