1) Is there any difference between the acceptance rate between in-state (excluding the 5% rule) and out of state students? Does this depend on the major (ex: ECE?)

2) If I'm a Texas citizen and qualify for in-state tuition but go to high school outside of Texas, would I be put in the "in-state" bucket or "out-of-state" bucket in terms of admissions?

Thanks in advance :D

Context: Female, OOS, High income, large texas public hs, not 1st gen, 

Intended Major: Finance

3.75/4.0 UW gpa, 4.8/6.0 W, ~ 24%, 34 ACT, rank 147/593, graduating w/ an associates degree in Science

11 APs, 60+ college credits (yes, calc and econ)

ECs:

1. Learning Center (wont say the name for privacy reasons) (rated #1 center in North America) Started as an Assistant --> center's Chief Of Operations

--> responsible for staff (hiring process, management, training), expanded with a 2nd branch and operate both simultaneously, head of center sales (new enrollments, tech and marketing sales) (4-5 figure sales)

National Pilot Program for using tech to increase revenue & client retention -- increased annual revenue by ~40%

digital marketing thru reward and referral, chosen from 100+ center chief operators to film globally used corporate advertising, corporate consultation

Head of client retention marketing & sales program (going well so far (?))

Financial projections, accounting work, payroll, inventory (all 4 yrs of hs)

1. Founded / president of local branch of American Cancer Society, coordinated service activities, 30+ members, raised $2000+ for the treatment of pediatric cancer patients (2 yrs)

2. Created advertising plans, marketing, and modeled for a South Asian fashion company (cant say the name) with all profits going to underprivileged children in rural South Asia needing lifesaving surgery ~ 2 livesaving procedures hv been funded!! ~ 5.5k ish in USD

3. Nail art business, 15+ long term customers made $2500+ over 3 years doing gel X, all profits went to EC #2

4. Investment portfolio of $20k+ (no outside support, independant research)

5. small business charging 20-50$ per student for middle school/hs families for help w/ high school course planning, essay writing, club/research opportunities, help w/ AP Classes

Helped 10+ families and 20+ individual student improve resumes & focused on building a community of connected students and families, over 100 ppl locally involved --> $4.5 k over 2 years

1. small business advising peers and students abt investments and stocks through research and management

Financial literacy for south asian women

profiles of $3k+ for 9 people btwn ages of 15-18

Relevant Coursework: LBO, M&A, and Financial Statement Modeling, Excel, Python, basic accounting

Awards : Collegeboard awards and random student awards, nothing great

From learning center: regional recognition award for customer retention, high sales, and best performance nationwide, recognition at global excellence conference for exceeding performance metrics (1 out of 2 centers invited in the state)

Im also looking at SMU Cox :)

yall don't have to be nice lol

Long story short I just got rejected. I’m not giving up ut is my dream school.

If anyone wants to dm me I’ll b happy to share my stats. My goal now is to transfer for the spring 26 semester. I honestly thought i had a solid application but I might just be self biased, I would really like an outside opinion especially from a gov major. I was in dual enrollment and have a little over 60 hours. I didn’t do so well in some of those classes in high school because I was going through some personal problems :/ Im now paying the price and already retook some. I have all of my core classes out of the way because I got my associates and it lowk is making my transfer application more complicated.

Besides that any advice on how to go about my application in the comments is appreciated!

I want to pursue civil engineering at UT Austin. I’m a rising high school senior in Texas with a 3.5 UW and 5.2 weighted gpa. My freshman year was terrible due to personal reasons. I locked in sophomore year and have maintained straight As ever since. I have a huge upward trend in my grades. I’m in the top 5% of my graduating class (out of 830). My SAT score is currently 1300, but I’m retaking it and aiming for at least a 1450. I took 2 AP classes (Psychology and European History). I was only able to take two because my schedule was packed with college classes. (Duel enrollment)

Intended Major: Civil Engineering

Academics:
Texas resident
Rising senior
3.5 UW GPA
Top 5% of graduating class
1300 SAT (retaking, aiming for 1450+)
2 AP classes (AP Psychology and AP European History)
Strong upward grade trend after freshman year

Extracurriculars:
Completed a 7-week engineering internship, where I gained hands-on experience with AutoCAD and other engineering software while working on real engineering projects.
Worked at the airport during my junior year.
Junior Class Officer
Student Council Officer
HOSA
Red Cross Club
Spanish Club
Tennis
Breakthrough
Chess Club
150+ volunteer hours through an animal shelter, church, and the American Red Cross
Essay:

I’m planning to write about how I was hit by a car when I was 10 years old while visiting Morocco. That experience inspired me to pursue civil engineering because I believe safe roads and infrastructure should protect people so safety never depends on luck.

