When do the letters come flowing out?

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>So here I am, thinking that it would be another 3-4 weeks before I get any letter, and then I walk into my first period today and an acquaintance of mine is chatting about how he just got his acceptance letter for UT. I had a confused look on my face and asked him about it. He applied regular decision, same as me, and only a few days before I did. Idk if this matters, but he has a higher GPA than me and I have higher test scores. Also, we are in CA and our school doesnt rank, so it wasnt an auto admit situation. Does this mean that I should be expecting a letter soon, or did they just really want him there and send him a letter super fast?</p>

<p>thanks.</p>

<p>also, check this thread out too!</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1073723-one-last-chance-ucs-ut-uf-umd-will-chance-back.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1073723-one-last-chance-ucs-ut-uf-umd-will-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>and one last thing, is it better to not apply for financial aid? Will this help me get into UT?</p>

<p>Thanks again.</p>

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<p>I work with the admissions office as part of the Out-of-State Students Agency, and I can tell you on good authority that out-of-state students shouldn’t be receiving acceptance letters until February. There might have been a few special cases, but I wouldn’t worry about it until then.</p>

<p>Also, I don’t think financial aid has anything to do with it.</p>

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<p>Does his status on the UT website say that he is a “leading applicant” and therefore guaranteed that he will get admitted? This is what it says for my son, who is also OOS. The status showed up about a week after he submitted his application, back in November. We haven’t received any letter yet.</p>

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<p>@chemcolo</p>

<p>Idk about his online status, but he received his actual letter in the mail. I did find out that he applied for Honors program (idk which
kind) and he chose biology as his major.</p>

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<p>@ Soadquake</p>

<p>When during the month of feb should letters be coming for OOS students?</p>

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<p>I’m not really sure, sorry!</p>

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<p>My son’s decision online came at the very end of February. He eventually got a letter, but I don’t remember when, since it didn’t really matter.</p>

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<p>This could just be a false rumor, but pretty much everyone here in Austin accepts the decisions will be released online on February 15th.</p>

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<p>@hkem123</p>

<p>Does this include OOS letters? So should I stop checking the site every few hours until Feb? I’m really excited/nervous :)</p>

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<p>You’ll keep checking, no matter what we tell you, lol!</p>

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<p>It’s odd because I received my acceptance over a month ago and I’m from CT.</p>

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<p>This topic was discussed in this thread.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-texas-austin/1044393-ut-2015-thread-4.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-texas-austin/1044393-ut-2015-thread-4.html&lt;/a&gt;
Feb 15th is the magic date, according to several folks who contacted the Admissions. Yes, there were many folks already got in, as in-state as well as OOS.</p>

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<p>I check the status page at least twice everyday and I’ve got exams going on. Now that we have a specific date, I can TRY to control myself. :P</p>