hi, I’m a current junior in hs, UT is my dream school amd my sister goes there currently (pre-med), but I’m scared my application isn’t strong enough, what should I do? I want to be a child psychologist, so I would probably apply hdfs or psych

dem:
- second gen south asian female
- high income
- dfw area
- I went to a junior high for 9/10 and now I’m going to a senior high for 11/12 so looks a little different

scores:
- super super competitive hs (class is 1500 people)
- not top 10% and my school doesnt rank outside of that
- not sure what unweighted is yet, but weighted is 4.3/5
- 1370 sat first try, planning on retaking and trying act too (740 R, 630 M)
- APs taken: HGAP (5), WHAP (4), APES (5)
- APs currently taking: Spanish lang, precal, lang, apush, bio
- APs planning on taken senior year: stats, gov, and dc lit (planning on taking child development related classes senior year)

ecs:
- choir all 4 years
- 200+ hours volunteering as a camp counselor at a summer camp for people with disabilities
- member of the youth council at my local food bank
- starting mental health passion project and planning on extending to club at my school
- speech and debate member in 9th and officer in 10th
- extra after school choir member for all 4 years
- cold-emailing aba centers and therapists offices to ask for internship/shadowing?
- president of club that wrote letters to cancer patients in local children’s hospitals at the junior high

circumstances:
gpa is a low because my best friend passed my sophomore year so I was struggling - should I include that in additional info? unlikely to be ranked because of this

what should I do to make my application stronger? thank you for any advice!

apologies if some info seems obscure i geniunely do not want to get doxxed✌️

demographic: asian, female, instate, rural area

stats: gpa 104.72/100 (school does it weird and only gives weighted), valedictorian 1/249

ACT: 32 (hoping to get it up to 33/34 in october, super duper sad ut doesnt accept superscores ;( school's average is like a 23 lmao

major: public health

school doesnt offer aps/ib

duals: u.s. history, phlebotomy, medical term, precalc

current duals: calc I, environmental bio, english, gov, pct cert

ec's (not in order): officer (10,12) of health science chapter (10,11,12)

officer (12) for cheer (9,10,11,12)

founder of schools interact club (12)

hospital volunteer/shadow (12)

lit review abt public health under two ph.d professors in progress (12)

supervisory cashier of family donut shop (2022-present)

cashier for city pool (11,12)

mun w/ anticpated leadership position(9,10,11,12)

CNA program certified (12 - still need to take state exam to get a job as one)

local bank's student board (12)

awards

national skillsusa silver medalist

some selective summer program scholar (~2% acceptance rate)

state skillsusa award w/ perfect score

regional mun individual committee awards

UIL academic district silver medalist, regional qualifier

lor: humanities teacher, health science advisor, counselor

don't know how those went but they all know me pretty well given my rank and involvement within the school

i'm applying RD since im waiting on oct act scores

essay wise i think they're pretty decent, wrote ca essay on growing up in family business helped me gain confidence in speaking as a former introvert but possibly changing it to something else idk

Demographics: 

White, Male, Instate, middle/upper middle class, large public school in the Houston area, no hooks

Intended Major(s): ECE, Mech E second choice

ACT/SAT/SAT II: SAT 1570

UW/W GPA and Rank: top 7%, UW: 3.88, W: 5.18

Coursework: AP/IB/Dual Enrollment classes, AP/IB scores, etc: AP Lang (4) APUSH (5) AP Precalc (5) AP Physics I (5) AP World (5) AP Chem (5)

Taking AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP Stats, AP Lit, and AP French Senior Year

Awards:

National Merit Semifinalist

Minor school awards for outstanding achievement in a few classes

AP scholar with distinction

National school recognition

First Division ratings in Band

Region band member

Extracurriculars: 

1. Engineering Internship at local firm

2. IT summer job

3. Marching and Concert band

4. Math and SAT tutor

5. Science club member

6. 100 volunteer hours

7. Some esports achievements

8. Self studying languages

9. Minor engineering projects and research

Personal Statement: solid 8/10

Supplementals: solid 8/10

LORs: 7/10

I already got into TAMU ELEN (NMSF direct admit) and UTD EE, but UT has always been my dream school!

