Hi y'all! The question in the post is what I'm asking. I'm an autoaccept with a non-competitive major, so I am waiting to hear back. UT is one of my top schools (other than maybe Rice or any other prestigious school), but it is the most appealing to me because I know I will get in. I applied as a history major, but I might change it to government or sociology (I want to go to law school). I don't qualify for financial aid, but my family is NOT rich enough to pay for that. In good news, i've completed two years of college at cc as a dual credit student, and about 40 out of 60 will transfer. I want to attend; the academics are great, the community, culture, and campus, and a study abroad program. I applied for all the UT-specific scholarships along with a few others. Still it probably won't pay for everything... so I need to know if the debt is worth it. Or should I go to Texas AM and stay cheap?

I’m working on my resume to transfer from UTSA to UT as either a neuroscience major or a public health as my second option.
Just to get to know the basics I work full time as a CCMA to pay for school, have my BLS/CPR Certification, X-ray technician certification, and am planning to volunteer abroad for a few weeks. Am I heading in the right direction? ( feel free to ask any questions I hardly post on Reddit)

On-ramps happened like 5 years ago, I was in 10th grade going through a lot(I don’t want to talk about please) got a C-, and apparently i forgot to say no to credit.

Now, classified as a sophomore in college with an ongoing streak of A semesters. It’d be really messed if UT calculates my cumulative gpa, with that. And now, I’m applying as an external transfer, for spring. My institutional gpa is 4.0, and my cumulative, just checked, falls in between 3.72-3.8 depending on how you calculate. I just pray they can leave it out. I may be able to fix it later, if I continue my A streak.

just realized today that when i check on the report itself, it does show im core complete and which school i completed my cores at. i have the entire core curriculum aection highlighted green when i open up my audit report, so they DID run my transcripts (which makes me feel better lol). still unsure why the rest is 0% but 🤷

wondering if anyone else who has 0% is also core complete and it shows it in the report? (click on the audit id # to check your report)

I am applying for ECE

im an auto-admit for UT, and was wondering if advertising is considerably more competitive than COLA/other moody majors? i have good ecs, but im curious!

Hey, guys! I’m looking for someone to re-let my apartment at Villas on 24th. It’s a studio - comes with a 64” TV, full kitchen appliances, and an in-unit washer/dryer.

$2399/month.

- 5 min walk from campus
- Floor to ceiling windows
- Apartment comes with a gym, pool, study pods

DM or comment if you’re interested! Willing to share pics of the place.

Has anyone ever transfered into University of Texas from a community college out of state. I live in Maryland and would love to go to UT for business

Been on hold for more than 30 minutes ..

figuring out which one to choose

Hi everyone! I’m not delusional, I definitely know that my gpa is a weakness in my application. I was wondering if anyone got accepted into UT Moody with similar academic stats or is also applying with similar stats? Definitely looking for someone to ease my mind but brutal honesty is also appreciated 🥲

UW: 3.47 (out of 4.00)
W: 3.76 (out of 5.00)
My school doesn’t officially rank
Instate

I believe I'm a strong applicant in other areas but holistic review is so random sometimes!

Hi everyone, my dream school is MCombs, and I have been really nervous about it so could you guys chance me? I am out of state, and ik it is insanely hard to get in

Academics
GPA 4.09 Weighted
No Class Rank

SAT 1570 800 Math, 770 English

AP Scores: Five 5s (World History, US History, Environmental Science, Computer Science A, Precalculus)

Senior APs: Calc AB, Physics C Mechanics, AP Gov, AP Stats + advanced CS

Awards Nothing special

National Merit Commended Scholar

AP Scholar with Distinction

Extraordinary Startup Award (international entrepreneurship program)

Coach’s Award (varsity sport, 2x)

Honors with Distinction

Extracurriculars

Co-Founder & CEO of a food startup; raised 10k in angel funding and partnered with commercial kitchens

Business & Marketing Intern at a video game studio helped raise $200K in investor funding created social media and disocrd

Business & Marketing Intern at a real estate company; developed social media got 1k followers, and posted 20+ short forms

LaunchX Startup Program 30% acceptance rate

Varsity Swimmer for 4 Years

President/VP of school Investment Club (30+ members, competed in Wharton competition)

250+ Hours at Hindu Temple as lead volunter collective 5000$ in donatons

There are more but they are smaller

Was curious if UT was need-blind or need-aware(are the admissions office and financial aid office mostly separate or working actively together)? I'd say I'm a solid applicant for my major but I need significant aid and was wondering if they often make decisions based on that.

I JUST got the EA banner on MyStatus after submitting my supplementals many days ago. I was under the impression that my materials weren't received by the deadline so I started my freshman resumé in hopes that it will help contextualize my Common App info. I think it would be very useful in expanding my application. Should I keep my EA status or submit my freshman resume for RD? Is EA even worth keeping if most EA applicants get deferred?

For context I'm an in-state non-auto admit (missed by 3%...booo); first-choice major is B.A. Psych.

Will I still be considered early action?? Because the deadline for extra materials was the 22nd.

my first choice is neuroscience and my second is biology!

