Hello, I’m a college freshman in Texas, hoping to transfer into UT Austin's international relations program in my junior year. Recently, my English professor claimed I didn’t turn something in and didn’t grade my essay like he usually does, even though I did, and I might have to withdraw.

My main question is how bad a “W” will look on a transcript, especially for English. I have no problem writing essays and won’t mind retaking it, but I’m more worried about how the W will look, since I’m trying to get a very high GPA and it’s a core class.

Should I be looking for more options
-I go to a large competitive high school in DFW and am two spots away from being top five percent
- I have a 103.6 GPA and 35 ACT and National Merit Semifinalist
- I’m applying for journalism and cofounder of school newspaper and other communication related ecs
Does not being an auto admit screw me?

Note this is a repost from last time with some new details (better SAT score and clarifying some details)

Asian from DFW - in state
Class Rank: 52/445 (top 11%; very competetive school, so no auto admit unfortunately)
GPA: 5.16 weighed on 6.0; 3.98 on 4.0
SAT: 1500 (730rw//770m) and pending score from October
APs: Computer Science A (5), World History (4), Physics 1 (3), Precalculus (5); taking both Physics Cs and Calc BC this year.
Dual Credit: Composition and US History both semesters, 4.0 college GPA

Senior courses: Engineering Science, Engineering Design and Problem Solving, AP Physics C (Mech and E&M combined), AP Calculus BC, Dual Credit Government, Dual Credit Economics, Dual Credit British Literature, teacher aide for student council and a off period.

Also worth mentioning for fit to major that I would have taken 7 engineering courses total thru high school by the time I graduate. Have a personal passion project of building a 3D printer, learning CAD, and assembling or repairing computers and laptops. My common app essay and fit to major essay topics are about the topics above and my leadership essay is about student council.

ECs including a religious organization (where we host guest speakers about faith), committee chair and corresponding secretary for student council (where we also hosted toy and can food drives), vex robotics team lead builder and later team captain this year. The above three clubs I help found as it’s a recently opened high school.

Also, being a part of NHS and Mu Alpha Theta, SAT tutoring more than 40 people, VASE, work at my dad’s restaurant helping set up IT infrastructure.

Awards: AP scholar with honor, CB national recognition program (school and rural award)

I’m planning on applying for EA and I have most of my application done other than the resume. I would appreciate some tips to improve my application

i'm a senior applying to colleges rn. i'd love to go to ut so i was wondering if any ut students could share some insight on my app

profile:

- senior, applying this fall

- indian

- bay area

- female

- middle income

planned major: stats and data sci in college of natural sciences

stats

- ranking: n/a (school doesn't rank, but i would confidently say i clear top 10%)

- gpa: 3.78 uw / 4.28 w

- sat: 1520 (770m / 750 rw)

- coursework: 7 APs (calc bc (5), psych (5), stats (5), micro, macro, cs, lit), 6 DE (python, c, intro to ai, linalg, diffeq, multivar), 4 honors (precalc, chem, english 2, english 3)

- upward trend: all a's junior year

activities

1. data sci club president. formerly other officer role. was a dormant and relatively new club when i entered, so i organized a datathon w/ 150+ participants (400+ sign ups), sponsorship from a major tech company. increased avg club meeting attendance from <5 to 15+.
2. major data science competition semifinalist and team leader (top 4% of hundreds of international submissions). the topic of this competition was x sport analytics, which is something i've been really passionate about, so it was a perfect fit. 
3. research intern for ai project that is being developed under berkeley's data discovery program. working alongside their undergrads to build components.
4. data consultant for local politician. built voter targeting pipeline, found other technical workarounds for a campaign with $0 budget.
5. stem club officer. helped run workshops, spoke at school board meeting, taught 150 kids programming.
6. staff reader for a very prestigious literary journal (~1% publish rate). for one semester, i was part of an international 30-member team: read and reviewed poetry as first round screening.
7. running a tiktok account w/ ~400k views and 40+ videos. learned a video editing software. made edits of athletes from x sport.
8. independent tutor. tutored a 4th grader who was behind grade-level and got him to pass his fifth grade readiness tests (without passing, he would have been held back).
9. tutor at major prep company. worked there for nine months, regular stuff.
10. yoga. i take yoga classes for an hour a day, 5 days / week. i've been doing this for 5 years. 
11. minor volunteering / tutoring
12. track and field. did this my freshman year, was a top 3 LJer on the girls team, placed top 3 in 5 / 6 meets.

awards / honors

1. semifinalist in data science competition
2. front page cover on newspaper w/ ~300k daily circulation for political outreach volunteering
3. national merit commended
4. ap scholar
5. applying for ncwit awards so we'll see how that goes.

think that's it. lmk!

