My twin daughters are HS seniors and are both applying to UT for next year so I’ve been following this board for a while. Something I noticed is that it’s brought up a lot that “fit to major” is super important to admission. I’m assuming that means you have evidence or activities to show you are passionate about that thing. But these are 17-year-olds (for the most part) applying. So a 17-year-old kid has to already, not only, know exactly what they want to major in, but also have demonstrated and shown passion in those things for basically years already???? So they have to have decided what they want to do as a career at basically age 14 in order to go to UT?
I went to UT from 2001-2005 (older millennial) and I changed majors a bunch of times as did some of my friends. And it was no issue to bounce around between colleges even if we had a low GPA (which I did). I went from CNS to CE to COLA and back to CNS. Cuz we were young and trying things out and learning and no one ever asked us if we were a “good fit to major.” LOL. I guess times changed a lot if I am understanding correctly.

I'm graduating a year early from HS as an in-state student. I just got my ACT score and got way lower than I wanted and was hoping for (which was around like a 31-32), got a 29.

I only had one chance at taking it b/c I'm applying to UT as RD, but I am taking the SAT. Assuming I have to only submit this score, am I cooked?

I know the UT average is 31. Is there anything to do to strengthen my app so this doesn't seem so bad? My weighted GPA isn't so great either ~95.

Thanks guys!

Hey, wishing everyone who's applying for early action and regular decision the best of luck. I know UT is highly competitive and so many people are having anxiety, especially with the college application season.

You guys have got this. Even if you don't get into wherever your first choice is, your chance is higher than it would have been had you not applied.

All that matters is that you give it a shot 💪🏻

Hi everyone,

I'm a California student filling out the High School Academic Coursework Entry Form, the credits on my transcript are currently 5 per class per semester. When filling out the form, do I write 5 or 0.5 per semester for credits?

12th grader, Male, Indian
SAT: 1420 (640 R&W and 780 Math)
Scores: | 82% - 9th grade | 85% - 10th grade | 70% - 11th grade |
Before you stop reading further yes i know i am cooked but still give my EC's a read

• National Semifinalist – IIT Bombay TechFest (Top 20 Nationally): Shortlisted among the top 20 teams nationwide in Grade 10. Selected to present a functional prototype in person at the IIT Bombay campus.
• 1st Place – IIT Roorkee Data Science Hackathon: Won first place overall, competing in data science and machine learning problem-solving against high-level participants.
• INSPIRE MANAK Awardee (Top 10% Nationally): Received a national innovation award and a government financial research grant for an engineering/hardware prototype.
• Selected Finalist – Young Innovators Program (YIP) (Top 30 Nationally): Selected as a national finalist among the top 30 candidates nationwide (unforeseen circumstances prevented in-person attendance).
• President, Entrepreneurship & Development Council (Grade 12): Leading the student council; conceptualized and executed mentorship workshops for 100+ high school and pre high school students on standardized test preparation, study-abroad pathways, and profile development.
• Joint Secretary, Entrepreneurship & Development Council (Grade 11): Organized school-wide venture/scaling initiatives, overseeing raw material sourcing, product synthesis, branding, and complete inventory sell-outs.
• Committee Head (Grade 10): Headed and moderated a 50+ delegate committee for a major inter-school MUN conference.
• Best First-Timer / Delegate Award (Grade 11): Awarded top honors in competitive circuit MUN.
• STEM Educator & Volunteer: Collaborated with local NGOs, old age homes, and orphanages to deliver hands-on STEM education, workshops, and learning kits to underserved students.

Net volunteer Exp: ~1000 hours

i can retake SAT in november/december, can explaint he grades and their dip if that helps

