Bobby Burton Posted Monday at 08:29 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:29 PM Demand has never been higher for UT Admissions. State population growth also a contributor. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIIsles Posted Monday at 08:37 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:37 PM Texas A&M just got 1% smarter! 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK Longhorn Posted Monday at 08:44 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:44 PM Does UT admissions factor in legacies? I hope my boys end up at UT rather than A&M. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIIsles Posted Monday at 09:05 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:05 PM For most of my life the answer was yes. Now that affirmative action is dead and college admissions is a supreme court issue, that might change in the next few years if not already. Who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertcook91 Posted Monday at 09:23 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:23 PM 37 minutes ago, SK Longhorn said: Does UT admissions factor in legacies? I hope my boys end up at UT rather than A&M. No 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripsLeft Posted Monday at 09:35 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:35 PM 12 minutes ago, robertcook91 said: No Hell No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK Longhorn Posted Monday at 09:39 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:39 PM 3 minutes ago, TripsLeft said: Hell No My boys better start practicing their whoops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatherofMinky Posted Monday at 10:02 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:02 PM That is a bit disappointing. My cousin has his PhD from UT Austin and was even faculty for a good while. He still resides in Austin. His kids are smart kids, top 10% of their class, but they couldn’t even get in…Now one is at A&M 😔🤪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoHorns1 Posted Monday at 10:08 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:08 PM 4 minutes ago, FatherofMinky said: That is a bit disappointing. My cousin has his PhD from UT Austin and was even faculty for a good while. He still resides in Austin. His kids are smart kids, top 10% of their class, but they couldn’t even get in…Now one is at A&M 😔🤪 Start at UT Arlington, UTSA and transfer to UT Austin 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Jespersen Posted Monday at 10:44 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:44 PM (edited) No way I'd have gotten in with today's standards, so thank my lucky stars every day I'm old 🙂 Then they let me in again for a Masters, go figure... Only one of my 4 kids, all super smart, high achievers, high scores, AP Scholar, National Merit, etc. got in directly and graduated though, and one through the UT A transfer program, though all much better qualified than I was... the bar is really, really high... 🤘 Edited Monday at 10:44 PM by Paul Jespersen 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Butler Posted Monday at 10:58 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:58 PM 2 hours ago, SK Longhorn said: Does UT admissions factor in legacies? I hope my boys end up at UT rather than A&M. Untrue do not, they do not give preferential treatment to faculty or staff kids either. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmk4pres Posted Monday at 11:22 PM Share Posted Monday at 11:22 PM 5% is ridiculous. There should be qualifying factors. Such as home state over outside of Texas among other things. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austalgia Posted Monday at 11:37 PM Share Posted Monday at 11:37 PM Top 10% donors kids get in. JK, maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Burton Posted Tuesday at 12:06 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 12:06 AM 43 minutes ago, cmk4pres said: 5% is ridiculous. There should be qualifying factors. Such as home state over outside of Texas among other things. That is already the case. The university is comprised of 90-percent in-state residents. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Burton Posted Tuesday at 12:18 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 12:18 AM 29 minutes ago, Austalgia said: Top 10% donors kids get in. JK, maybe Very often not the case. Admissions process at Texas is very straight-forward, relatively speaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horns96 Posted Tuesday at 12:38 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:38 AM 3 hours ago, SK Longhorn said: Does UT admissions factor in legacies? I hope my boys end up at UT rather than A&M. No, UT Admissions does not consider legacy status. Also, auto-admission doesn't guarantee admission to your first or preferred major, only a spot somewhere at UT. I was lucky to get into UT in the 90s, no way I would be admitted now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Hibberd Posted Tuesday at 12:40 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:40 AM 3 hours ago, SK Longhorn said: Does UT admissions factor in legacies? I hope my boys end up at UT rather than A&M. Unfortunately, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplehorn3 Posted Tuesday at 01:31 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:31 AM Anyone notice the demographic change in the student body at the games? Longhorn football seems to be pretty big on the Indian subcontinent....which is cool with me! I love me some Nan Bread and Masala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkates Posted Tuesday at 01:57 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:57 AM The admissions process is daunting but also has gaps. I employed 2 kids for the past few years. Best friends. Similar grades, test scores, and resumes, but one if them slightly better in all categories. The kid with the lower GPA and test scores got in while the other didn't. Neither was top 10%. 🤷🏻♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Lala Posted Tuesday at 02:09 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:09 AM 5 hours ago, Bobby Burton said: Demand has never been higher for UT Admissions. State population growth also a contributor. Yep, getting tougher and tougher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assistant Regional Manager Posted Tuesday at 05:21 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 05:21 AM (edited) You are seeing more and more UT graduates having to send their money to OSU, Arkansas, Ole Miss, etc. every year because their children can’t get in. It sucks to see, but I guess they have to draw the line somewhere. Those who truly want to be at Texas will do the CAP program or go to Austin community college for a couple semesters if they can’t get in out of high school. Edited Tuesday at 05:30 AM by Assistant Regional Manager 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashtag Posted Tuesday at 11:44 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:44 AM 6 hours ago, Assistant Regional Manager said: You are seeing more and more UT graduates having to send their money to OSU, Arkansas, Ole Miss, etc. every year because their children can’t get in. It sucks to see, but I guess they have to draw the line somewhere. Those who truly want to be at Texas will do the CAP program or go to Austin community college for a couple semesters if they can’t get in out of high school. Schools like Arkansas, Ole Miss, Bama, etc are offering scholarships around the 50% threshold as well for those suburban kids in what was the 7-10% range of Texas kids who didn't get into A&M or Texas. They're bolstering their academics by doing so but results probably won't show for at least a decade. Another note that it seems like the best strategy to get in is take as many AP courses at a larger school then transfer into a rural school, if one is close enough by. Not sure how good of a strategy that would be but if your kid really wants into UT it seems like a decent one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horns96 Posted Tuesday at 04:22 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 04:22 PM 4 hours ago, Hashtag said: Schools like Arkansas, Ole Miss, Bama, etc are offering scholarships around the 50% threshold as well for those suburban kids in what was the 7-10% range of Texas kids who didn't get into A&M or Texas. They're bolstering their academics by doing so but results probably won't show for at least a decade. Another note that it seems like the best strategy to get in is take as many AP courses at a larger school then transfer into a rural school, if one is close enough by. Not sure how good of a strategy that would be but if your kid really wants into UT it seems like a decent one. Yup. OU, Arkansas, Alabama and Ole Miss undergrad populations are between 40% - 60% out of state. OU - 40% OOS Arkansas - 52% OOS Alabama - 61% OOS Ole Miss - 53% OOS UT Austin is 6% OOS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas84 Posted Tuesday at 04:46 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 04:46 PM All I needed in the 80s was an application and an 800 on the SAT. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CL28 Posted Tuesday at 05:44 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 05:44 PM I'm glad I just got both my kids through UT. My son turned down a $130K scholarship to OU to go to UT with no financial aid. It paid off as he got a nice job with Apple & makes more than what I make. My daughter turned down some other opportunities & has been mad about the no financial aid from UT. I told her it's an investment that will pay off. She just graduated from UT in May. We will see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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