<p>I don't officially know. The best person to ask would be Jennifer Scalora.</p>
<p>My GUESS is that because Plan II doesn't use the UT formula to determine who gets in, they have more leeway. 20% of the criteria is dedicated to "how Plan II is the student?" This is incredibly vague. It is used to determine who they think would fit in well based on their characteristics and not just on their grades and essays. I would think that an affirmative action component would fit in here (helping out males, as P2 is 33% male and also Latinos and African Americans, who are underrepresented even in comparison to their underrepresentation in the university as a whole). However, last year guys were something like 40% of the applicants and yet were only 1/3 of the eventually attending students. Whether a smaller percentage were accepted or a smaller percentage accepted their admission, I do not know.</p>
<p>lalalexi08, don't lose hope yet.
like honestly. my application essays were absolutely mediocre. i'm not even a good writer. i got a 6 on the SAT essay both times i took it. i think they really look for some special quality. like maybe my sat scores and class rank completely saved me... i dun know. does plan 2 practice affirmative action? anyone know? cuz that mighta saved me too...</p>
<p>i don't think plan II would accept ANYBODY who wrote a mediocre essay. from the tone and nastiness with which they described a bad essay...they really hate that stuff. i just think you're one of the few people on cc with some good ole fashioned humility. :P</p>
<p>haha agreed. Plan II even states on the website very bluntly that essays are BIG in their decisions.</p>
<p>"The essays you submit will make a BIG difference in whether or not you are admitted to Plan II. Plan II often turns down excellent students, applicants with top grades and test scores, who send in mediocre essays. A really good essay can sweep us off our feet and make up for lower scores and relatively lackluster grades."
- Plan</a> II Honors Program</p>
<p>Where could I find the entering freshmen's stats of Turing Scholar Program?</p>
<p>Eh I was rejected. I knew it was coming so it wasn't all that big of a shock. Everything happens for a reason, right?</p>
<p>Hey; I'm new on CC and got into Plan II about a month ago. To those who didn't get in, I'm so sorry. But don't get your hopes down! I hear that this year it was extremely difficult to get in. Furthermore, from what my friends at UT have told me, you can still go to UT and because many of the classes are the same during your freshman year (between Plan II Honors, Liberal Arts Honors, and Liberal Arts Normal), even if you transfer into the program sophomore year, you should not be behind at all.</p>
<p>That said, I'm excited for those who got into Plan II and have one question for them. I'm a National Merit Scholar, and though the official amount UT gives you is projected to be 13,000$ over 4 years, some of my friends tell me that you get a full ride for being a NMS Scholar. Does anyone know if this is true? And is this regardless of your program choice? Thanks.</p>
<p>No you do not so far as I know.</p>
<p>I would love for that to be true. What do you mean by NMS Scholar? Do you mean a winner of the $2500 national scholarship? Because I looked online, and in that instance, you would receive a $1500 scholarship from UT the first year and $3000 each additional year. If you are a college-scholar, you receive $4k from UT the first year and $3k each additional year. I believe that if you fall below a certain GPA, they cut you back to $750 a year though.</p>
<p>But if there is an actual full ride post the info here!</p>
<p>loneranger- so grades and sat scores are only 20%
can you list what makes up the rest of your profile?</p>
<p>@baskett: just fyi, this is a two year old thread, so good luck getting the answers you want. Although, theloneranger is still around on the forum sometimes…</p>
<p>baskett, you can look on the Plan II website and they outline clearly what they want from the applicant, along with the percentages.</p>