UT Austin Class of 2019 Results Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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Decision: Accepted - DESIGN - College of Fine Arts

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): did not submit
[] ACT: 28 Composite
[] SAT II: n/a
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.3
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 216/579
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): (4) AP Lang, (2) APUSH
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Economics, AP Stats, AP English IV, Anatomy & Physiology, AP Studio Art, Band
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a (unless solo and ensemble awards count)[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band, National Art Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: helped run solo and ensemble competition and all-region auditions a few times
[] Summer Activities: n/a
[] Essays: very strong (also submitted special circumstance essay to address junior year grades and lack of extracurriculars and volunteer/community service stuff)
[] Teacher Recommendation: n/a
[] Counselor Rec: n/a
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: n/a[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): in-state
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: very competitive public high school (a lot of people get into UT and A&M every year)
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: ~100k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college[/li][/ul]

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: very strong essays, solid portfolio, challenging course load
    [    ] Weaknesses: rank, lack of extracurriculars and service hours and recommendations (honestly, everything tbh)
    [] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was honestly really confused as to why they accepted me because I knew how much focus was placed on rank and test scores and whatnot, but I honestly think my essays (and partially my portfolio) carried me all the way through the admissions process. (Of course, I am also in-state and a first generation college student, so it’s all just speculation). Also as many people probably applied to fine arts this year compared to some of the other more popular schools.
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UH, Texas State, SJSU (all accepted)

General Comments: I have to admit, I still kinda feel like I’m on the verge of hyperventilating every time I check my status and see the “congratulations” banner. I’m still incredibly shocked that I got in but also really grateful. So thankful for the opportunity to be able to go to such a great school, and I can’t wait to find an apartment up in Austin soon!

(unrelated note but you left out the [ list ] tag for every section)

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Decision: [ color = green][ b]Accepted - MAJOR - College[/color]**

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (720CR, 770M, 800W)
[ *] ACT: didnt submit
[ *] SAT II: didnt submit
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.52
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 98/364
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): didnt submit
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): didnt submit
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Calc, AP Gov
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[ /list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Asian American Club (Secretary), Soccer Club(Co-founder, President), Symphonic Band(Section Leader)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: nada
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: over 550 hours of recorded service over 4 years of high school
[ *] Summer Activities: Boys State
[ *] Essays: pretty good I spent quite a bit of time on them
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: good, but I don’t think excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec: my counselor knew me fairly well, so I’m assuming this one was good as well.
[ *] Additional Rec: nope
[ *] Interview: nope
[ /list]

[ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Kansas
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public, nationally ranked, extremely competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: >$200,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation

[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: SAT scores, ECs, essays
[ *] Weaknesses: that horrific GPA
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m almost 98% sure my SAT score saved me
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Northeastern, KU
Rejected: Boston College
[ b]General Comments:
I can’t say I’m not happy, but I still have to wait on scholarships, and I am also waiting to hear back from all of my RD schools before I make a decision. Congrats to who got in!

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Decision: **Accepted - Civil Engineering - Cockrell College of Engineering**

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): M: 770 CR: 540 R:600
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Math 2: 710 Physics 640
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.45
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Currently taking 3 AP classes
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Currently taking 1 IB class
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics 2, IB Economics HL, Spanish 3, English 12
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/li][/list]

Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School Photographer for a lot of school events
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: China service trip. Sri Lanka Habitat for Humanity trip.
[] Summer Activities: Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Program, and SAT prep course in Massachusetts
[] Essays: I actually think my essay helped me get accepted, as seen from my mediocre scores.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Those also definitely helped me get in!
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:[/li][/list]

Other
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Qatar
[] School Type: Private School
[] Ethnicity: Arab
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: High
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not many students apply to the US, specifically UT Austin, so that helped because they’re looking for diversity.[/li]
Reflection
[] Strengths: SAT Math subscore, essay and teacher rec letters
[] Weaknesses: Other test scores weren’t that good.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Mainly for my essay and for diversity
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Northeastern University and Purdue.