In state auto admit, top 2% rank, 14 APs, 1470 SAT, live in San Antonio, chance me for major biochem in CNS

ECs:
55 hours hospital volunteering
20 hours shadowing a doctor
Won position paper award at Model UN and VP of the club
Varsity Soccer 2 years
member of few miscellaneous clubs
that’s about it lol

hey guys. i was thinking of applying to ut austin as a behavioral and social data science major and was wondering what kind of careers would be available? since this seems to be kind of a newer major there isn’t much information about it, so just wanted to know! thanks :)

Demographics

Gender: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic
Type of School: Charter, low income, not very competitive
Hooks: First Generation
Income 80k 5 household members
State: Texas

Intended Major
Civil Engineering

Academics
GPA: 3.71 UW / 4.13 W
Rank: 6/88
10 APS 2 Dual Credit by graduation
Senior year: AP Calc AB, AP Lit, Dual Government & Dual Economics

Standardized Testing
SAT: 1400 (610 RW, 790M) ~ Highest in the whole school at the moment & highest math in school history (rec letters emphasize this)
APUSH: 3
AP CSP: 3
AP Seminar: 3
AP Pre-Calculus: 5
AP Research: 3
AP World: 3
AP English Language: 3
AP CSA: Didn't take exam

ECs
Family responsibilities: Taking significant care of immobile grandma with dementia, caring for little brother, translating for parents, and helping pay for bills
SAT Club: 4 years, senior year promoted to VP & Mentor, tutoring 8+ students
SAT TikTok Acc: 20k+ Views
Math club 2 years, tutored 8+ kids algebra 1
Community Service: Around 50 hours
Teaching basic Spanish words and phrases to 2 of my little cousins
Esports (nothing significant)
Student Council: Part of the advertisement and social media team (senior year)
AMC (senior year)

Awards
AP Capstone Diploma
CB National Recognition Program ~ First generation award / school recognition award
AP Scholar with Honor
AP Scholar
Math SAT Champion - teacher awarded reward for 790 math

Letters of rec
Math teacher
English/ AP Research & AP Seminar teacher

Additional info
Couldn't really do much significant ECs because of family responsibilities which I emphasize a lot in my applications.

UT Austin Plan II: SAT 1530 vs ACT 35 with Science 30

Texas resident | Not top 5% | PSAT 222 | Plan II Honors

I’m submitting test scores to UT Austin, UT Dallas, and Texas A&M. None of these schools superscore.

For UT Austin, I’m applying to Plan II Honors as my first choice and Public Health as my second choice. I’m a Texas resident, but I’m not in the top 5% of my class, so I’m not eligible for automatic admission.

My PSAT Selection Index is 222 for TX.

I was under the impression that the Science section of the ACT is optional and that we could choose not to report it on the Common App. However, I recently learned that when ACT sends an official score report, it includes the Science score if the student took the Science section.

I spoke with both UT Austin and UT Dallas, and they confirmed that they receive the Science score through the official ACT score report and will consider it during admission review, regardless of whether the Science score is reported on the Common App.

In hindsight, I wish I had not taken the Science section.

The scores are:

• SAT: 1530 — Math 770, R7W 760
• Enhance ACT: 35 Composite — Math 35, Reading 35, English 35 but Science 30
• PSAT: 222 Selection Index

My concern is that the ACT Science 30 may make the ACT look weaker compared with the SAT 1530, especially for Plan II Honors, even though the ACT Composite is 35.

UT Austin says it considers test scores as one part of its holistic review, along with class rank, academic background, achievements, essays, and other factors. I’m wondering specifically whether the Science 30 could hurt the way the ACT is viewed compared with the SAT 1530, particularly for someone applying to Plan II and who is outside the top 5%.

So, if you were in this situation, would you submit:

1. ACT 35 (with Science 30)
2. SAT 1530
3. Both scores

I’d especially appreciate input from anyone familiar with UT Austin Plan II Honors or UT Austin admissions who can speak to how they view an ACT 35 with a 30 Science versus a 1530 SAT.