Title. I'm a total idiot and accidentally submitted the wrong fucking resumé in the common app (it has some minor timing differences and also doesn't include some stuff), but I know that once I get access to the MyStatus portal, I can submit my resumé again. The only thing I'm not sure about is whether or not they look at the updated resumé or not. Do I email admissions about this? Does anyone have similar experience/know the answer to this question 😭

hey yall! i’m a senior in high school right now and im thinking about applying for sustainability studies. i can barely find information on it besides on ut websites and other online sources but no personal accounts on experience. if anyone can answer how it went for them and the overall vibe of the major that’d be great, thank you!

Demographics:

• Indian, Male, upper middle class, Competitive public high school (california), out of state, no hooks

SAT: 1530 (790m, 740RW)

UW/W GPA: 3.92 UW, 4.3W

Rank: School doesn't rank

Coursework: AP/IB/Dual Enrollment classes, AP/IB scores, etc: APUSH (5), AP Precalc (5), AP Chem (5), AP CSP (5), AP Calc BC (5), AP Psych (5), AP Lang (5)

Currently taking AP/DE classes: AP Cyber, AP Stats, AP Macroecon, AP US Gov, AP Phys C Mech, AP Phys 2, DE Multivariable Calculus, DE Linear Algebra

Awards:

• National Merit Semifinalist
• Finalist at international space comp
• 1st place at regional space comp (which qual'd me to international space comp)
• AP Scholar with Distinction
• Le Grand Concours Bronze
• School awards: Foreign language excellence, oustanding orchestra musician, 3x magna cum laude

ECs:

• Space comp club (this the club i competed at regional and intl competition through)
• UCI COSMOS research
• PC Selling business
• Astrophotography
• Research Internship (wrote research paper but never published)
• Esports Content Writer
• Orchestra
• Speedcubing
• Volunteering

Do i have a chance at all? Ik UT Austin is ultra competitive for out of state, especially so for engineering, but i want to know if i even have a chance

Probably gonna submit my application tomorrow, is this enough to get into my first/second option major?(and yes i’m aware my ecs and awards are not that great)

Intended Major: Biology, Psychology

Demographics: Hispanic, Male, Instate, Rural area school, auto-admit

Academics: Rank- 9/226 (~Top 3.4%), GPA- 107.9/100 (weighted), Highest SAT- 1430 (750 M, 680 R),
4 Dual Credit classes (Stats, U.S History, British Literature, Anatomy & Physiology)
9 APs- AP World (4), Spanish Lang (3) Precal (4), AP Bio (5), English Lang (4), Physics 1 (4), Calc AB, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics

ECs: Interact Club, Basketball, NHS (leadership), Spanish Honor Society

Awards: School wide merit awards for ap world and physics 1, AP scholar with distinction, Honor roll

Letters and essays:
Personal Statement: 8/10
Supplemental Essays: 6/10
Bio teacher: 9/10
Ap Lang teacher: 7/10
Counselor: ?/10 (haven’t seen it)

Last application round I never got IDA or RIS but for this Spring I now have IDA. I’m trying to figure out if that is a good sign or means nothing. I have no RIS access though.

im a little confused about how letters of rec work, when i was looking more into it says they only accept 2, but its allowing me to have 4 (one is from my counselor) are they only gonna pick two to look at or what?

I go to a high school in Texas and I got paper transcripts ready but I’m just now learning I can’t send those or take pictures? If anyone has any alternatives or advice on how to proceed because my application and everything except my transcript is submitted. Early admissions deadline is in 2 days but I have until the 22nd to get them sent.

hi, i'm an oos senior aiming to apply EA for the chemistry major. before i submit, would anybody be able to read over my supps/offer advice? thank you so much!

