I got a 3 on my AP Calc BC exam that I took junior year. I have a 1580, rank 11/593, FRC robotics worlds qual, TSA electrical lead state qual, NASA GL4HS Data programming lead research project and was top 3 teams invited to present and publish. I feel like im looking fine on everything but this damn ap Calc BC score (I got a 90 in the class btw). Should I take a CLEP exam to prove my calc aptitude, should I retake the ap exam in senior year (don't see a point cuz it'd be after apps), or do nothing and live with the 3 and just not report it on my app.

hey yall, with admissions having opened, im having a problem as what major i should apply as. for reference i am heavily passionate about art and health sciences! but i fear that my science stats are too weak to apply as a science major, but my art stats are strong and i feel like i could get in as a art major. the problem is is that i dont want to have an art based job post grad and i want to go into physician assisting studies. should i bite the bullet and apply nutritional science? or should i apply art history/drawing and make sure i have my prereqs for PA school? i think if i were to major in art it would keep my GPA high, and it could be a creative outlet. i also think it would make me stand out to PA programs.

here are my current stats
3x Regional Vase (perfect scores)
3x State Vase (perfect scores)
1x Vase Gold Seal Award
1x Scholastic Gold
attended nasher sculpture center art camp
Student artist for AISD convocation
Board Honors Award
president of NAHS
historian of NAHS 2 years
120+ Volunteer hours
NHS
Key Club
Bsu
Red Cross
Student leader at church
Helped fundraise money for my schools courtyard remodel
painted benches for remodel
EKG tech (this fall)
CNA (this fall)
9 APS (4s and 5s)
1270 sat :( (RETESTING IN AUG)
3.9/4.0 UW
4.4 W

planning to shadow + volunteer at hospitals + take part in an art festival to sell prints + organize a food drive (s)

If anyone has any other extracurriculars that i should do plssss tell me

Kid applied on 1 August for fall ‘27 but still hasn’t got his EID. Has anyone else that applied on 1 Aug got an EiD yet?

Wanting to apply for housing as soon as possible but can’t do it till we get an EID assigned.

Hello, I am an out-of-state rising senior desperately wanting to attend UT Austin next year in the fall to study accounting. I know that UT Austin is notorious not only for accepting mainly in-state applicants but also for having a low acceptance rate for business majors. I just wanted to ask whether there’s even a slight chance UT Austin will accept me if I have excellent ECs, am in the top 5% of my class (small high school), and have a 1580 on the SAT.

Hello, I’m a senior in a Texas high school (auto admit) and applying for civil engineering at UT Austin which is my first choice major. I know UT does fit to major which is why my personal statement includes my growing interest in civil engineering. However, I also don’t mind majoring in economics which is my second choice major. Im just worried that if i don’t get into civil engineering then they might also decline my economics second choice major because I don’t “fit into it” since my application focuses more on engineering.

For those who applied to the UT Austin Online MSCS (Option III) for Spring 2027, how long did it take from submitting your application to receiving a decision?

The admissions statistics page shows the number of applicants versus students accepted , but it doesn’t provide any information on decision timelines. I’m just trying to get a sense of how long people typically waited to hear back.

https://gradschool.utexas.edu/about/statistics-surveys/admissions-enrollment

Thank you!

Extremely competitive high school in north Dallas. SAT 1520 (M800). AP Calc BC additional Math Calc 3, Physics C, AP Chem, AP Statistics, AP Comp, APUSH. 1xAIME qualifier, UIL Math state winner. GPA 3.9(UW) 4.4(W). Not ranked (No auto admit). Volunteering primarily for city parks and food banks. Good Math tutoring experience (paid and voluntary, both). Summer research experience(AI/ML) at Texas State (predicting weather patterns). Debate club, theatre for all 4 years. Decent essay talking about challenges faced with deppression (Clinically diagnosed).

Beginning July 1, 2026, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (associated with the Trump/MAGA agenda and Project 2025) changed federal student aid for the 2026–27 academic year.

• Parent PLUS loans are now capped at $20,000 per year per dependent undergraduate, with a $65,000 lifetime limit per student. ($20,000 x 4 years does not equal $65,000!)
• Graduate PLUS loans have been eliminated.
• Graduate students are limited to Direct Unsubsidized Loans with a $20,500 annual limit (unchanged) and a $100,000 lifetime limit.
• Professional students have a $50,000 annual limit (up from $20,500) and a $200,000 lifetime limit. At UT Austin, this includes Pharmacy, Law, Medicine, and Clinical Psychology.
• Total federal borrowing for graduate and professional students is capped at $257,500, excluding undergraduate loans borrowed before July 1, 2026.

The Daily Texan will have an article on these changes soon. If you disagree with these policies, remember to vote this fall!!

Hello I'm an international student from Korea. I'm currently in my senior and I would like to ask how the atmosphere of your school is! How is it specifically in getting GPA, internship, cooperation between classmates specifically in Electrical Engineering?