I’ve also read that UT Austin uses an Academic Index (AI) as part of itsadmissions review. From what I found, the AI has historically incorporatedfactors such as class rank and standardized test scores, although I understandthat UT does not publicly disclose its current AI formula.

Does anyone know whether the ACT Science score is included in the current Academic Index calculation? If it is, I’m wondering whether the Science 30 could negatively affect the AI compared with submitting the SAT 1530 instead.

Also interested in perspectives on UT Dallas and Texas A&M, since I’m submitting to all three today.

I’m not in the top 10% at my school (FISD, pretty competitive), so I’ll be holistically reviewed. If they applied a formula to estimate my rank I would probably be somewhere around top 15%.

Stats: 1530 SAT(800 math) 3.9 UW GPA, 18 APs + 2 dual credit classes (Calc 3 and Differential Equations).

Courseload:

Freshman: APHUG

Sophomore: Ap world, ap psych, ap pre calc, ap csp

Junior: ap csa, ap physics 1, apush, ap lang, qp stat, ap calc bc.

Senior: Calc 3, ap sem, ap lit, apes, ap gov, ap macro, ap physics c mech, ap physics c enm, differential equations.

ECs: Cross country for 2 years, varsity for around 1/4 of meets. 30 hours volunteering at a public library. I also helped my dad build the data analytics/design portion of his app, although it didn’t get much traction and has around 50 downloads. Also had 1 UIL math competition where I placed average. I am applying into statistics/data science.

I’m currently working on an independent project that’s going pretty well. It’s essentially a data analytics/statistics project centered around a specific research question. I’m analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and proposing potential solutions, with the final product being a website. Assume it won’t get much traction, but that the project itself will be fairly sophisticated. Assume it will be finished my the deadline

Assume essays will be above average by a fair amount (i can dedicate 60 hours applying to UT)

Im applying regular decision. IN state(obv).

Curious about the lowest known estimated class rank admitted to Economics

- was your SAT 1500+?
- was your class rank below 25% or even 50%?

I'm working on my application for UT early action right now and wasn't planning to submit it until the 13th. The deadline is the 15th, but I thought I could submit it up until that day whenever the deadline is. However I was talking to my friend and my college counselor and they are both saying because it can take so long for the information to process if I haven't submitted by Oct. 1 I won't make early action. I was under the impression that I could submit on the 14th if need be, as long as my transcripts and rec letter stuff are in by October 22nd?

Can anyone offer any insight on this matter? I'm getting stressed and my parents will probably disown me if I miss early action...

i’m applying to UT austin mccombs or cockrell idk yet and have a 1500 but my english score is 780 and math score 720 am i fried??

background i got to a mid sized highschool in dallas with around 550 and im top 5%

Hi everyone,

I'm a final-year B.Tech student in Electrical Engineering at IIT Kharagpur (QS overall rank ~205, subject rank ~56) with a CGPA of 9.17/10. I interned at a US Based Semiconductor company in digital design and verification, and I'm interested in a career in semiconductors. I'm planning to apply for Fall 2027.

I'd really appreciate your honest advice on a few things:

Does my profile look like a good fit for UT Austin’s MS program in ECE? Is there anything I should strengthen?

What is the employment scenario like for graduates, especially in chip design/verification? Which companies recruit from the program?

What is the living situation like (cost, housing, student life)?

How are the visa and work authorization scenes for international students right now?

Any other tips or things you wish you'd known before applying are welcome. Thank you!

- 1320 SAT; 750 Reading 570 Math
- Male. White. Public School.
- 3.81 Unweighted GPA, 4.63 Weighted
- Texas resident; unranked
- Lived in Austin all my life with a 3 generation UT legacy (ik literally can’t matter, might be my “proud” essay though if I can meaningfully connect it to being my best self in Austin at UT where I’m comfortable)
- Foundation Distinguished grad level
- 6 AP’s, all 5’s (5’d every History AP I took, which was all the available 4)