37/505, 107.7/100 WGPA 3.89 UW top 7% (my school does different scales i dont know why)
Ap scholar w honor, collegeboard rural and small town recognition

7 APs, 3 DCs, other honors and pre-aps etc
5 on ap bio, lang, world, and 4 on apush, others in progress

didnt submit sat score cus it sucks 💔

ECs
-student AT 3 years, shadow experience, 7th place in region taping contest, health knowledge quiz bowl champion

-HOSA 4 years, VP then President, increased member count and blood drive turnouts

-SkillsUSA 2 yrs, district treasurer, went to districts + state

-Spanish honors society VP, lots of volunteer work and spanish culture projects at school

-class officer junior year

-NHS member

-key club member

-about 2 yrs paid work experience

-EKG tech, CPR + first aid, and CCMA certifications

Essays
-wrote about how i struggled with sleep bc of undiagnosed anxiety and chronic nightmares and that led me to want to study brain

-chose work as proudest accomplishment bc it taught me how to interact with people and balance my life properly

demographics as a side note: in state lower income

I want to transfer over and honestly I know that it’s rlly hard to do so and I’m not counting on it but why not try? And what major do y’all think is the easiest major to external transfer into. Any transfers here that managed to do it and can tell me their story?

*ik this is a highly controversial major but i visited a lecture with a friend who’s doing this major and had similar stats at my school. i liked it, so i applied. im most likely double majoring

Demographics
in-state, asian female
competitive suburban school
hook: ut considers me first gen (idk if that makes an impact)

Academics
UW: 3.45 W:4.28 (took ~20 aps and had a mix of a’s and b’s, upwards trajectory and had all a’s junior year)
*skipped a grade in math so took Calc BC junior year; took physics sophomore year
AP scores: submitted 4’s for AP English Language, AP Seminar, AP US Government (mostly took ap exams for exemptions.)
Class rank: 222/826
ACT: 33 (34 math, 30 english, 33 reading)

Extracurriculars
- mock trial club founder and president
- leo club president
- Boy Scouts of America troop leader
- intern at a law firm
- intern at a religious tutoring institution
- intern at children’s museum
- underclassman rep for school’s LTB chapter
- I also work as a tutor in 3 places part time.
- national technical honor society vp
- school book club founder and president

Honors:
- Eagle scout
- AP Capstone Diploma
- Gold PVSA 2x
- AWS, Java, Python and Unity certifications
- AP Scholar with Distinction

wrote my essay on my passion of learning about countries led me to want to become an atty and how even in the face of opposition due to my gender i aspired (probably cliche but real life incident.)

wrote the proud of saq for being an eagle

my lor’s were from my forensics teacher and a teacher i’ve known for all of hs, as well as an atty i worked with at my firm.

i know someone who got in last year with similar stats and the same school so im optimistic, since its my dream school!

asking for a friend

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my transcript was sent on the 16th and has been in review until today and i havent gotten the message that says im early action deadline

its not resume bc i submitted same time as others for it and theirs says early action and 10/23 for resume

have other friends also having this same issue

am i chilling or am i getting pushed to rd D:

pics:

Fall 2027 EA applicant, submitted Oct 15. Every item on my checklist is Received and the banner says “We have all the items we need to complete your application.” But a friend’s banner says “You’ve met our Early Action deadline!” and mine doesn’t say EA anywhere.

The only difference I can see: my fee shows a Status Date of 10/23. I paid $75 through Common App on Oct 15, then UT showed a $15 balance (international fee is $90), which I paid in What I Owe on Oct 21. UT’s own reminder email says received date counts, not processed date, so I should be fine, but the wording difference is making me nervous.

Has anyone had the EA banner show up late, or had an item process after 10/22 and still get an EA decision in January? Already emailed admissions and calling Monday; just looking for anyone who’s seen this before.

First Choice Major: Neuroscience, Second choice major: Psychology (BS)

Stats: Ranked 30/572 top 5.2%, Texas resident, 4.1 Weighted, 3.7 Unweighted, 103.58 GPA weighted, SAT score 1200 (retaking and actually studying in November)

Course work: 10 AP Classes including Human geography, world history, literature, language, us history, us government, macro economics, Biology, Calculus BC, and Psychology. 11 honors classes, English I, English II, algebra I, geometry, algebra II, Pre-calculus, Intro physics and chem (high school class in middle school) Biology, Chem, Spanish I, Spanish II (limited APs I could take freshman and sophomore year).

Extra Curricular's:

jv orchestra 2 years, varsity orchestra 2 years, Orchestra secretary, then vice president. Planned and ran an event that increased orchestra retention by 20%. Apart of schools NHS chapter with 100+ service hours. Participates in Student council for my school. Played club soccer my freshman and sophomore year, I was the team captain. Outside of school I work at a top 10% chick-fil-a store in the country and working to move to management when I turn 18. I run a photography side business/page doing sports photos and portrait sessions for clients.

Honors:

Ap scholar with distinction

Class 1c superior ensemble at UIL region solo and ensemble

Class 2 Excellent performance ensemble at UIL state solo and ensemble

I have two letters of recommendation, one from my AP Biology teacher and AP psychology teacher. I also submitted a resume.

Hi everyone,

I am an international student considering applying to the PhD program in Educational Policy and Planning at UT Austin, and I was hoping to connect with someone who is currently in the program or is familiar with it.

I would really appreciate the opportunity to ask a few questions about the program, particularly regarding how my academic and professional background might fit, the research environment, funding opportunities for international students, and the overall doctoral experience.

I have already tried reaching out to the program coordinators listed on the official website, which include faculty members as well, about two weeks ago, but unfortunately, I have not received a response yet.

If there are any current students, alumni, or anyone familiar with the program who would be willing to connect or point me towards the right person to contact, I would genuinely appreciate it.

Even a brief conversation or a few pointers would be very helpful as I try to make a more informed decision about applying.

Thank you in advance for any guidance or help!