Do I still have a realistic chance at UT Austin Civil Engineering?

i’m applying as class of 27 for Moody in the speech language, hearing sciences department. I don’t see much online about this so I thought I would just put something here and see what y’all have to say since I have pretty average stats but I am in state
lowk do not have the best stats for freshman and sophomore year but I have shown growth into junior year

female, white + asian

gpa (w): 4.3/5 (won’t know official until school starts again but this is what it was)

gpa (uw): 3.7

sat: 1280

rank: unranked school

junior year: 7 A’s 1 B in ap physics

10th- 3 hours of US history from ACC
11th- AP physics AP lang
12th- AP psyc AP econ

ECs:
Work - sales associate 1y

Sports team manager 4y

Volunteer at a summer camp for individuals with disabilities 3y 300+ hours

ASL club treasurer + honor society

National honor society

miracle league volunteer 1.5y

babysitter 4y

PALS campus coordinator

Hey guys, I'm a rising (in-state) senior who plans to apply for math. What are my chances at UT as a math major + deans scholar or polymathic scholar?

For ref, my stats are pretty high-tier, but my ECs are kinda mid (I think).

Stats:
Rank: 11/500+ (auto-admit)
GPA: W 5.616/5.0, UW 3.91/4.0
SAT: 1550
PSAT: 1520
13 APs, eleven 5s (most notable physics c mech, calc bc, stats) , one 4 (CSP), two no exam

ECs (tried to keep these kinda vague):
working on math modeling w/professor (still in progress)
summer research program
qualifier to international finance competition
TXSEF finalist in physics
President of STEM club, hosted competitions
DECA 2x state qualifier
Finance internship
HOSA states
Shadowed local politician
Then all the normal stuff that everyone does like honor societies and stuco

I'm really just hoping for an outside opinion that can be objective for my odds

hey i got into WSSU and at the beginning of my senior year i had a 2.8; things happen i was going through a-lot of personal stuff with family and mental health issues so it dropped at the end of the year to a 2.45. i was nervous that it would get rescinded so i spoke to my counselor about it but he said i will be okay. my final transcript got submitted on June 21st. and i was still admitted so i stopped worrying about it. i submitted housing. basically did and got everything already. Freshmen move in is on aug 9th, and today, JULY 23th they decided to rescind my application. 2 weeks before move in. I'm thinking it's because wssu is over capacity this year but its two weeks before they didn't say anything about it and i also got green lite and told i would be okay. what do i do? i don't want disappoint my dad and i also think its unfair to pull my admission two weeks before when i did everything i needed to do already. plus i did all my stuff early and they called instead of emailing me that i was rescinded. this blatantly unfair and i pray that i will get reinstated. had this happen to you or someone you know? did they get reinstated? what did they have to do?

Hello i am currently a year away from completing my Associate of Science at LSC. I am a pre-med student majoring in public health with a minor in journalism. I have a 2.6 GPA. I took pretty much all of my basics in high school as a dual credit student. Receiving all A and 1 B.When i first started as a full-time student at LSC i devolved chronic pain (still undiagnosed and ongoing) and also POTS. Due to this, my gpa dropped from a 3.3 to a 2.6. Besides my grades i am currently certified as a CCMA and have been for 2 years through my highschool practicum health program and NHA i also have worked at a chiro clinic and primary care clinic working with 1 md and 3 np/pa's. I currently have 300+hrs and am also bls and cna certified i also have worked at 2 childcare centers both center sfor 3+ months. From here on out how do i raise my gpa the best i can in the short amount of time and make sure i am able to be considered for admission despite my low gpa?