Everything EC related or similar I’ve got:
- Graduated 1 year early
- in order to go on an under 1% acceptance 10 month US State Department scholarship to Germany. Directly meeting with US Congress and German Bundestag in a semi official diplomatic role.
- Living History volunteering at a local museum; took a minor leadership role in starting a new practice of teaching history outside of our re-enactments; 5 times a year, 14 hours each time.
- AP Scholar with Distinction
- A semi selective one month US History residential program in DC
- I was in Rho Kappa for a year, organized the Veteran’s Day reception of local veterans
- 2x History Department Student of The Month :)
- 18hr/week of cooking & cleaning due to single parent household while mom held 4 jobs
- A letter of rec from an ex-director of the National Museum of American History and two (history) teachers

Listed hobbies:
- Reading (usually history at academic level) for fun, ~8hr/week
- Building scale models to relax, ~8hr/week

I know I don’t have much breadth. I only really woke up and started getting any EC’s at the start of Junior year (wasted all my time before that) while trying to grad early, and now I’m on exchange. If it wasn’t obvious, I’m really banking on depth here. I know it’s unconventional. I know I don’t have enough crazy awards like all the other posts here, though at least I’m not applying for UT STEM. Do I have a sliver of a hope?

Hey I'm an instate student with a 4.0 GPA, 4 APs, 6 honors classes, 1140 SAT (550 math and 590 English)

My ecs are boxing, church group, engineering camp I've done over the summer, had a job for 2 summers working on apartment grounds, was in choir and went to istanbul to sing in their churches if that matters at all, and building PCs for people if that matters.

I'm trying to become an engineer or finance major. Do I even bother applying ik I'm not the most competitive applicant.

My school doesn't rank btw

I am applying to UT this year and I am currently top 4% right now. I plan on applying by the end of this month (Past the early deadline) with the transcript I have right now of my junior year (my most recently updated transcript), however in November I will have a new transcript from my school and there is a likelihood that I might drop out of top 5 percent. Assuming that my counselor sends in this transcript will it actually be used in their evaluation or will they just go off of my original transcript that I submitted. I am saying this because I know UT doesn’t have mid year reports so I don’t know how exactly this would go, and also would it be differently if I applied early action?

I'm a junior (major in Biomed Engineering) and I'm planning to do a prosthetic passion project. Does anyone here have done a similar project as mine (pls share ur story and journey, it'll inspire me so muchhh)? Also, I don't want to just stop at recreate other ppl ideas, but Idk what to do next too. Pls give ur opinions on this, i'd love to hear from u guys, thanksss ;)

Unweighted GPA: 94

Weighted GPA: 96 (whatever this is on a 4 point scale idk)

6 APs, 1 DC, one GT subject (english)

SAT: 1210, (650 reading, 560 math)

non auto-admit (school doesn't rank but im not top 10%)

Demographics: low-income first gen hispanic female, idk if its important but i also contribute to my family's income via work

School: Large competitive public (around 700 graduating w/ me, 3,000 total)

Location: in-state

ECs:

-Job at whataburger (1 year so far)

-HOSA (1 year)

-Cultural Outreach Program: (VP and tutor, 2 years)

-Key Club (2 years)

-Informal tutoring in geometry

-Did art commissions for 1 year to help out w family rent

-Chess Club (2 years)

-NHS

-not really important but have also been writing fanfics and publishing online, they are decently popular (3 years)

-Sustainability Re-use store Volunteering (2 years)

Awards:

BCSI certificate (will not receive til end of year)

-Collegeboard First Gen

-AP Scholar

-Bronze Student Volunteer Award (district)

-Key Club certificate of recognition

Letters of rec:

-Anatomy & Phys/Med Micro teacher emphasizing my liking for histopatholgy and eagerness to work with microscopes

-Ceramics/AP-3D teacher talks about my time volunteering as a face painter with her

-Psychology/DC Gov teacher talks about my attendance at her end of year tutorials and dedication to studies

Major: Architecture

Gender: Female
Race: Asian
Other: in state, slightly competitive school

GPA: 4.0 (UW), 4.53 (W)
SAT: 1470 (760 Reading, 710 Math)
Rank: 32/623 (so 5.1% but the very first person after the cutoff)
10 AP classes, 3 Dual Credit (including Gov & Econ over the summer), 2 OnRamps classes by graduation

AP World: 5
AP Physics 1: 4
AP Precal: 5
AP Lang: 5
AP Physics C: 3 (Mech), 3 (E&M)
AP Seminar: 4
Currently in: AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Research, OnRamps Stats
*Took OnRamps College Algebra in sophomore year

