<p>I was surprised to learn today that I was not accepted into the College of Natural Sciences. I was an OOS applicant, but here are my stats:</p>
<p>GPA: 4.50 (weighted) / 4.00 (unweighted)
Rank: 3 of about 540 (top 1%)
ACT: 31
Rigor of classes: most rigorous (my school doesn’t offer a TON of APs but I took the ones that are offered)
I took the following AP classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP US Gov, AP US History, AP English Language, AP English Literature, AP Calculus AB
Extra-curriculars:
Varsity Debate
Varsity Orchestra
Spanish NHS (program chair)
Student Government (secretary)
Hospital Volunteer (over 300 hours in the past two years)
Part-time job (12 hrs/week)
(the above are my main extra-curriculars, I have some others that I didn’t list) </p>
<p>I knew UT Austin was somewhat competitive, but I didn’t know it was THAT competitive. Can anyone explain why I was rejected from the College of Natural Sciences?</p>
<p>Are you serious? I did not know that they sent out rejections this early. And with your stats? I am incredibly sorry. There is no reason why you should have been rejected.</p>
<p>wow that is very unusual/peculiar. 31 is beyond the average and everything else looks fine. could it possibly be that the university met their OOS quota?</p>
<p>I thought my essays were actually pretty good. I used one to get accepted into University of Michigan. I thought the other essay was as good, if not better than the first.
Also, I didn’t receive a ‘rejection letter’ because I still got into my second choice college–College of Liberal Arts. I spoke with an admissions counselor at UT today, and she told me that the reason why I got rejected to College of Natural Sciences was because they had a large influx of applications from Texas high school students who were in the top 10% of their class (automatic admission). Thus, there were very few spots left for out-of-state students. I’m not sure how informed the admissions representative I spoke to was, but she told me that hardly any out-of-state applicants will be accepted into the College of Natural Sciences.</p>
<p>I’m quite puzzled and honestly very sorry that you were rejected. It really does not make any sense. I mean even if your essays really sucked, you should still have been in regardless.
As to why you were rejected?
I don’t know, Bevo gave up his job as mascot and became an admissions counselor?</p>
<p>So, johndear, you were still accepted into the college, though, right? Because UT is my first choice and even if I am not accepted into my first choice major I will probably still attend.</p>
<p>kiki, I was indeed accepted into the college of liberal arts (which was listed as my SECOND choice school on my app). I was not accepted into the college of natural sciences (which was my first choice school). I applied sometime in mid-december.
Unless I figure out what went wrong, I probably won’t attend UT Austin.</p>
<p>Texas has a state law that the public universities must automatically admit the top 10% of students at each high school (public or private) in Texas. There are at least 300,000 senior students in Texas this year. UT Austin and Texas A&M (don’t want to offend any Aggies) are the most popular schools. UT was hoping the law was going to be changed last year as it really limits who they can accept but the politicians extended the law and they won’t meet again until next year. It’s too bad nobody explained this to you before. It’s really not related to your qualifications. Have you asked about transferring colleges once you get in?</p>
<p>johndear, I’m really sorry to hear that. I’m OOS and was accepted to the College of Natural Science as a Biochemistry major. I, however, had all of my application materials in by the middle of October, so that certainly helped. I hope things work out for you, and if not, Michigan is a phenomenal school that many people would kill to get into!</p>
<p>If it makes you feel any better, I know of an instate student in the top 4% of their class with very high sat’s that did not get into McCombs. UT has said that the class of 2012 will be at the very least 80% top ten percent of instate students. I’m sorry!</p>
<p>Congratulations on your admission to Michigan! You’ll be successful wherever you go!</p>
<p>I think the timing did matter. I think that the OP johndear is a <em>great</em> candidate, but I think maybe there are so few openings for OOS students at UT, and even fewer in the CNS, that the CNS really might be “full” for OOS. (But then what do I know)</p>
<p>johndear, Congratulations on being accepted to UT. You know, you really could start out in the CLA and transfer to the CNS very soon. I really hate to see you considering Michigan, no matter how strong its academics are…</p>
<p>WOW, the strangest thing just happened. I checked my application status and I got in. To my first chocie major (biology). And all my stats are lower than yours. I still don’t believe it. I don’t understand why you didn’t get into the CNS. And I am OOS as well.</p>
<p>Timing does not matter. All who apply by Feb 1 get equal consideration. They only send out early decisions to students who they know will be accepted or know will be denied just looking at where they fall on the grid.</p>
<p>Also, if I’m not mistaken veggiehead got in earlier because he got in to Plan II. They are in the habit of automatically informing those accepted to honors that they are also accepted to the University–though it’s not uncommon to hear back from honors first, and it’s even been known to happen that a kid would be accepted by P2 and rejected by the University as a whole.</p>