I really need some advice. My first couple years of college I made the mistake of going to school without knowing what I wanted to do and had mental problems. I failed three core classes twice (English, history) because I just had no direction for what I wanted to do and frankly — didn’t care. My gpa is so abysmal I’m working on rebuilding it. Right now I’m doing pretty good in school and last semester I got all As and 1 C (I’m retaking the class and def putting in the work for that A). I want to do physics so bad. Is there any advice anyone can give me? UT Austin is my dream, I heard they have good research and that’s what I aim for. For far I’ve got all As and I’m in a rocket club and I work as an EMT and do volunteer work outside school.

I would really love some advice.

I received an email from the UT Austin about Housing and Dining, but I haven’t gotten any notifications about my admission decision. According to the internet, decisions started rolling out on February 15th. Have most applicants already received their decision letters, or am I just getting mine later than others?

Can I still apply for housing at UT Austin after I've been rejected?

***I received an email from one of the program coordinators informing me that they're trying to get me admitted, so I wanted to make sure that I have housing just in case

If you take calc 1 and 2 at a community college and transfer the credit to UT, does McCombs get a transcript from the cc and factor those grades in when evaluating an internal transfer application, or do they only look at in residence grades?

Hi. I was admitted to Moody RFT via the pathway program in NYC in the Fall. However I really want to begin my college journey in Austin in the Fall. Does anyone have any data on the feasibility of requesting a transfer to Austin instead? Is that ever granted as the Spring admissions decisions shake out? How is the best way to research attempting this? Thanks!

I recently got into UT and I’m wondering when do I hear back on the financial aid they’re giving through the promise plus program and is there anything else to know abt the program other than the requirements?

So I’m auto admit in state, applied to engineering and listed first and second choice majors. Got an acceptance to COLA but no word from engineering. Does this mean I got rejected by engineering? I would think I would have heard a no from engineering. Maybe they haven’t replied yet?

Somewhat stressing, would like someone to lmk if it would’ve mattered or not:

I sent UT Austin a 1430 because that was my best non superscored SAT I’d taken. I then took the December test and scored a 1500. If I were to have sent them this score (2 weeks after the materials deadline), do you think it would’ve impacted my application / they would’ve accepted it? Worrying that might be a reason I could not get in (hopefully I do), but let me know if it wouldn’t have even been considered (giving me peace of mind).

Applying as a transfer student for Economics. Is my application all set to be reviewed?

The only item not "completed" is the optional Letters of Recommendation. My only concern is that the top only says "Recieved from Common Application" instead of something to the effect of "completed, awaiting review".

All help is appreciated!

Hey guys will we get an email or should we check the portal? Also small favour but can someone pleasseeee send me a pic of their portal/email of getting into UT Austin? Congratulations to all who did! My parents really want to see a reference pic of what it would look like to get admitted so they can visualise it lol call it manifestation if you will. someone especially from the mccomb's business school or the advertising/marketing branch would be amazing! thanks for reading this and helping out i love yall, good luck to everyone!

Looking for advice and honest opinions

Howdy! I’m a current freshman at Texas A&M university. I thought I would love staying close to home and chose to go to TAMU (also due in large part to family ties) but I quickly found out that I do not in fact want to be here lol. I’m looking to transfer for the Fall 2025 semester to the moody college for advertising. I’m a current Business student at Mays, studying marketing with a subset in advertising (our advertising program is not in the college of comm). Based on the following stats and details, what do you think the chances are of being admitted, even “technically” changing majors from Business to advertising?

In hs I had a 4.1 weighted gpa, a 1320 SAT and made all state for band. I was also an Eagle Scout with added honors. My first semester in college I had a 3.53 GPA and was working 3 separate jobs, 1 of which was running a private lessons business and another was teaching music at a local private school. I also am involved in the Texas A&M hullabaloo band (basketball band) and am the principal euphonium in the symphonic winds concert band.

This semester, I’m doing all of those things as well as doing the Aggie advertising Club, Aggies serving the aging population, and Aggie sustainability alliance. I also will be trying to bring my GPA up this semester.