General Comments:

I hope to meet you guys this fall!!

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Decision:
Accepted - McCombs School of Business
Rejected - Business Honors Program

Objective:
ACT: N/A
SAT II: Literature 690, USH, 670
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.86 UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/365
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
AP (Score in parenthesis): Euro (4), Psych (5), USH (4), Stat (4), Calc AB (4), Lang (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Macro, AP Micro, AP French, AP Lit, AP Calc BC
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Awards through youth group, BBYO

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (BBYO - very high leadership), (Junior Achievement of the Delaware Valley), varsity tennis, newspaper, (literary magazine)
Job/Work Experience: little internship for my stepdad’s company
Volunteer/Community service: BBYO (3-week summer program), Junior Achievement (created non-profit company that dissolved after 6 weeks in accordance to program)
Essays: wrote about my dad for one, then just business aspirations for the other
Teacher Recommendation: Stat Teacher (10/10), Guidance Counselor (10/10)
Additional Document: Resume (very professional)

Other:
State (if domestic applicant): PA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Upper-Middle
Hook('em)s (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection:
Strengths: Extracurricular activities, essay about dad, academics, recs
Weaknesses: Haven’t cured cancer
Why you think you were accepted: pretty solid at everything
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: PSU, IU Honors, Pitt Honors, Northeastern Honors
Deferred: UVA, Michigan, UNC
Waiting on: Emory and PSU Honors

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Decision: Accepted - Chemical Engineering - Cockrell School of Engineering

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 770M/800CR/780W (2350)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 800M2, 790Ch, 770B-M, 740Ph
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/640
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): All 5’s in: World History, American History, Computer Science, English Language
[] Senior Year Course Load: Band, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics II, AP English Literature, AP Government, AP Macroeconomics, AP Calculus BC
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor, All-State Solo & Ensemble (Div 1 and Div 2 Ensemble), Freshman Region Band, Region Band (2 years), Region Orchestra (1 year.)
[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (Drill Instructor), Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Indoor Drumline, National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours (Houston Food Bank, school-related activities, tutoring)
[] Summer Activities: Band Camp (40hrs/wk in August)
[] Essays: Sub-7/10.
[] Teacher Recommendation: none
[] Counselor Rec: none
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: none[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Sub-$40k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Very strong band student, lots of talent. Strong upward trend in grades (from B’s and A’s to straight A’s.) Strong test scores. Some semblance of passion for a career in engineering. Excellent math/science student.
[] Weaknesses: Not much extracurriculars to prove an interest in engineering.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m in-state, top 3% of my school, have excellent scores, and have proven myself to have some sort of ambition.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UMinn, so, far.
[/ul]
General Comments: Do your best.

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Decision: **Rejected - Radio/Television/Film - College Moody**

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): did not take
[] ACT: 24
[] SAT II: did not take
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Only 1 class available last year English (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): not available
[] Senior Year Course Load: Student leader, Choir, Band, English 101 (through local college), Calc, Psyc, Interpersonal Communications, Chem 2
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Offered NHS (I turned it down all 4 years due to adviser running program, 100m hurdle conference champion x 2 years[/li][/list]

Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Basketball x 4 years (Captain 2 years), Varsity Track x 4 years (Captain 3 years), Boys Soccer (only girl on team) x 3 years. Marching Band (Captain colorguard 1 year), Chamber Choir, Student Council (Class VP x 4 years), Students offering Support, Acting/Theatre x 4 years (lead last 2 years)
[] Job/Work Experience: Waitress, Dishwasher, Ticket seller (average 10 hours a week)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Ruby’s Pantry, Town Ambassador. Little girls basketball, youth soccer, community theatre
[] Summer Activities: Worked,
[] Essays: good
[] Teacher Recommendation: exellent
[] Counselor Rec: n/a
[] Additional Rec:n/a
[li] Interview:n/a[/li][/list]

Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin (Very Rural School)
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket:middle
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li]
Reflection
[] Strengths: Very involved, lots of leadership positions
[] Weaknesses: low ACT (I don’t test well), bad sophomore year where I took online spanish 1 semester then transferred to class room and they were teaching differently - grades suffered horribly. Should have taken opportunity to be part of NHS
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: low ACT, GPA, OSS
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UW- Milwaukee, Columbia College - Chicago

General Comments: Hoping to someday to try again (transfer) or get masters at UT

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Decision: **Accepted - JOURNALISM - Moody College of Communications**
Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): 680 R/ 650 M/ 660 W (1990 total, did not submit)
    [    ] ACT: 33 composite (36 Eng/ 26 Math/ 36 Reading/ 35 Sci/ 8 Essay)
    [] SAT II: did not take
    [    ] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82
    [] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11%
    [    ] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), US History (5), Lang (5), Psych (4), Stats (4)
    [] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
    [    ] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Euro, PALs, Newspaper, Eco/ Gov, AP Environmental Science, Free period
    [] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None. Awards mostly district/ regional, all journalism-related

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (Co-EIC senior year), National English Honor Society (President), Gay-Straight Alliance (general officer), Girl Scouts (13 year member), For <2 years: Key Club, Theatre, Harry Potter Club
    [] Job/Work Experience: Worked at fall activities farm junior year, Grader and Tutor at tutoring place senior year
    [    ] Volunteer/Community service: Basically nothing
    [] Summer Activities: Rhodes College Summer Writing Institute - took a two-week class on Expository Psychology, Trip to Europe with Girl Scout Troop
    [    ] Essays: Decent. Topic C was generic but detailed account of involvement in journalism and my goals of being a journalist; Topic B was authentic but unedited and super long (1200 words) story of moving to TX in jr high and growing up here
    [] Teacher Recommendation: None
    [    ] Counselor Rec: None
    [] Additional Rec: None
    [    ] Interview: N/A

Other

  • [] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
    [    ] Country (if international applicant): N/A
    [] School Type: Large public, feeder for UT/ A&M
    [    ] Ethnicity: White
    [] Gender: Female
    [    ] Income Bracket: Upper middle class
    [] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Possibly ACT, but my low math may have brought me down a bit. Heavy jouralism involvement
[] Weaknesses: No sports or fine arts, Rank, If UT were more holistic… definitely my downward trend after soph. year
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m an average UT applicant I think. But honestly it could have gone to anyone… haven’t met/ seen any other Journalism applicants to compare myself to though
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Honor College at UH, still waiting on Tulane, University of Washington, New York University, Northeastern[/li][/ul]
General Comments:
This was my first choice major, but I might switch to Sociology (my 2nd choice) and pursue journalism in grad school. Really excited that I was accepted, and congrats to everyone else as well!!

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Accepted- Astronomy- College of Natural Sciences

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
ACT: 32 Composite
SAT II: Didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8 of roughly 350
AP (place score in parenthesis): WHAP (3), APUSH (4), AP Calc AB (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit and Comp, AP Stats, AP Chem, AP Gov, AP Macroecon, Spanish 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, SNHS, Key Club, Color guard (Captain), Speech team, Show Choir (Crew captain), HiMCM
Job/Work Experience: Sales Associate (Summer 2013 to present), Internship
Volunteer/Community service: Required service for SNHS, NHS, Key Club
Summer Activities: Work, internship, service in Peru
Essays: Fairly strong, not necessarily best work
Teacher Recommendation: n/a
Counselor Rec: n/a
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a

Other
State (if domestic applicant): Iowa
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $100,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection
Strengths: Strong academics and test scores, high class rank
Weaknesses: Essays, including all activities/honors
Why you think you were accepted: Strong mathematic classes and extracurriculars, not very competitive major
Where else were you accepted: University of Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Minnesota, Central College

General Comments: Very surprised as an out of state applicant. Advise others to focus strongly on essays and ensuring that you display everything you want about yourself. The application isn’t as straightforward as it could be, so be conscious of that.

