<p>Ok, so I am already ranked in the top 9% of my class and I and pretty solid extracurricular activities. I've taken the SAT and ACT, but my scores were 1800 and 27. I am applying Early Decision but I need to improve my scores to have any shot. I am taking the ACT in September and I will receive my scores before the Nov 1 deadline.</p>
<p>However, if I don't do well, and I take the October 22 ACT, scores will be available November 8 at the earliest. Can I still somehow send my ACT scores to UT? Like, if I send my SAT score in my application and then get my ACT score and it is much higher, could I sent it past the Early Decision deadline?</p>
<p>Cockrell does publish an annual fact sheet with nominal student profile information. The average SAT of 2010 freshman engineering students was 1340 (which would obviously be on a 1600 scale instead of 2400), and a majority were auto-admits.</p>
<p>I’ve never seen a similar profile for the College of Natural Sciences, but you can get some pretty interesting college-specific stats from the Top 10% reports. For example, male auto-admits enrolled in the 2009 freshman class had a mean SAT score of 1904 in engineering and 1819 in CNS (this time, the scores are on a scale of 2400!). The corresponding ACT means were 28 and 27.</p>
<p>Not to nit pick, but just to prevent confusion: UT doesn’t offer “early decision” as that phrase is most commonly used in college admission parlance (to describe a unique early acceptance-early binding decision scheme). UT has one absolute deadline, which is December 1. </p>
<p>It is correct that three honors programs–Business Honors, Plan II and Liberal Arts Honors–feature an October 15 “priority deadline,” which applicants are strongly encouraged to meet to optimize their chance of admission. While I think you’d be crazy to not treat Oct. 15 as your drop dead deadline if you’re going for honors, you can still apply as late as December 1, but your chances will be less favorable. </p>
<p>As long as we’re talking deadlines, UT is a (rare) “receipt deadline” school, meaning they need everything in their office on Dec. 1, you can’t rely on a Dec. 1 postmark. (The exception would be official test score reports, which as indicated above will be accepted to Dec. 31.)</p>
<p>If you’re applying to any honors program, texaspg’s point about the mechanics of the online app is huge. The ApplyTexas software will not make the honors app available to you until up to 24 hours AFTER you hit “submit” on your basic UT app. One of my last-minute kids nearly shot himself in the foot with that one!</p>
<p>TXArtemetis absolutely hit the nail on the head–one thing to keep in mind. If it’s BHP you’re after, they do NOT do Rolling Admissions. All files that are received on or before October 15th will be reviewed first and decisions will be made before the next batch is reviewed.</p>
<p>^ Good catch, UTAustinR. I don’t remember McCombs being so explicit in detailing the mechanics of the BHP application and review process last year (could be my lapse, for sure!), but I noticed this AM when replying to someone interested in BHP that the website really lays it out nicely for applicants. </p>
<p>The 9% rule is mainly for Texas. However, if someone OOS meets the requirement, it will probably improve their chances too although their applications probably go through more holistic process.</p>
<p>This year all applications–even top 9% will be looked at holistically by UT Admissions, which is great! So it won’t affect those who are “auto-admits” but it does mean that every file is given the same type of review.</p>