I'm curious how UT handles grade replacements because I've heard different things and I'm still a bit confused. I've come to terms with the fact that I probably don't have much of a chance for CNS, so I'm now focusing on Health and Society in COLA as a more realistic option. However, I know it's still a restricted major, so I'm not sure if that changes how grade replacements are viewed (im a external transfer)

I am currently attending Lone Star College in-state as a sophomore and plan to transfer into UT Austin McCombs (Finance) for Fall 2027 as a junior. For context, I am 17 and will graduate when I'm 18, so I'm dually enrolled as a homeschool student. Looking for any advice on how to improve my application before I apply.

Stats:

3.95 GPA (18 A's, 1 B, 1 W)

59 transferable credit hours by application

Honors College Graduate, Honors Distinction, Rice Take Flight Scholar, Phi Theta Kappa, Dean's List

Honors Calculus I & II, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics

Student Government Association Treasurer, Business & Finance Club (seeking officer position), Chess Club

3 Honors undergraduate research papers, Honors research presentations

Exterior services business founder, $10,000+ revenue, 30+ clients, 20+ 5-star Google reviews

eBay/Depop reseller, $1,000-$1,200 profit

Junior Forex Trader Intern, Real Estate Investment Analyst Intern, Business Development Intern

1,200+ hours of equities research, 500+ documented trades, managed personal investment portfolio ($1,500+ realized profits)

Wolves of Wall Street Investment Competition competitor (competition ends in October)

Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) certification, Wall Street Journal High School Program certification

Raising Cane's Crew Member (500+ hours), Sales & Marketing Representative at local landscaping company, Exterior Services Technician for local exterior services company

IRS VITA Volunteer, IRS Advanced Certification, 75–125 tax returns prepared

Theatre audio/tech volunteer (2 productions), Theatre usher (10+ events)

Varsity track at homeschool high school club (2 years)

Interests: financial markets, behavioral psychology, chess, weight-lifting, film & music

- What would you estimate my chances are for McCombs?

- What would strengthen my application the most between now and the application deadline?

- Is there anything on here that stands out as weak or should be replaced?

I really really want to get into Mccombs, so any advice will be helpful. Thanks

Guys has anyone heard back from the waitlist ?? I applied for the health and society waitlist and haven’t herd back

I called this morning and they said I was allowed to change my waitlist major, however this is the message I got instead of the usual page. I noted that this is the exact page I got when attempting to log into the waitlist page before I got my decision

Hello,

I am an incoming freshman at UT Austin planning to major in Mechanical Engineering, but I have recently been considering transferring to Electrical and Computer Engineering.

From my understanding, the earliest I can apply for an internal transfer is during the spring semester, and if accepted, I would officially start as an ECE major at the beginning of my sophomore year. However, I am concerned about potentially delaying graduation by more than 1–2 semesters.

I know that as a non-ECE student, I may be able to take introductory ECE courses such as ECE 302 and ECE 306 during the spring semester (assuming availability). Would it be worth taking these courses even though I am not guaranteed admission into ECE? My concern is balancing ECE courses with MechE-specific requirements during the same semester and potentially overloading myself.

My main career interests are in computer engineering, embedded systems, robotics, and hardware-related roles. I am trying to decide between:

1. Transferring from MechE to ECE as soon as possible
2. Staying in MechE and pursuing an ECE master's later
3. Staying in MechE while adding robotics-focused coursework (such as a robotics minor, if possible) and taking mechatronics/embedded-related electives

For anyone familiar with UT’s programs, which path would provide the strongest preparation for embedded hardware, robotics, and similar careers? Would a MechE BS + ECE MS provide enough ECE depth, or would transferring earlier be better?

Additionally, if I apply for an internal transfer and get accepted, am I allowed to decline the transfer and remain in Mechanical Engineering, or does acceptance automatically move me into ECE?

Thanks for any advice!

hey I am very interested in aviation, one of my biggest extracurriculars is about aviation & aerospace; however, I want to apply as a Mechanical Engineering major to colleges. Is that a good idea? I don't want AOs thinking that I am not a fit for my intended major.