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Decision: **Accepted - Computer Science - College of Natural Science**
Decision: **Rejected - Turing Scholars - College of Natural Science**

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9~
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (4), Lang (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Bio, AP Psych, AP Macro, AP US Gov, AP Lit, Comp Sci, N&W, FCS
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Golf (4 years), Model UN (1 year), Programming (4 years)
[] Job/Work Experience: Own virtual business.
[] Volunteer/Community service: N/A
[] Summer Activities: N/A
[] Essays: Not as good as they should have been.
[] Teacher Recommendation: AP Calc AB Teacher
[] Counselor Rec: N/A
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: $60,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/li][/ul]

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: Stats, Work Exp.
    [    ] Weaknesses: Essays
    [] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to CS because of stats. Declined from Turing because my essays could have been better.
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Waiting on rest.

General Comments: Applied in late November for future applicants…

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

Objective:
[] ACT (breakdown):​ 36 (36 E 36 M 36 R 35 S​ 9/12 essay oops)​
[] SAT I (breakdown):​ didn’t submit​
[] SAT II:​ 800 Math IIc 780 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0)​​:​ 3.88 ​
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):​ 82/618​ (oops)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):​​ ​5s on Computer Science, Calc BC (AB subscore too; self study), English Language, Microecon (self study), Physics C Mech/EM, Statistics. 4s on World History and Biology.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):​ nope​
[] Senior Year Course Load:​ AP English Literature, AP Chemistry, Multivariable Calc (it’s an independent study class that I designed… I’m following the MIT OCW curriculum), AP Government/AP Macroeconomics, and AP US History​
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):​ ​NMSF, AIME x2, Zero Robotics 2014 world champions​​[/li][/list]

Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):​ ​ ​MATHCOUNTS coach, BPA (numerous awards at national conference), math club
[] Job/Work Experience:​ Instructor at local math learning center.
[] Volunteer/Community service:​ MATHCOUNTS coach
[] Summer Activities:​ lol​
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details):​ 7/10. Definitely room for improvement, but they weren’t terrible.
[] Teacher Rec #1:​ Calc teacher. Probably really good.
[/list]

Other:
[] State (if domestic applicant):​ TX​
[] Country (if international applicant):​ US​
[] School Type:​ 5A (giant)​
[] Ethnicity:​ Indian​
[] Gender:​ M​
[] Income Bracket:​ nah i’m not putting that here​
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):​ nope​[/li][/list]

Reflection:
[] Strengths:​ Zero Robotics and BPA
[] Weaknesses:​ I got pretty trash grades. Also no USAMO :(​
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:​ no idea​
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:​ UIUC, rejected MIT/Caltech EA (gg bro)
[/list]

General Comments: ​
Hm considering the stats of those who got rejected I’m pretty lucky. Also I applied the day it was due so not entirely convinced that the date of submission mattered THAT much.

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Decision: Accepted-UNSPECIFIED-McCombs School of Business

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 640, M: 730, W: 750, 9 essay)
[] ACT: 31 Composite
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/324
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4’s on all (total 9 to date).
[] Senior Year Course Load (Sem. avg.): AP Eng IV (98/100), AP US Gov’t (98/100), AP Macroecon (98/100), Insurance (100/100), AP Stat (93/100), Anatomy/Physiology (91/100), AP Calculus AB (91/100).
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ honor[/li][/list]

Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):6 Varsity sports (Baseball, football, swimming, water polo, golf, bowling). DECA business comps. UIL Academic comps.
[] Job/Work Experience: Full-time Summer Internship @ Non-Profit Org (Paid).
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lot of hours at Food Bank
[] Summer Activities: Internship (See work exp.)
[] Essays: Traditionally, I am a very good writer, though the essay prompt was rather bland IMO. Still good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Did not see.
[] Counselor Rec: Did not see.
[] Interview: None
[/list]

Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] School Type: Public (Urban)
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 150k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, Legacy.

