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Has something changed recently? On the admissions page under the common app essay prompt it says “No additional essays will be reviewed.” Did the short answer supplementals get dropped?
wtf are you yapping about 😭😭 as a high school senior i will tell you that it's because the weather is nice and it's cheap lmao. schools like UT Austin, which had one of the biggest application surges, are definitely NOT "anti-woke"
Why not join the student encampment at the University a student wants to be admit to. That would make for a wonderful essay. Admissions offices like activism right.
I was relieved how several people who began their freshman year expressed and encouraged me not to send my son at this institution. Going forward I see why.
Good info! I think these schools that would like to be test optional realize that a mean of 1160 on the SAT in the case of UT for those who did not share their score affects how the student does in school and ultimately graduation rates. Additionally, they are getting overwhelmed by the numbers applying in test optional that probably would not apply otherwise, especially in the hard to get majors. AP calculus in high school is probably a must for business and stem majors. The good news is there are many Texas Public universities and there is a place for everyone. After your first few jobs where you went to school will matter less than your job performance and reviews for work!
Very good program! Essay seems be more important than score. however, in order to get in top schools, your essay need some ideas from the political correctness which these elite schools like..
This is by far one of the best college app prep information session I’ve heard. Thank you for sharing the invaluable detailed examples and explanations!
I wish someone could prepare a portal for admitted students to self report Activities, ECs, Test Scores and Class Rank. This will help other aspiring students to draw inspiration and model from. Many opportunities are unknown to many parents and students - even those that truly aim higher and look everywhere.
How does Early decision/Early action work for students needing Need based grants from the school for Tuition fees and other costs. Will the school inform the prospective student about the Financial decision by Mid december or the student will have to wait till March.
My son is an in-state student who transfered from Korea when he was in the middle of his 10th grade. So he couldn't have any AP classes till 10th grade. Despite struggling by choosing 6 AP classes in his 11th grade, his WGPA is still only 4.14 (UWGPA is 3.84). He got all scores 5 in 6 AP exams. His SAT and ACT score are 1570 and 36. He has applied to the architecture of Texas A&M. His class rank is just around 25 percentile because his high school is so competitive. He is a naitonal merit semifinalist and waiting for the finalist result. I would like to know if he can get any chance to get into Texas A&M Architecture. Thank you.
My son is an in-state student who transfered from Korea when he was in the middle of his 10th grade. So he couldn't have any AP classes till 10th grade. Despite struggling by choosing 6 AP classes in his 11th grade, his WGPA is still only 4.14 (UWGPA is 3.84). He got all scores 5 in 6 AP exams. His SAT and ACT score are 1570 and 36. He has applied to the architecture and architectural engineering dual degree program (6-year course) at this early action. His class rank is just around 25 percentile because his high school is so competitive. He is a naitonal merit semifinalist and waiting for the finalist result. I would like to know if he can get any chance to get into UT Austin. Thank you.
Getting into the school he has an okay shot. I say okay because engineering is not an easy field to get into at UT especially when he is not auto admit. I do not know much about the specific program however, so take this with a grain of salt.
Great presentation! I would mention that if an applicant has a question relating to the specifics of their application once they have access to their AIS portal, they can post the questions from the Contact Us tab and a member of the processing team will answer it directly. Otherwise, Aggie One Stop is happy to help with calls and emails for admission questions.
I think there are a few other reasons for students sending out more applications. 1. I think some are expanding their list outside of historical geographic norms for political reasons. 2. Some are expanding their list because finding a financial match has moved up over social fit or academic match. With a shrinking applicant pool, casting a wider net can find more bargains in the college marketplace. Especially for high achieving students. 3. The Common App has 335 colleges on it that require no application fee and no essay making it super easy to add colleges to your list with no extra effort or cost.
But shotgunning applications does help if the "offer of admissions rate" for schools increases because of the application inflation. I have to think this is happening. For ex, if Vandy knows kids are applying to 20 schools instead of just 5 others, they know it's less probable for them to matriculate. Thus, they ostensibly offer admissions to a greater number of students to offset that inflation. This is why I don't necessarily trust the admit rate (which I assume is a metric of class size and applications received), but would rather want to know how many offers of admissions were made against applications received.