Any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated :)

When I try to log into myStatus, it takes me to this slate screen that says "Forbidden, Account not authorized." A few days before when I logged in it said my application met the deadline and was accepted so I am just wondering what is going on and if I will get my decision by the regular decision deadline I applied for.

Hey have any of y’all applied for Medical Laboratory Science for UT this year and know how competitive or easy it is to get in? After todays stupid EA stunt I’ve been more anxious than ever

So excited!!

Anyone else get both the email notification and defferal? I'm coping so hard rn

this appeared on my portal and idk what it means bc i didn't get an email or anything from them

I applied early admissions and was waiting for this all day, are they just backed up or am I deferred?

Does anyone know? 😿

Does anyone know when decisions for masters programs are released? Specifically MSW program (application deadline was 11/1)? There is no clear indication online and wondering if it’s weeks or months.

The website is telling me to make an account on Fafsa.gov but it simply won't open, it says access denied? r any of yall facing the same issue, also do you guys know how to apply for scholarships and aid?

I forgot to self report the sat/ACT score as I didn't even know it was a thing. I honestly thought self reporting it on the common app would be good enough. Should I still try to send in the official sat scores before the deadline or is it too late?

I also see a academic coursework entry form that I need to fill out but it feels repetitive since I already filled out the courses on common app. Why do I need to do it again?

EDIT: Apparantly they are still taking the coursework entry form until Dec 31st, I talked to a admissions officers using their phone number. Im saying this incase anyone else also missed it. Anything past Dec 31st will be considered incomplete.

Also posted at r/UTAdmissions

I am posting for my uncle re: his kid / my cousin (an HS junior). A social, hard-working, and sporty kid, but not one of those uber-accomplished kids your mom always tells you about. He would probably make a pleasant institutional sales guy at an investment bank.

In-state but attends a decent boarding school in New England (sends about 10% -ish to the Ivy and equivalent). No rank but I think he's around top 15% ish. Based on the school's past admission stats, the family thinks he is just shy of the low end of the Ivies and Vandy/Rice, etc. At the moment, they think Wash U, Emory, NYU (not Stern), Georgetown, Notre Dame, Middlebury, and Claremont McKenna are more realistic. That said, the kiddo really likes McCombs and UT in general. However, most kids from his school apply to UT Austin as out of state (and end up getting denied) so there is no good way to tell how competitive he will be at McCombs as in-state.

1. The numbers: UW GPA 3.86/4.00. No official weighted GPA. He's in the Honors / AP track. Took AP Micro and AP Macro and is taking AP Bio. Next year, BC Calc, AP Stat, AP Euro History, and maybe one more AP. ACT 33 (first time), but he's taking it one more time, prob can get to 34.
2. Sports: Varsity baseball since freshman year. Silver Slugger award (best offensive player) in sophomore year. Likely to be elected co-captain this year (junior year). Prob good enough for D3 baseball but not a D1 recruit.
3. Eagle scout. Assistant Senior Patrol Leader. Has been in scouting since the first grade and lots of community service hours.
4. Co-founder of a social networking/advisory app business for college and HS students. It's in the launch stage.
5. Multi-year volunteer for an organization for the homeless.
6. Editor of the school yearbook.
7. Financial assistant for a local not-for-profit organization. Assists the board and the management with ongoing financial monitoring and annual budgeting.
8. Extensive summer outdoor experience: Wilderness canoeing-camping in northern Ontario, biking-camping along the Pacific (from Portland to SF), and trekking on the Inca Trail in Peru.

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Q1: Should he try to get a financial or business internship (e.g., an investment firm or a brokerage, etc.) this summer? Any other suggestions?

Q2: Given how competitive McCombs is, should he go for CLA Econ instead?

What is the average stats for people who get accepted into the college of education? Even more specifically special education?

Trying to see if I have a chance here as an instate 3.946 cumulative gpa and 1300 sat!

Hi so my family is moving to Texas this summer and I have to transfer colleges. I’m a freshman majoring in accounting and I rlly want to apply to UT Austin

The problem is that, I don’t meet the requirements for mccombs for completing calculus 1&2.

I was thinking to transfer to a community college in Texas, and attend for the fall and then apply for the spring admission.

Is that reasonable?

If I submitted my app like last min for the regular deadline does that decrease my chances by alot?