Hi! To anyone who has been accepted to any UT Honors programs around what time did you apply for honors. I'm planning to apply EA on October 15th but idk if I should write my honors essays rn too or is that not factored into the Oct 15 ea deadline. I can't find a clear answer online so any help would be appreciated!!! Thank you!

I’m a Texas Resident applying on Common App because I’m applying to majority OOS schools, but UT (and UNT) says I can still waive the application fee on Common App during Free App Week. Anyone know where you select this option? I’ve looked on the personal profile and UT’s specific application, and can’t find this. I attached an image of what their website says above. Thanks!!

Is there an official number?
If not are we able to deduce one?
I mean in-state but not auto admit

Idk why I'm stressing out so much about this lol, but I have a 3.8 (with an upwards trend) and mine has never updated.

I keep getting this... I dont get it though, it was working fine last week, I am applying for spring by the way.

should i submit 1510 (760 english 750 math) or 1430 (640 english 790 math)?

Chance me non-auto for my intend major Government, and second choice of Sociology all for Pre-Law (indicated this plan on my major essay). Also applying for the Liberal Arts Honors college but I doubt I’ll get it lol.

3.98 UW/ 4.96 W — Go to a very very competitive high school in DFW (FriscoISD man 🫩) so not even top 10% cause I got one B my freshman year. My school is weird though and if you’re outside top 10% they wont rank you but my estimate is about top 12% based on the quartiles posted, but I’m reporting my school doesn’t rank per my counselors advice.

700 rw/ 640 m

6 APS taken and 3 planned, passed all, 5s on AP USH, AP world, and AP lang

Top extracurriculars:

• President of my schools TEDxYouth program for junior and senior year, was named Most Outstanding Speaker my sophomore yearz
• Speech and Debate Original Oratory Varsity for 4 years and head officer of my event for 2 years.
• Legal Intern at a local law firm for a couple months now, got a hyper detailed recommendation letter from one of the attorneys who monitors my work about actual projects I’ve contributed to.
• Bluebonnet Girls State sole representative from my school in over 6 years, elected as my city’s manager.
• President of my schools NAHS society, also gained about 40 service hours through it.
• About 80 other hours gained from misc other volunteering events.
• Went to UTNIF summer program for speech and debate (didn’t learn or do much but since it was at Ut might show interest idk).

Awards: 

• AP Scholar with Distinction
• College Board National Recognition Program 
• Underclassmen Character Award for my school
• 6 speech and debate recognitions through UIL and NSDA (out of only 7 comps My school has had)

Thanks, about to apply during free week so was curious my shot 🫠

• GPA: 4.0 UW/5.28(out of 6)W
• SAT: 1510 (720 English, 790 Math)/35 ACT(35/35/35)
• Class Rank: top 3% of the grade
• AP Classes: 18
• Intended Major: McCombs
• First-generation, high-income
hooks: dirty little h4 scum so cant do internships here, hence the india ones.

Extracurriculars (Honestly didnt gaf about college til towards end of sophmore year, so a lil scattered and not too high impact or in depth):

1. Co-founded Indian home décor business; five-figure revenue, 5K followers. (9th–12th)
2. Senior portfolio manager leading 20 analysts; 50+ investment proposals. (10th–11th)
3. Insurance internship building financial models and analyzing financial statements. (Summer 10th–11th)
4. Pro bono financial consulting for 6 local small businesses. (11th–12th)
5. Dental office finance assistant; managed billing for 200+ patients. (Summer 11th)
6. DECA fundraising lead; raised $10K for underprivileged members’ travel. (10th–11th)
7. Academic Decathlon co-captain; taught math and economics to 100+ members. (12th)
8. STEM education chapter lead; workshops for 110 elementary/middle schoolers. (9th–10th)
9. Taught money management curriculum to 50+ rural Indian children. (Summer 9th–10th)
10. Varsity ice hockey alternate captain; 1 year varsity, 2 JV. (9th–11th)

Honors & Awards:

1. AP Scholar with Distinction (10th, 11th)
2. Hockey league All-Academic Honor Roll (11th)
3. DECA Regional Finalist (11th)
4. BPA Regional Finalist (11th)

Rec letters and essays(Obv dont know all js estimates)

Internship dude: 10/10 he loved me(prolly cause im from america)

Apush teacher: 8/10

Counselor: 8/10

assume 8-9/10 essays

ik my awards are really weak(im sorry sark forgive me) also wondering if its worth waiting til rd deadline to apply, so advice on that would be great. tysm and i hope utd takes all of yall!