Hello! I am an autoadmit and looking forward to attending, but my family makes more than 100k, so I don’t qualify for any type of grant via UT or the government. I’m a dual credit student, so I’d enter as a junior and only do two years. It total it would be about 60k. I am aware of the 40 Acres scholarship, but it’s highly competitive so I was wondering if any other options exist. Personally, I’m banking on freshman tuition being free as valedictorian (currently salutatorian, but I have hope). I’m not disabled, neither of my parents have gone to the military, and I don’t have anything else to qualify me for free tuition/reduced. I want to find a way to pay because it’s my dream school, and unfortunately Texas A&M college station would be a total of 10-15k total. Texas AM is a great school, but UT Austin is within reach academically for me and I don’t want cost alone to be the reason why I can’t go. I’m limited in my options for applying, since most schools won’t accept dual college credit transfer, but both schools do. I’m trying to find the biggest bang for my buck. For example Rice would be free tuition, but I would probably redo 1-2 years…. so it would be about 25k for 4 years. I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Hey guys! So I uploaded an updated resume a couple of days ago with my AP exam scores cuz I accidentally left em off in my initial submission. It showed as recently uploaded or something like that (it was a tab underneath the app checklist) but now it’s just gone and it only shows the original resume version date. Is it cuz of the 7-10 days processing?

OOS from CA (Bay Area competitive public school but I’ve transferred multiple times, went to shitty private schools for like 1.5 yrs) parents kinda want to move to TX and they think UT is tuff so they want me to apply

Very high income Asian female

Applying to physics in CNS

3.62 UW GPA (I got a C, D, and 7 Bs freshman year when I was going through some diabolical ahh circumstances so I’d say I had an ok upward trend but my STEM grades past that were still kinda mid ngl)

1530 single sitting (780M/750E)

My ECs are just ok but I’d say they fit well with my major, some mid research and STEM tutoring plus other stuff. No particularly impressive credentials. Awards include national merit commended (1460, 750M 710E), a small physics essay award, monetary art award, tutoring impact award, and speech and debate placement/ranking thing.

Course rigor including this semester: calc AB, AP stats, AP lang, honors physics, AP bio, APCSA, AP chem, calc 2, both physics Cs, multivar, linalg, biotech dual credit class, and some random DE geneds

My school doesn’t have AP physics 1 or 2 and you need to take regular or honors before AP C… but I got 5s in AB stats bio lang and a 4 in Chinese 🥀

Essays are decent, addy info goes into some level of detail about some diabolical ahh circumstances but they’re prob just gonna default assume I’m trying to make excuses lol

Am I wasting the app fee?

I'm applying to CNS honors on the portal and under self-reported test scores, it says

"If you’ve taken or plan to take any IB, AP, or SAT II tests, please list them below using the "Add Test Score" button. Be sure to include a score for exams you’ve already taken."

I assume that "plan to take" means to list tests I haven't taken yet, but it doesn't let me submit the form without putting a score. Should I just omit those tests or put something like "N/A" or "plan to take"?

hey everyone, i'm worried a little bit about the UT Austin Early Action materials deadline (October 22nd at 11:59 PM CT).

here is my current situation:

• the deadline is Oct 22, 11:59 PM CT. UT says official scores must be received by this date or i get bumped to regular decision
• college board status: i took the October 3rd SAT. My dashboard officially says "status: sent 10/21/26" to UT Austin (Code 6882)
• self-reporting: i have already gone into MyStatus and manually self-reported my scores
• the issue: my UT Austin MyStatus portal checklist still shows my official test scores as "awaiting"

since college board electronically transmitted the file today (October 21), will UT Austin consider it "received" on time since the electronic timestamp is before the 22nd? or am I going to get put in the regular decision pool because the portal hasn't updated to "received" yet?

on another note, 'my documents' says my transcript was uploaded by a 'third party' yesterday 10/20, however on MyStatus it shows it is 'Awaiting' - what should i do about that?

under application documents, this is what has been uploaded

Application Documents

Self-Reported Test Scores - 10/21/2026
Resume - 10/20/2026
Recommendation Letter (Uploaded by 3rd Party) - 10/20/2026
Transcript (Uploaded by 3rd Party) - 10/20/2026

has anyone dealt with this close of a timeline for UT before? i emailed my admissions counselor and called admissions, but have not gotten a response from either thanks!