Reflection
[] Strengths: Extracurricular activities. Senior/yr courseload and mid year transcript.
[] Weaknesses: Extracurricular activities not dedicated at single thing (6 varsity sports might show a lack of true passion for any to some adcoms). SAT critical reading section.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: URM, in-state resident, Legacy.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far: Tulane EA (20k/yr merit), South Carolina (Full ride, yes not full tuition), Alabama (accidentally did not submit scholarship app. won’t attend!) Arkansas (Full ride, again yes not just full tuition.). Still waiting on Harvard, Penn, Yale, Columbia, Princeton, Duke, Stanford, Vanderbilt, UC-Berkeley, UCLA, and UNC-Chapel Hill.

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Decision: Accepted - Electrical Engineering - Cockrell School of Engineering

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800 Math, 800 Writing, 740 Reading)
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Bio E
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Have 77 hours of college credit from dual enrollment, no APs
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: Cal II, Cal III, Applied Statistics, Physics (Mechanics), Physics (Electricity and Magnetism), US History, American Government, World Literature
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): UIL Orchestra Solo and Ensemble[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Ultimate Frisbee team (captain), Orchestra, Robotics, Yearbook (head photographer)
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer research at UNT
[] Volunteer/Community service: 80 hours
[] Summer Activities: Research
[] Essays:
[] Teacher Recommendation: None
[] Counselor Rec: None
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: None[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Academy (kind of like boarding school) on UNT campus
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li][/ul]

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: High test scores, well rounded I think lmao
    [    ] Weaknesses: Few extracurriculars
    [] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good balance of senior year courses, some leadership positions, good SAT and ACT scores
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected from Stanford, Accepted to UTD and UIUC, waiting for CMU, Berkeley, UCLA, Cornell, Rice
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Decision: **Rejected - MAJOR - Business **

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t Submit
ACT (breakdown): 27
SAT II: Didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.90
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/501
AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 APUSH, 3 AP Language Comp, 3 AP English Lit, 4 AP US Government
IB (place score in parenthesis): 6 IB Business and Management SL (Junior Year)
Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma - IB Math Studies, IB English, IB French AB Initio, IB Biology, IB History of Americas, IB Theory of Knowledge (first semester), 2 Free period second semester.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): IB Biology Award of Excellence, Science National Honor Award, French National Honor Award, Presidential Superlative Award, AP Scholar Award, English National Honor Award

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Key Club (Vice President - 2 Years), French National Honors Society (Projects Committee Head), IB Student Union (Historian), Seventh-Day Adventist Youth Society (Director & President - 6 Years), Seacrest Seventh-Day Adventist Choir (Secretary & Event Coordinator), C12A Distributions LLC. local start up company (Vice President),
Job/Work Experience:
Babysitter (2011 June, July, August)
Volunteer/Community service:
Patrick Murphy Campaign (Non-Paid Intern), Seacrest Seventh-Day Adventist Church (Assistant Treasurer), Habitat For Humanity (Volunteer)
Summer Activities:
Internship at Patrick Murphy (June, July, August, September, November)
Essays: 10/10 - Wrote a seven stanza autobiographical poem about my perfect place, then did a literary analysis on it. I thought it was good, but my English teacher raved about it.
Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 - My dual enrollment Statistics professor and my IB History teacher, and my IB French teacher. It really looked good that I had a college professor write about me.
Counselor Rec: 10/10 - She loves me and I knew she’d write an amazing letter of rec.
Additional Rec: 10/10 - IB Business & Management Teacher and my Key Club Advisor
Interview: None

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Business Administration (Entrepreneurship)
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <25,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First Generation American