Hi! I'm currently a high school senior planning to major in Psychology, and I wanted to know if I should apply to EA even though my SAT score is bad, or if I should take the time to improve it slightly and apply to RD. Here are my stats 😰

- In-state & top 5.20% (not auto-admit, unfortunately)
- 4.0 UW GPA & 5.33/6 weighted
- SAT: 1210 :/
- aps: AP Precalculus, AP Psychology, & ap seminar
- current aps: AP English 4, AP Business w/Personal Finance, AP Calc AB
- dual: biology, anatomy & phys, sociology, us history, english 3, economics, government,

- Neuroscience club VP - grew membership (estimated 200%?) & partnered with a district after-school program to provide fun lessons about neuroscience across elementary schools in the district
- HOSA Community Service Officer - active member for 4 years & competitive member for 2, now overseeing all volunteering and service opportunities in the club & developing new opportunities
- Science NHS officer - facilitating after-school tutoring for students getting tutored in advanced science subjects
- Key Club Editor - active member for 4 years; created newsletters for the club & won top 3 for best newsletter award at LEDCON (kind of like a state convention?)
- NHS Member
& some other positions (origami club sec & class officer)

- Media & Marketing role in a STEM-centered non-profit
- Health & Psychology Education TikTok account (3.2k followers/3.8M+ total views)
- Work experience (family business & local coffee shop)
- 200+ community service hours

I think my essay is pretty solid, but my SAT is just bad.

I’m a second gen female Korean going into ECE.

STATS
GPA unweighted: 4.0
Weighted: 5.14/6
Rank: 34/450
SAT: either 1460 (740 reading 720 math) or 1440 (780 math 660 reading)

Extracurricular
Almost none except an engineering program led by former nasa astronaut, low level nocti certification in engineering, orchestra first chair and sweepstakes in uil, team lead in Frisco environmental services to help clean up, electrical circuits and breadboarding experience, and some minor things without no major achievements

Relevant coursework
AP physics 1, AP stats, AP pre calc, AP calc bc, diff eq, calc 3 (all at least 95s and above + all 4’s and 5’s) POE and IED

ESSAYS
All kinda good/tied to my growth and my personal essay is related to my major and I also related it to my growth as a person.

hi guys I’m planning to apply this year for RTF as a transfer student for fall ‘27 and I wonder what gpa is “recommended” or what gpa did you guys have when you were admitted to the program

I think highest I can do rn is 3.5-3.6, I got a C in the spring semester for a gov class and I want to retake it to raise my gpa but my schedule is a bit packed with school almost everyday and working on the weekends

I say this because the only class option there is is an 8 weeks aka fast paced which I don’t know can handle it

*note: I’m working on my essay everyday because I know that’s important*

Hello all. I’m mostly done with my UT Austin application (ECE) and have four essays written. The one I’m unsure about is the optional prompt: “Please share background on events or special circumstances that you feel may have impacted your high school academic performance” (300 words).

I’ve had a turbulent high school career, mostly from family circumstances, and I was under a lot of stress. But my grades didn’t suffer, and my record is strong, though I’m just outside the top 5% of my class. My counselor knows about the situation and may mention it in her report.

I’m wondering whether skipping the prompt could hurt me, since UT is my top choice. Has anyone dealt with this, or know how readers treat this optional prompt when the circumstances didn’t show up in grades? Any advice is appreciated.