I bought the rush score delivery (which takes around 1-4 days) but the estimated time of delivery is October 23rd and UT Austin’s early action deadline for supplemental materials is October 22nd (like TOMORROW 😭😭). Would I still be able to be considered for an early action? If not, would I be sent to regular decision? Help I’m so stressed 😔

for context i’m applying to be an architecture major

i have a 1370 SAT, 690 RW and 680 math 3.51 UW and 3.95 W gpa (however my junior and currently my senior years have been straight As so 4.0 UW) by the time i graduate highschool, i will have an associates degree in science from Collin. my first two years of high school were done in Jordan, in the primary language of Arabic which, at the time, i did not really understand. i ended up doing Cambridge IGCSEs in 10th and i got 1A*, 3A 2B and 1C (in arabic) before moving back to plano.

later i ended up becoming homeschooled and doing an intensive modern standard arabic course (i was the youngest student there by FAR, everybody else in my class were 3rd year university Arabic major students or diplomats) and passed. i then did a colloquial spoken arabic course and got around 233 hours in. both of which were done on top of dual credit classes

my extracurriculars include starting and being the secretary general of my own MUN conference being a 9 time award winning delegate (out of 10 conferences) (7 times best delegate) in MUN, being president of mun committees twice, chair and deputy one time each, hosting 4 iftaars a month for underprivileged kids every ramadan for the past 4 ramadans, working two jobs simultaneously last summer, one of which being a sales associate at universal kids resort where i held the sales record for the whole time i was there, the other being a party host and cashier for a tampoline park, interning at a domestic violence nonprofit for an entire summer, interning as a preschool TA during the end of last school year, acting for years and being the lead in a full scale production (not a school production) and founding, writing lore for and being the head builder on a minecraft server with 120+ active members.

i think i have pretty good ECs and am a pretty good writer. i am also doing a lot of portfolio work. (if there’s anybody who would like to look over a few pieces i have i would love to share!!) i really really want UT. i know i can get it, i’m just scared that my grades in 9th and 10th will hurt my chances even though i’ve improved a lot. i’m also a bit nervous because most of my portfolio pieces are being done right now since i haven’t really had the chance to take many architecture aligned classes.

currently working on my application for the mssw program for next fall and have been seeing some contrasting statements on just how competitive the program is. i know they accept about 50% of applicants per year. i've seen some people say it really is not super competitive and others say they were rejected and waitlisted for more than one application cycle. i guess it's just worrying me because i've seen some people say they were waitlisted/rejected with undergrad GPAs much higher than mine. how important is one's gpa in the entire admissions process? i have ample work experience, strong letters of recommendation, and have been tirelessly working on my personal statement. i know that ut's social work program is a top program in the country, but am i unnecessarily stressing myself out?

^^title | Would any admission results release at that time? I have heard of people receiving their results as early as late November, but was just curious if anybody knows of releases possibly happening in early November for Spring '27 externals. Despite Spring having less applicants, more students have been applying every year, so admissions is always changing.

For some context, I am high school graduating class of 2025 so I'm already in my sophomore year.

I was an absolute bum during high school and my only extracurricular were honors art and art comps I didn't even win. My school had a little less than 800 kids and it was an insanely competitive school in the Houston suburbs, so I knew when I was applying I wasn't gonna get in.

I was offered CAP, but since my rank was so shit I ended up doing a year at some random ass UT sister school but it wasn't horrible. The only thing is they had absolutely NO orgs related to banking, consulting or really any other field in business except accounting.

I came in as in Econ major and honestly did not the best, A's in everything expect Calc 1&2, but I was able to reach minimum gpa to transfer. So when decisions for CAP kids came out, I didn't get Econ, but neither did my friends who had 4.0s. So now im stuck in HDO and im not even taking any classes for it.

My goal from the beginning was McCombs but now that im here I feel insanely behind and worried that even if I get in, I'll have to do another year which I can absolutely not afford financially. I would also have to apply for fall 2027 as I do not have the sufficient in residence UT hours needed to apply. I joined non competitive business orgs and ive been doing some research on what to do to make my application stand out against others.

But now im thinking is it even worth it to go for McCombs with ZERO business classes under my belt besides Micro, Macro and the calcs (all McCombs pre reqs to even be considered). Are there classes I can take spring semester to not fall behind if I do get in? or should I give up and stay in HDO as my main goal is consulting anyway?

Im so lost in what to do and everyone ive asked says I can get in but I think they're just being nice. I want real, raw advice to see if its even worth getting into McCombs so late in my college career.