Reflection
I was not expecting to not get in. I actually considered UT Austin as a “safe school” or at least one of my easier schools to get into. It’s crazy! I actually got into CORNELL University (Ivy-League) and I didn’t get into this school. Crazy, but that’s alright! I’m happy with where I’ve gotten into thus far! Good luck to everyone else…or hope everyone who thought of this as their dream school got in!
Strengths:
Essays, Extracurriculars (but not amazing!), GPA, hooks.
Weaknesses: ACT scores, didn’t take or submit any SATs or SAT II.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: No idea how I got rejected, but It’s okay.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted: University of Florida, University of California- San Diego, Cornell University
Waiting on Acceptance notification: University of California - Berkeley, UCLA, Stanford, UNC, Emory University, Notre Dame, Northwestern, NYU, Carnegie Mellon, Rice University, USC.
Rejected: None other.
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Not really sure. Maybe the essay!

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@snowbells Congrats on Cornell!

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Decision: **Accepted - Architecture and Architectural Engineering Dual Programme - School of Architecture**

Objective:

[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): 760M, 690CR, 640W
[] ACT: 24
[] SAT II: didn’t submit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/968
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Language and Composition3, Psychology5, Spanish Language5, Spanish Literature5, US History4, World History5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): not offered at my school
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calculus AB and BC, Statistics, English Lit, Physics I and II, Macroeconomics, Government, Academic Decathlon, everything is AP level
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar with distinction, nothing else is too significant, art awards, and school level awards[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul][] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Junior World Affairs Council-President, NHS, Mu Alpha Theta, Spanish Club-Historian, Art Club, Environmental Club, Gay Straight Alliance, local church co-youth leader, and local church worship/media team.
[] Job/Work Experience: tutor, translator(Spanish, Italian, and English)
[] Volunteer/Community service: over 300 hours of volunteering at local church, food banks, and the Keep America Beautiful Programme
[] Summer Activities: traveled to Mexico, so none
[] Essays: They were super rushy because I started my application 3 days before the deadline, no one helped me edit them. I wrote like 4 pages on each essay.There were like 4 or 5 essays, it was traumatising haha
[] Teacher Recommendation: My English teacher submitted one from me, it was very personal.
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t submit
[] Additional Rec: didn’t submit
[] Interview: it was not super great 4/10
[]I know UT doesn’t require a portfolio, but if you are applying to other schools for architecture, I would gladly show you mine c: just message me!
[/ul]

Other

[ul][] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: around 50k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation, low income

Reflection

[list][] Strengths: grades, hooks, in state
[] Weaknesses: I think test scores. and essays, they were too rushy
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my essays, the 5 essays, really reflected my passions, and displayed a genuine picture of me. Also, I have been living in the US for 3 years, so that is kind of a shocker when people find out, given my school perfomance
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Cornell, Drury, Rensselaer. Rejected by WUSTL, I still need to hear from Rice, Pratt, and Syracuse.
[/ul]

General Comments:
I honestly thought I was not going to make it to the architecture programme. That’s why I put the dual programme of engineering and architecture as my first option, and architecture as my second option, now I regret it because I don’t want to be an engineer haha, if I end up going there, I will be changing my major to the regular bachelor of architecture. I honestly thought I wouldn’t get accepted anywhere because my EC’s didn’t show a lot of architecture involvement. But, I did try to be genuine, and honest.

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Decision: [ color = green][ b]Accepted - Undeclared-Life Sciences - College of Natural Sciences [/color]**

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1980
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 620 Math2
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Comp Sci, AP Bio, English, music/art, religion
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 100 hours at hospital
[ *] Summer Activities: Ucla med camp
[ *] Essays: pretty dank
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: idk
[ *] Counselor Rec: great
[ *] Additional Rec: idk
[ *] Interview: nope?
[ /list]

[ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[ *] Country (if international applicant): 'Merica
[ *] School Type: Private All Boys Jesuit
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: My dad is pretty rich
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I speak dutch? My mom is originally from texas. I also visited the school too if that counts.

