75% deferral For UT Austin OOS today

[Anonymous]

https://www.reddit.com/r/UTAdmissions/comments/1qdjsdz/75_deferral/

[Anonymous]

Thanks for this. My kid applied. Annoying that he is getting another deferral. At what time are they releasing the decisions today?

[Anonymous]

Last year was a disaster for UT Austin OOS. They basically deferred everyone EA due to "not being able to read the applications" and yet thy admitted some RD kids at the same time. Then they rejected almost all the EA apps (like 50K worth) 2 weeks later and it was commonly assumed that they never read most of those early apps. On Reddit there were plenty of OOS kids with a 3.5/1300 getting in and 4.9/1580 getting rejected.

Then they only had about 500 OOS kids matriculate into the class. It's a tiny number.

[Anonymous]

As it should be. Apply to your own state’s flagship!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Last year was a disaster for UT Austin OOS. They basically deferred everyone EA due to "not being able to read the applications" and yet thy admitted some RD kids at the same time. Then they rejected almost all the EA apps (like 50K worth) 2 weeks later and it was commonly assumed that they never read most of those early apps. On Reddit there were plenty of OOS kids with a 3.5/1300 getting in and 4.9/1580 getting rejected.

Then they only had about 500 OOS kids matriculate into the class. It's a tiny number.

My DC submitted an app knowing the chance of acceptance was minuscule. Isn’t something like 8% out of state including internationals?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.reddit.com/r/UTAdmissions/comments/1qdjsdz/75_deferral/

Who cares? If you send your kid to Texas right now you are an idiot

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As it should be. Apply to your own state’s flagship!

All of these people have applied to their own state’s flagship. But their own flagships are unpredictable, just like yours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Last year was a disaster for UT Austin OOS. They basically deferred everyone EA due to "not being able to read the applications" and yet thy admitted some RD kids at the same time. Then they rejected almost all the EA apps (like 50K worth) 2 weeks later and it was commonly assumed that they never read most of those early apps. On Reddit there were plenty of OOS kids with a 3.5/1300 getting in and 4.9/1580 getting rejected.

Then they only had about 500 OOS kids matriculate into the class. It's a tiny number.

My DC submitted an app knowing the chance of acceptance was minuscule. Isn’t something like 8% out of state including internationals?

It is extremely difficult to gain admission to U. of Texas.

[Anonymous]

yeah, it was definitely the most haphazard of processes last year.

Also, Texas likes big donations/VIPs, etc. At least 2 of the OOS kids I know there got in with some under-the-table funny business. Most state schools do not play this game but Texas does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Last year was a disaster for UT Austin OOS. They basically deferred everyone EA due to "not being able to read the applications" and yet thy admitted some RD kids at the same time. Then they rejected almost all the EA apps (like 50K worth) 2 weeks later and it was commonly assumed that they never read most of those early apps. On Reddit there were plenty of OOS kids with a 3.5/1300 getting in and 4.9/1580 getting rejected.

Then they only had about 500 OOS kids matriculate into the class. It's a tiny number.

My DC submitted an app knowing the chance of acceptance was minuscule. Isn’t something like 8% out of state including internationals?

Actually from their CDS last year, the international admit rate was slightly higher at almost 13% and the domestic oos rate was 11%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Last year was a disaster for UT Austin OOS. They basically deferred everyone EA due to "not being able to read the applications" and yet thy admitted some RD kids at the same time. Then they rejected almost all the EA apps (like 50K worth) 2 weeks later and it was commonly assumed that they never read most of those early apps. On Reddit there were plenty of OOS kids with a 3.5/1300 getting in and 4.9/1580 getting rejected.

Then they only had about 500 OOS kids matriculate into the class. It's a tiny number.

My question is: How is the extra month going to help with reviewing 75,000 applications?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Last year was a disaster for UT Austin OOS. They basically deferred everyone EA due to "not being able to read the applications" and yet thy admitted some RD kids at the same time. Then they rejected almost all the EA apps (like 50K worth) 2 weeks later and it was commonly assumed that they never read most of those early apps. On Reddit there were plenty of OOS kids with a 3.5/1300 getting in and 4.9/1580 getting rejected.

Then they only had about 500 OOS kids matriculate into the class. It's a tiny number.

UT Austin admission is highly highly major-specific.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Last year was a disaster for UT Austin OOS. They basically deferred everyone EA due to "not being able to read the applications" and yet thy admitted some RD kids at the same time. Then they rejected almost all the EA apps (like 50K worth) 2 weeks later and it was commonly assumed that they never read most of those early apps. On Reddit there were plenty of OOS kids with a 3.5/1300 getting in and 4.9/1580 getting rejected.

Then they only had about 500 OOS kids matriculate into the class. It's a tiny number.

My question is: How is the extra month going to help with reviewing 75,000 applications?

It didn't which is why it was commonly assumed that they just put a good half of them directly in the trash.

[Anonymous]

I’ve been through this with two of my kids in state.

The top 5% of each public high school gets automatic admission. Even then, none of them are guaranteed their first choice major. They all find out they are “accepted” a few days after they submit their applications in the fall with a transcript showing that they’re in the top 5% as of the end of junior year, but they don’t find out their major usually until January or February. Some do find out before this, but not most.

This is why the acceptance rate is like 30% or whatever. I would say half the kids who are accepted don’t attend because they didn’t get their desired major or can’t afford it or what have you.

75% of the class must be in state residents.

Business, engineering, and computer science are all extremely competitive both in and oos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Last year was a disaster for UT Austin OOS. They basically deferred everyone EA due to "not being able to read the applications" and yet thy admitted some RD kids at the same time. Then they rejected almost all the EA apps (like 50K worth) 2 weeks later and it was commonly assumed that they never read most of those early apps. On Reddit there were plenty of OOS kids with a 3.5/1300 getting in and 4.9/1580 getting rejected.

Then they only had about 500 OOS kids matriculate into the class. It's a tiny number.

My question is: How is the extra month going to help with reviewing 75,000 applications?

It didn't which is why it was commonly assumed that they just put a good half of them directly in the trash.

Bad look for them. Getting a bad rep.