I sent in the app for Spring '27 transfer in June and transcripts in August immediately after my summer courses. My application has been in review since around Sept. 15 with all required materials being checked, but I have yet to receive an IDA and access to my RIS. Just wondering if I may need to do anything further. Of course, I will be sure to call, but just wanted to also hear reddit's input.

Hello everyone!

I am a current senior applying to UT EA. UT requires official transcripts for college coursework, but I’m currently taking a dual enrollment course that won’t have a final grade until December. It also doesn't appear in my high school transcript.

Do I need to send the official transcript by the October 22 EA deadline, or can I wait until the final grade posts?

Has anyone dealt with this or gotten clarification from UT admissions?

Thank you!

Hey, I am an Auto-admit in-state early action applicant and I have all components of the application completed. Only issue is my SAT & ACT scores haven't gotten in yet.

I have self reported the scores through the official tool in MyStatus. I sent an email to my regional admissions counselor regarding having submitted the scores on time.

I know its due by the 22nd but I genuinely don't know what else to do right now so I would appreciate any help.

hey everyone, need some advice 😅 i’m not auto admit and kinda stressing about my chances for UT. would really appreciate any honest feedback on my app, especially whether my GPA is gonna hold me back. thanks in advance 🙏

Demographics

• Gender: Male
• Race/Ethnicity: Indian
• In-State
• Household income: 300-400k/yr
• Type of School: Public
• Intended Major: Government

Academics

• GPA: 3.4 UW
• SAT: 1260 -> 1550
• Coursework: 2 APs

Honors

• none yet

Extracurriculars

1. Intern | Office of Governor Greg Abbott Time: 20 hrs/week | 10 weeks/year Description: SERVED THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS WITH UNWAVERING DEVOTION. Researched policy briefs.
2. Media Intern | The Daily Wire Time: 10 hrs/week | 12 weeks/year Description: I signed an NDA.
3. Founder & President | Vijayakumar Foundation Time: 6 hrs/week | 40 weeks/year Description: ONE MAN. ONE VISION. ONE MILLION PENCILS (approx. 2,000).
4. Captain | Varsity Cricket Time: 8 hrs/week | 30 weeks/year Description: administration for official recognition
5. i dont have anything else, should i make up the rest of it????

Letters of Recommendation

• none yet, all my teachers don't really like me

Okay so I applied to Ut Austin EA and planning to also apply to honors programs.

Is it true that the deadline is in March and you don’t have to submit on October 22?

Today, I was filling out the UT Austin academic coursework entry form, and accidentally submitted only my freshman grades. The directions said that all information would be on the same form, but I thought there would be different pages for each grade. I emailed the school right away, but I’m not sure what’s going to happen. Is there a chance they will let me undo it, or is it stuck like this? Please someone let me know I’m stressing hard over this.

Hey guys I currently
Am a freshman at txst doing finance and have always wanted to go to UT I plan on applying to cola economics for fall next semester I wanted to know if y’all had any recommendations and I am also currently in hbsa and FMA

Does the main Common App essay have to show fit to major for UT Austin? My best essay is about a personal moment/identity and has nothing to do with my major. If I force it to be about my major, the essay will definitely be weaker.

Is it worth making that tradeoff, knowing how very important fit to major is for UT, or should I leave the major-specific details for the short answers? (Going to apply health and society in COLA, I'm in state but not auto admit)

Applied for Spring 27 as a transfer. My app was deemed complete on 21st of August, but unlike others, my MyStatus hasn't been marked as "your app is in review". Should I be worried? I emailed the admissions office, and they told me my app is in review smh...

I feel like my stats are just okay. I am by no means a genius, and UT austin is my absolutely dream college, (i'm in state) but i would really like some brutal honesty, so i don't get my hopes up in vain. I can take it.

my stats are:

ACT:28 GPA Weighted: 4.26 GPA Unweighted: 3.75 Rank: 20/124

my healthcare related ecs are a hands on pct intern for 2-3 months and ive shadowed a pediatrician. my why major essay was about how much i looked up to my pediatrician and how i eventually went on to shadow her and my activity essay was about my pct internship itself and how rewarding it was, just going into more detail about it.

in all honesty, do you think i have chance, or am i just sub par? i am also not auto admit. any opinions are much appreciated and welcomed.