nice man good job, you’re def gonna love it. i rlly hate how there’s so few spots for this honors they have to make such hard choices. i got 1560, class rank 4/911, national merit finalist w 1500 psat, 12 ap tests 8 5s. and i got rejected from hss and didn’t get any transfer to polymathic like i’ve heard ppl have been this year.
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Hey! I’m not in Polymaths but I’m also going into Physics and got into DNS. Wanna connect lol? I’m tryna find others
Hey I also got into UT deans? Wanna exchange info like discord or something/ trying to find others - maybe make a gc idk
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My kid in physics would like to connect.
Ok! Do they have a discord or equivalent platform?
My first post on this forum. My D got waitlisted for DS CNS for public health. What are the chances of her getting accepted? Thanks
Did anyone who got rejected get an email from UT?
My daughter was test optional but rank 2/225, GPA 4.5 (ish), 13 APs, 4 DC (one is UT on ramps), great writer, amazing extracurriculars (class pres, Stuco pres, state band soloists twice), and has a disability which (in my opinion) makes her empathetic, a quality desperately needed in physicians. Rejected from HSS and School of Ecology Honors. Ugh
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Agree, your daughter sounds like an amazing young woman. I think the UT Guy said it best when he said you have to be accomplished but also have a certain bit of luck to get accepted to one of these programs, since there are so many qualified applicants.
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Your daughter can try and apply into the HSS program I believe through sophomore year. Did she have any health related EC’s? I have a current HSS junior and also know 2 other kids from my sons’ schools who got into the program over the last 3 years. They all had significant health related activities including, HOSA, blood drives, clinical classes, volunteering, and physician shadowing to name a few. I do know that the holistic HSS selection process looks for evidence of involvement and commitment to a heath careers pathway in addition to very high academic stats.
Thank you for the information. And not to be flippant, but my daughter has probably spent more time in hospitals for her own medical condition/operations than most students could have ever spent shadowing or doing medical ECs. But she did take all the medical classes and sciences her school offers, all while staying at the top of her class, being an officer in several clubs, a key club officer three years (service org), class officer, Stuco officer, etc…
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I don’t doubt you for a minute or seek to diminish your daughters pathway. My son also has an extensive personal medical journey that he documented and included in his submission. This is in addition to the health professions related clubs and extra curriculars that he was involved in during high school, not to mention his academic achievements. My point is that if she wants to apply into HSS if she chooses to attend UT, she will have opportunities to become involved in health related EC’s and these would help a successful application.
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She was admitted to UT though, right? The honors thing would be nice, but I don’t think that’s critical to her path or her success at all.
The only thing I can think of is maybe it’s because she was test optional? I haven’t heard of anyone who got in who was TO.
I agree. She and I have talked about that. I feel that schools (not just UT) say that apps are test optional, but I don’t think those who go test optional are given the same level of consideration. She was a finalist for a Presidential scholarship at another university. Ultimately, she didn’t receive the scholarship and the notification letter actually referenced tough the competition was, including high test scores. Anyway, it is what it is…
She was admitted and to her chosen major. She is just very competitive and she really wanted to be a part of one of the honors societies. Also, her brother is in LAH at UT, so she was hoping to follow in his footsteps. But, from what I keep reading, she is quite fortunate to have gotten in to her major of choice! Tough, tough year!
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Agree. I have seen with some other schools that it appears honors and scholarships are tethered to scores, meaning TO may not be treated as truly “optional”.
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My D has the top most credentials (including two research papers) that any high schooler could have with perfect scores on ACT, but she has been waitlisted for Dean’s scholar program. She did get into her choice major. So here is my take on this- Any student that is accepted to the scholars program gets all the opportunities presented on a platter, same opportunities are available to other students also, the difference being these other students have to seek them and they will get them. So in short theses non accepted students just have to take a slightly longer path. I think that is not bad at all. In addition my daughter has recieved an email asking her that if she is interested in the research initiative program which is part of the deans scholar she can apply seperately for it. Hope this helps.
First and foremost, I understand that UT is an amazing university and anyone admitted is going to receive a top-notch education. And I agree with what you said about opportunities being available if a student wants to search them out and be persistent. That said, as a mother of a current UT student in an honors program, I see the perks they receive. I know first hand what kind of opportunities they have access to. But, again, it is what it is…
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To me, the biggest perk would be priority registration, which I was told at a CNS information session was not available as a DS/HSS/PS.
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