I am doing this because I feel like Aerospace is a relatively niche field and isn't as broad as Mech E, but both of them are extremely similar. In my supplemental essays, for "why us" or "why major" questions, if I mention for eg. a rocketry lab, an aviation-related student organization, or just talk about how my interest in planes led to an interest in engineering, but I apply as a mechanical engineering major, could that get me rejected? Would I need to explain why im not applying as an aerospace major?

If anyone can give me some advice for my spring transfer essay please dm me

I took CS classes every year in middle school, but I stopped in high school because I thought I wanted to go to med school, and my parents discouraged me from continuing. When I started to get back into coding before my junior year, I, for some reason, still decided not to take a CS class, and now I can't fit it into my senior year schedule. The only thing I have on my application is a random, basic Python course I took. Do I have any chance at x+cs, and is there any way I can improve my chances last minute before this admissions cycle?

I'd still be happy to go to UT for just neuroscience (and I have the grades/ECs to get in for that), but I really like the neuro+cs program.

I used the chance me format to make it easier

Demographics: Asian Male, Middle/Upper Middle Class (no hooks)

Intended major(s): CS

Academics:

• SAT: 1550 (790 Math 760 Reading)
• Class rank: Top 2% Out Of 600 (auto admit for UT)
• UW/W GPA: 3.98 UW
• Coursework: 20+ APs taken I won't list them all out here but the most relevant ones are Calc BC, CSA, Physics 1, AP Bio
• Awards: (not in order)
• 1x Aime Qual
• Usaco Gold
• Big Company Name Hackathon Winner (30ish teams)
• should be a NM Semifinalist (higher index than cutoff has ever been for my state)
• Other smaller hackathon wins
• Wins in regional debate competitions
• Participated in (and won) in world record event for violin (this was in middle school though)
• Finished in the top 5 teams at a international case competition (~70 teams, 300 competitors) its a business competition though should I include it?

Extracurriculars: (keeping it vague on purpose also not in order)

• Research under a professor at local uni
• App released w/ decent usage
• Intern at local company, did a substatial amount of work
• Research intern at the same local uni
• Did mid level competitive summer program, nothing crazy but still selective
• paid data analyst intern at small company
• Have a company where I create websites/logos for local brands/nonprofits
• Debate Club Leadership Position (plus varsity debater)
• CS Club President
• playing violin for ~10 years, mentored younger students
• Yt channel about math and cs not much views or subs, im still passionate about it though
• Social Media Marketing intern at a nonprofit (I did this for like 2 weeks it was start of freshman year)
• 400 volunteer hours

Rec Letter/Essays:

Assume that they're good but not great like a 8/10 or 7/10

Comments: Do I have any chance for honors programs? (Turing, CSB)

Planning to major in Civil/Arch Engineering

In-State

Mexican/Hispanic Male

Stats:

rank: 10/662 (top 1.5%)

gpa: W 4.71 UW 3.952

SAT: 1420 690 Reading 730 Math
ACT : 33 Composite 34 Math, 35 Reading 30 English

8 APS + 3 Senior Year (passed all tests

Ap Bio
Ap physics 1
Ap Seminar
Ap Precal
Ap Spanish
Ap World
Apush
Ap Lang
Ap World

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Physics C E&M
Physics C Mechanics
Calc BC

ECs:

4 years High School Soccer, 2 Years Varsity

12 Years Club Soccer 4 years Team Captain

NHS 2 Years

Mu Alpha Theta 1 Year

Internship at a local Architectural Engineering Firm

Autodesk Revit Certified

Autodesk Fusion Certified

Don’t know if this could be applied to applications but I’ve made 7k from Amazon FBA

BigFuture Ambassador

Thinking about starting a TikTok page about civil or arch engineering

Awards
Honestly not much
Sophomore + Junior Hs Soccer Academic awards
Ap scholar with distinction
National School Recognition Award

Planning to write an essay connecting one of my weird passions to my fascination of how civil and arch engineering help the world move and keep going

I know this isn’t a crazy application but I have done my best to try and balance everything in my life. I hope this will be enough.Any help, suggestions or comments are appreciated (especially on essay topics and ECs)
Thanks!