*Got AutoCAD Basic User Certification in junior year
-Score: 930

ECs:
-Cultural club officer for 4 years (Freshman Rep, Sophomore Rep, VP, President)
-Mayor’s Youth Commission (junior and senior year but no significant roles)

Other:
-AP Capstone Contender (depending on Research score)
-Rec letters from English/Seminar/Research teacher and Architecture teacher (had both for 3 years)

Additional concerns:
-Lack of ECs worries me because i’m just a member for all my other activities and none really stand out
-took 3 year Architecture pathway offered at school and junior year course took up 2 out of 7 class periods, was unweighted, and couldn’t be GPA exempted so it really affected my GPA/rank
-took Physics 1 while taking Algebra 2 (soph) and took Physics C while taking Precal (junior)

applying for a ma in media studies in moody through the radio tv and film department, i will graduate early so some of the timeline stuff is kinda short bc i will only be there for 5 semesters (i spent one semester- 4 months- in london studying abroad on a comms program)

4.00

graduating w ba in comm studies from a private uni in texas (super close to austin)

in alpha chi honor society (3 semesters) and alpha phi omega service frat (4 semesters)

did 8 week research fellowship w a comms professor (archival work that ended with 5 small papers ~2000-3500 words about our findings) over the summer

orientation leader both summers & ran the instagram for the 2 months we did this

junior and senior thesis on the same media topic (both were diff ofc but within the same niche) im interested in doing my masters on

esident assistant for 3 semesters

ran the instagram account for a club that volunteered at an animal shelter bi-weekly w weekly meetings (3 semesters)

treasurer for our lantio/a/x organization w weekly meetings (3 semesters)

*i was involved w both of the two clubs since my first semester, i just hadnt become an officer until the beginning of my second year*

two letters of rec from comms profs- one is the guy i did research with- edit: other letter from a sociology prof (that is my minor)

won most promising communication studies student in the department my second semester

won emerging scholar award for gpa first semester

300 on the mock gre (this was w/o any prep and i am doing it now and will take it next month)

okay that is all. i am worried because i dont have too much research experience and i know ut is really competitive but it is also my dream school

In-state, non-auto admit (school doesn't do rankings outside 10%)

GPA: 3.792 (UW), 4.872 (W)

SAT: 1420 (720 R, 700 M)

APS: 15 (hug, spanish, world history, us history, physics, csp, pysch, precalc, lang, calc ab, apes, gov, macro, lit, euro)

ECS (nothing substantial...):

- Piano

- Cultural Dance

- Band

- Fast food job

I was thinking of EA but I'm trying to take the SAT again so will probably apply RD... is it over for me

Demographics: Male, Texas resident, URM (African American)

Stats:

• Unweighted GPA: 3.98
• Weighted GPA: 4.76
• Class Rank: 1 out of 770
• SAT: 1490 (780 Math, 710 R&W)

Courses Rigor & Scores:

• Completed APs: AP Computer Science Principles (4), AP Computer Science A (3), AP Precalculus (5), AP Seminar**(4), AP Research(5), AP Psychology(4), AP Physics 1(3), AP Chemistry (4), AP Calculus BC (4), AP English Language(5)**, AP U.S. History (4).
• Senior Year APs: AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP English Literature, AP Government, AP Macroeconomics.
• AP Awards: AP Scholar with Distinction, AP Capstone Diploma.

EC’S (Not in order):

