UTD only auto admits the state required Top 10% from Texas High Schools. There is no assured admission based on test scores anymore. Everything beyond the Top 10 percent is holistic.
But 8 weeks seems like a long time. I would have your student reach out to their area admissions counselor and see if there is anything missing in the file.
My DD was a review admit in 2019 and heard back within 3 weeks. She was admitted in August.
@jinsun2000 Hi, did your son get any AES? Thanks!
My son is homeschooled as well. Applied 8/21 and all documents received by early September. SAT 1370 and 4 semesters of dual credit at community college. We have only heard back from one school so far (Texas State) but not his top 2 (Texas A&M and UTD). I think Iām more worried about it than he is. Hoping to hear something soon!
@BlueBayouAZ , at your suggestion, we emailed the Area contact person and she responded within an hour! Even though he applied on August 16th, his final transcript wasnāt added until August 27th (had to send it snail mail from the local community college). The 4-6 week window thus began on August 27th which makes it 5 weeks today. She said he should get an admission decision by mid October.
@creekster519 , it makes me wonder if the homeschoolers are at the bottom of the pile! lol MAYBE, they just donāt have as much staff processing applications as Texas Tech/State/A&M and that is why it is taking longer than usual this year?
@DNapier. His acceptance letter said that AES will come out in Dec. This is different than prior years. My S19 got his AES with his acceptance letter in the mail at the same time.
@Dapier. Here is a copy of the letter if anyone is interested.
ļæ¼ļæ¼ļæ¼ļæ¼"It is our pleasure to offer you admission to The University of Texas at Dallas to the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program for the Fall 2021 semester. We share your excitement as you begin this new stage in
your education. All eligible students who submit a complete application by December 1st are reviewed for an Academic Excellence Scholarship (AES). Students who are awarded are typically notified on a rolling basis beginning in late December. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this may be subject to change. For the most up to
date information, please visit utdallas.edu/aes. Please accept your offer of admission and explore other next steps to prepare for your enrollment by visiting
utdallas.edu/nextsteps/freshman. At UT Dallas, we promise you a welcoming environment, intellectualchallenges, great faculty, and a diverse university family.
Your out-of-state, non-resident tuition status has been determined based on the information that you providedon your admission application. If you have any questions regarding your residency status, please contact the Office of Admission and Enrollment at 972.883.2270 or admission@utdallas.edu.The undergraduate experience at UT Dallas is challenging and exceptional. Our faculty and staff look forwardto welcoming you to campus."
Thanks for posting it @jinsun2000 . Good luck! Please keep us posted.
@jinsun2000 Did your son use the common app or apply texas? Thanks
@vamom7. He used the common app. It was surprisingly quick.
I wish my son had used the common app. ApplyTexas is missing some benefits of the common app. Recommendation letters have to be sent independently. Weāve had to reach out to the high school counselor multiple times for letters. I feel awful we didnāt ask her all at one time.
@NeighborTX , I am not sure how much UTD looks at recommendation letters. My S19 (ApplyTx, instate) and S21 (Common app, OOS) did not have any recommendations. Both received their decision within a week of submitting. S19 received AES honors and weāre waiting on award for S21. Good luck to you!
My sonās first SAT score was 1370 in 2019. He was unable to take it again due to COVID. He is signed up for November 7th. If he gets a better score, will he have time to submit and will they consider it for scholarships? He has already applied to College of Engineering but hasnāt received admittance yet.
@jinsun2000 Is it because your S19 applied as instate, he received AES in the same letter? For OOS, it will come out on the second letter. Correct?
@creekster519 I understand your son was probably not happy with his SAT, so when he applied, did he choose test-optional?
No, he didnāt apply test optional because I didnāt think his score was that bad. But it would help for scholarships if he had a higher score. Should he be worried about getting admitted with 1370 SAT?
@DNapier, see this discussion. http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/university-texas-generic/2152264-ut-dallas-and-aes-scholarship-notification.html. Looks like it was changed for 2020 and all AES are notified in Dec
@creekster519, I think 1370 is a good score for UTD since the minimum SAT score to be considered for AES is 1360 according to their web site. https://www.utdallas.edu/enroll/freshman/aes/prospective-students/awards/#:~:text=Awards%20are%20competitive%20and%20generally,award%20amounts%20that%20students%20receive.
I think he will be fine on admission. It is a very solid score. Itās right in the middle of UTD incoming freshman scores.
But I caution on expecting an AES scholarship. UTD has a reputation for giving out generous scholarships, but that is not fully understood. Lots of people in Texas believe UTD is paying huge amounts of students to go to school there. That is simply not true. They reward very, very high academic achievers. Meaning NMF and those close to it.
To put in in perspective the middle 50% of the test scores of incoming freshmen was 1250-1450 and 26-33. I like to look at is as 1450 and 33 was a 75% on the test. They have 25% of the student population that scored above 1450 and 33. Would you expect a scholarship when you made a 75 or a āC?ā
I would have to go back and look at past threads - but I do not recall an AES being offered to students who were not above the top 15% in their graduating class last year.
Who knows what is going to happen with COVID and test optional. I think we are still a month away from knowing how this fallās enrollment ended up.
I really donāt know. I saw he signed up for the Nov test and therefore assumed that he might not be happy with his score. Jinsun2000 and BlueBayouAZ are apparently more knowledgeable. 
@BlueBayouAZ Thank for the insight. Very helpful. I have another question. My understanding is that UTD does superscore SAT, but not ACT. So when you say "the middle 50% of the test scores of incoming freshmen was 1250-1450 and 26-33. " , is this SAT range the result of superscored SAT or not?