[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: essays, recommendations
[ *] Weaknesses: everything
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I am a very lucky guy!
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted:Loyola Marymount University, University of South Carolina
Waitlisted: UC Santa Barbara
Rejected: No where yet.
Waiting on UCLA, USC, Berkeley, UC Irvine, NYU, UGA

[ b]General Comments:**

Had a 2.86 freshman year. Had a 3.7 Sophomore and Junior year though.

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Decision: ACCEPTED - Chemical Engineering
Honors Engineering - REJECTED

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2110 (800 M/ 680 CR/ 630W)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 800 M2, 790 physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Unsure; 4.5 Weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/18 (top 10%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 EngLang, 4 APUSH, 5 Stats
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 6 AP’s (Chem, CalcAB, US gov, Eng Lit, Spanish, Macro) + 3 Self-study AP’s (both physic C’s, and micro)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A lot of local and regional 1st place awards but nothing to brag about

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math competitions (3 yrs), Mu Alpha Theta (3 years), texas NASA Aerospace scholar (online experience, didn’t qualify for internship)
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: None
Summer Activities: math enrichment program at school, some trip to an ivy that i didn’t apply to
Essays: Obstacles as a low-income students in poor neighboorhood/Passion for math/science
Teacher Recommendation: math teacher- known for 3.5 years (must have been unique!) eng teacher: generic
Counselor Rec: Awesome
Additional Rec:
Interview: N/A
Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Of course!
Intended Major: ChemE
State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: <1% White, 99% Minority (excluding Asians or Indians)
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Below 35k/yr
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First gen, Low income, In-state, first-generation migrant (not born in the U.S.)

Reflection
Strengths: Math and science sat and sat II, 2/3 of my recs were awesome, LOTS of hooks, dedicated to my ec’s
Weaknesses: GPA (i don’t try as much in humanities classes as in math/science classes), AP classes/scores (couldn’t take more than 3 junior year!)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Unusually high record for a hispanic from low income neighborhood/home. For HONORS ENGINEERING i think they seek and expect pretty high SAT/ACT scores and lots of 5 in AP exams (not very holistic IMO)
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: one of the HYPSM, Cornell engineering, RPI, CWRU, Texas A&M, UofH

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Decision: [ color = green][ b]Accepted - MAJOR - Mechanical Engineering[/color]**

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1640(did not send)
[ *] ACT: 25
[ *] SAT II: N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.88
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 23 out of 738
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): English language and comp(3), US History(2), World History(2)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Speech/Money Matters, Chemistry AP, English literature AP, Government AP/Economics, Advanced Animation, Calculus I Dual Credit/AP
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I had school awards and robotics awards but nothing too major.
[ /list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Alternative Energy team(Vice President), Car Team, Chemistry Society(activities chair), National Hispanic Honor Society(Historian), FIRST robotics(Team Captain), Animation team(team leader),Nanotechnology club, Anime club(Vice President)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Math Tutor
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Humane Society,Tutoring kids
[ *] Summer Activities: Young Engineers and Scientists Program, STEM Camp at UTSA, Nanotechnology institute
[ *] Essays: I talked about life in and out of school and how that will help my career.I talked a lot about reaching out to the community too. I spent a lot of time on them.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: They were all great and mentioned my character in and out of class.
[ *] Counselor Rec: N/A
[ *] Additional Rec: Awesome because it was from an engineer.
[ *] Interview: N/A
[ /list]

[ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Large public school
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: >100,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, I visited the school

[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Taking AP and Dual Credit classes, extracurriculars
[ *] Weaknesses: Scores were low
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:My essays were very strong and personal. That is where I think I showed that I was a good fit for UT.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UTSA, University of Houston(rejected from engineering college), Trinity University, St. Mary’s University, Baylor(rejected)

[ b]General Comments:**
I was shocked I got in because my scores were bad. Although high scores do not hurt, it is not all they look at. UT is my dream school and I’m so excited! I encourage future applicants to join different programs during the summer to see what you like and not like as a career.