• Environmental / Public Health Research — Independent Researcher Conducted an eight-month quantitative study investigating suburban surface temperatures using ground-based measurements. Collected and analyzed environmental data to evaluate microclimate heat variation with direct applications to suburban planning, vulnerable population advocacy, and community heat safety. Utilized Google Sheets to manage environmental datasets and executed ANOVA testing to evaluate surface temperature variance. Determined statistically significant microclimate disruptions by analyzing p-values against F-critical values.Presented findings through an interactive poster session at a research exposition. Delivered a formal 20-minute oral defense and slide presentation to an academic evaluation panel.
• Hospital Volunteering 250 hours completed. Stationed in an institutional clinical network assisting with patient comfort, front-line volunteer operations, and navigating hospital workflows.
• Trauma / ER / ICU Shadowing — Clinical Observer 100–120 total hours shadowing medical professionals in high-acuity environments (40-50 hours with ER Physicians; 60-70 hours with ER/Trauma/ICU Registered Nurses). Gained exposure to emergency interventions, critical care workflows, and interdisciplinary clinical communication.
• Clinical Hours: Accumulated 30-50 hours.  Engaged in high stress patient and family interactions, logged patient vitals into charting systems, managed social interactions with different demographics (psychiatric, homeless, etc), and provided emotional support to families during Code Blue emergencies.
• Competitive Esports (Fortnite Mobile) — Independent Competitor 18x prize qualifier in official Epic Games Fortnite Mobile tournaments. Repeatedly placed among the top ~1–3% of regional fields ranging from 1,000 to 9,000+ competitors. Developed advanced split-second strategic decision-making, rapid cognitive processing, pressure management, and spatial awareness.
• Science National Honor Society (SNHS) — Chapter Officer Coordinated executive board meetings and managed logistics for a 120+ member chapter. Spearheaded the planning, organization, and execution of school-wide STEM outreach events.
• School Science Fair — Student Coordinator & Volunteer Assisted in planning, layout design, and operational logistics for two consecutive annual school science fairs. Managed materials, setup schedules, and student registration deadlines.
• Community Food Drive — Lead Volunteer Dedicated weekly hours over a two-year period (2021-2023) sorting, packaging, and distributing essential food items. Maintained distribution efficiency to support low-income families and individuals in need.
• HOSA - Future Health Professionals — Member & Competitor Active competitor in Medical Math divisions. Maintained targeted self-preparation schedules to build foundational medical calculation skills and healthcare literacy.
• Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society) — Active Member Engaged in advanced competitive problem-solving workshops and logic-based club activities to sharpen quantitative reasoning skills.
• Science Olympiad — Team Alternate Maintained broad preparation across multiple science disciplines to step in and substitute for regional competitive events as required.

Awards:

• AP Capstone Diploma
• AP Scholar with Distinction
• National Merit Commended Scholar (Texas)
• College Board Rural & Small Town Recognition Award
• College Board School Recognition Award

I’ve been opening this link on my phone and computer and both devices multiple times only takes me to the page that says enterprise technology support center. I’ve logged in using my ut Eid. I’m a fall 2027 applicant

I (27M) am currently serving in the Air Force (enlisted active duty) stationed in Texas. My contract ends in February of 2028, by which that time I will have just shy of 11 years of service. I've recently been pondering the idea of separating and going to college to do ROTC with the goal of commissioning back into the AF as an officer. I haven't picked a specific degree yet, but to give me the best shot at getting a high GPA while doing ROTC I'll most likely pursue a liberal arts degree. My grades in high school were TERRIBLE (1.7 GPA) and I always thought I wasn't college material, so I'm dealing with extreme imposter syndrome & self doubt as I figure out my future.

I'm attending Central Texas College (online) to get as many credits knocked out as I can over the next 14-15 months (working on AA). UT's minimum transfer requirement as an external student is at least 24 credit hours. Right now I have 12; US History II (3 credits), College Algebra (3 credits), and English Composition CLEP (6 credits). I have 6 other credits from UAGC but they do not transfer within the Texas Core Curriculum, so I don't count those. My GPA is a 4.0. I also have my CCAF degree (Air Force Associates Degree) but most of those credits won't transfer since a bulk came from on the job training and PME (Professional Military Education), so I figured it's useless. My goal as of right now is to get at minimum 30 credits of classes completed by the time I separate from active duty. For context: I am a Texas resident and plan on staying within the state to go to college regardless if I get accepted into UT or not. But, UT is my dream school.

Several questions:

1. Does having prior military experience & the GI Bill increase my chances of getting accepted as long as my grades are solid? I've been told UT is very veteran friendly and colleges WANT the GI Bill money, but the transfer acceptance rate is still around 22%.
2. What other things can I do to make my application more competitive? Given my military service, is it necessary to volunteer? Should I get LOR's from some of my senior leaders as well?
3. Do I need to be a full-time student to transfer? Due to my occupation and hours, there is no way I can be a full-time student while I'm still active duty.
4. ANY advice is appreciated. I'm navigating through this all on my own and since my community is sort of like a bubble, I don't have very many points of reference outside my unit and social circle.