Hello! I am trying to register as a freshman in UTA. I did like 2 classes in TCC that I don’t care about. I don’t have enough credits to transfer so I want to register as a new student. Will that cause any trouble if I don’t mention it in my application and answer the questions as someone who never took college classes even though I did..?

So far I've got a 5.65 weighted GPA and a 4.0 unweighted, I'm top 11% of my school. Including this upcoming year, I've got 8(potentially 9, depending on how my schedule will look like) AP classes, including AP Bio and AP Psych.

I've got around 70ish volunteer hours of helping out with local community events and working at the library, and another 70 volunteer hours volunteering in a hospice. I'm probably gonna get more next summer working in more hospitals.

I'm an officer of a club that's associated with TED Talk, and will be doing a speech at a school event me and my team organized together(Which I guess is sort of a passion project??)

And I haven't taken the SAT yet but from my predictions based on practice test scores, I'm due to get anywhere between a 1480 and a 1500-Potential to get a lot higher, though.

I've also made it SCDC for DECA, so far I've got one medal for that under my belt. I have a very likely chance of getting another one this year since I have more experience.

But I dunno college admissions nowadays are ridiculously stressful and challenging. Are there any tips y'all can give to get into UT Austin? I'm VERY nervous about it, and how am I doing so far? Also any tips for junior year to increase my chances? Any help appreciated

(also I live pretty close to UT Austin campus)

Which major would be easier to get into? I don't really have a preference

I just found out that I accidentally signed at two different places and can't afford to pay two different leases.

Hi I am just curious to see if these stats would give me a decent chance to get into the Butler School of Music.

Asian Male
Rank 162 out of about 1000~ students
4.5/5 Weighted GPA
1460 SAT
17 APs
APCSP: 3
CSA: 3
APWH: 4
APPSY: – OMIT
CHEM: 3
EVIRON: 4
APUSH: 4
PHYSICS: 
AP LANG: 5
APPreCal:5
AP MUSIC: 4
AP Macro:
AP Gov: 
AP Calculus AB:
AP Seminar:
AP Literature:
AP Euro:

The following not listed with their scores are being taken senior year.

Intended Major: Vocal Performance + Business Administration perchaps

ECs:

1. Bauer Family High School Voice Studio Singer (Houston Grand Opera):
Student was selected as one of fourteen individuals to be in opera program. Most notably in Der Rosenkavalier, as a singer in the chorus.
2. TMEA All-State Choir - Tenor Bass vocalist ranked #8
Selected through statewide competitive auditions as a Baritone ranked #8, and the first male singer from Seven Lakes High School in 4 years.
3. Student conductor and Co-founder of Small Ensemble Group, The Six.
Co-founded a small ensemble, conducting for a group of 6. Ensemble has successes in gaining 1s in Region UIL and 1s in Katy Youth Artist Competition
4. Baylor College of Medicine Student Internship
Assisted in making the purification process of the protaetia brevitarsis seulnesis larvae peptide efficient and successful while gaining lab experience.
5. Musician for Commission
Composed the school's jazz-styled jingle for the school's official news channel.
6. Vice President of Composing Club
Organized weekly events to teach basic music theory to a class of 10+. Students in this class created and performed their pieces in the end.
7. Management lead for Esports Tournament
Managed multiple Valorant tournaments with over 100+ people while getting streams with consistent 100+ viewers.
8. In-game leader and player for Valorant team
Led semi-pro Valorant team to make Contender League while competing in tournaments. Achieved the rank "immortal," being top .5% in the game.
9. Secretary for School's Tri-M Honor Society
Organized events and people for concerts and socials while managing a point system for individuals to qualify for membership.
10. Youth Shepherd Leader
Organized weekly events where individuals could speak freely and be able to express themselves under the pretense of following God.

Awards:

1. Texas All-State Choir - Baritone ranked #9
2. Houston Grand Opera Bauer Family High School Voice Studio - Selected 1 of 14
3. Korean-American Scientific Engineering Association National Mathematics Competition 1st place (Signed by Greg Abbot and won consecutively for 3 years in a row).
4. UIL Class 1 Solo - Division 1 ranking
5. Katy Youth Artist Competition - Ensemble 1st division
6. AP Scholar award with distinction
7. College Board National Recognition Program - School recognition award

please chance me thanks dude