Texas 2011-2012 Applicants Forum

[gavinstevens]

The ironic thing is that they're trying so hard to boost those medians up significantly (and thus stay in the T14) that they're going to end up torpedoing their yield rate (another factor in USNWR rankings) because most people they've accepted will be matriculating at better schools.

+3

[Rdubs]

Held via email at 5 AM = / Also, I'm new to all of this.... what does "oos" mean?

[franklyscarlet]

Held via email at 5 AM = / Also, I'm new to all of this.... what does "oos" mean?

Out of state.






I'm still trying to figure Texas out. 3.5, 168, in state, held. The way they're going I'm thinking I'm getting rejected in April.

[eaper]

I'm still trying to figure Texas out. 3.5, 168, in state, held. The way they're going I'm thinking I'm getting rejected in April.

Have hope. My numbers were only a touch higher than yours and I still got in. You can do it as well!

[advocate1]

Held via email at 5 AM = / Also, I'm new to all of this.... what does "oos" mean?

Out of state.






I'm still trying to figure Texas out. 3.5, 168, in state, held. The way they're going I'm thinking I'm getting rejected in April.

I'm the same except a 3.6. I wasn't held this morning and feel like a rejection is coming Thursday or Friday morning.

[franklyscarlet]

I'm still trying to figure Texas out. 3.5, 168, in state, held. The way they're going I'm thinking I'm getting rejected in April.

Have hope. My numbers were only a touch higher than yours and I still got in. You can do it as well!

Were you IS or OOS?

[iamrobk]

Held via email at 5 AM = / Also, I'm new to all of this.... what does "oos" mean?

Out of state.






I'm still trying to figure Texas out. 3.5, 168, in state, held. The way they're going I'm thinking I'm getting rejected in April.

Could just be because they have no idea what their matriculation rates will be, so they're holding a lot of people to see if they can be as selective as they apparently want to be.

[bobbyh1919]

I would be optimistic if I got held/waitlisted. It seems like they're getting really aggressive with their medians, trying to pass or stay tied with Georgetown. If you look at who has been accepted/rejected, it looks more like Duke, Michigan, UVA maybe, etc. As others have said this may lead to them having poor matriculation and thus letting a lot of people in off the waitlist.

Who knows though, Texas is a great school on the way up. Best of luck to everyone.

[Real Madrid]

I would be optimistic if I got held/waitlisted. It seems like they're getting really aggressive with their medians, trying to pass or stay tied with Georgetown. If you look at who has been accepted/rejected, it looks more like Duke, Michigan, UVA maybe, etc. As others have said this may lead to them having poor matriculation and thus letting a lot of people in off the waitlist.

Who knows though, Texas is a great school on the way up. Best of luck to everyone.

They might catch up to Cornell, but there's no way their median LSAT is gonna go up 3 points (i.e. to match Georgetown) in one cycle, despite what they may think.

[bobbyh1919]

I would be optimistic if I got held/waitlisted. It seems like they're getting really aggressive with their medians, trying to pass or stay tied with Georgetown. If you look at who has been accepted/rejected, it looks more like Duke, Michigan, UVA maybe, etc. As others have said this may lead to them having poor matriculation and thus letting a lot of people in off the waitlist.

Who knows though, Texas is a great school on the way up. Best of luck to everyone.

They might catch up to Cornell, but there's no way their median LSAT is gonna go up 3 points (i.e. to match Georgetown) in one cycle, despite what they may think.

Right now they're tied with Georgetown for overall ranking (I forget what value they each had). They won't catch these other schools in medians in one cycle, but the fact that they can be tied with GTown and have much lower medians means that they're perceived to be stronger in the other factors that go into the overall ranking.

[paul34]

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[ThreeRivers]

Rejected via early morning e-mail. I guess my GPA wasn't cool enough for the club.

Good luck to everyone else.

what were your numbers again (IIRC they were similar to mine is why I'm asking lol)

[ucbkenn]

Sorry TLS. I'm not equipped with all the lingo. What does "in for ASW" mean?

[ThreeRivers]

Sorry TLS. I'm not equipped with all the lingo. What does "in for ASW" mean?

Admitted students weekend

[paul34]

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[Magnifique1908]

Cincinnati people? Ran here.

Most people I talk to when I lived in Cincinnati would talk about Texas like it was the promised land.

Going to split our new found community by throwing out subjective opinions
Skyline>Goldstar
Larosas> All other pizza
Graeters> all other ice cream

No other ice cream exists.....

[msblaw89]

I dunno I don't think UT is going solely on numbers. I'm OOS and a non URM and ppl with way higher numbers than me were rejected but I was accepted... there has to be other factors

[franklyscarlet]

I dunno I don't think UT is going solely on numbers. I'm OOS and a non URM and ppl with way higher numbers than me were rejected but I was accepted... there has to be other factors

Ok this is going to sound braggy and awful but if other factors are being considered, Texas why you no want an in-state Hispanic tfa?

[butchcassidy]

I dunno I don't think UT is going solely on numbers. I'm OOS and a non URM and ppl with way higher numbers than me were rejected but I was accepted... there has to be other factors

Ok this is going to sound braggy and awful but if other factors are being considered, Texas why you no want an in-state Hispanic tfa?

why you talking like you got rejected? you'll get in

[msblaw89]

Yes you will Scarlet!

[franklyscarlet]

I dunno I don't think UT is going solely on numbers. I'm OOS and a non URM and ppl with way higher numbers than me were rejected but I was accepted... there has to be other factors

Ok this is going to sound braggy and awful but if other factors are being considered, Texas why you no want an in-state Hispanic tfa?

why you talking like you got rejected? you'll get in

Thanks :-/ I'm just being a grumpy bear.

[ThreeRivers]

What sucks for us and what we have to consider... there is the human element.

Different people reviewed by different adcomms, adcomms in different moods, etc...

Obviously not usually a huge factor, but I can pretty much guarantee if a ls was given the exact same applicants on back to back years there would be a couple people who would have a different decision because of these factors

[6thbackstreetboy]

Just got a call from UT. I couldn't answer it because I'm in class. They left a voicemail though. I can't check for another hour and I really want to see what they said. Does this mean I may be in, or do they call to reject and WL you too?

[butchcassidy]

Just got a call from UT. I couldn't answer it because I'm in class. They left a voicemail though. I can't check for another hour and I really want to see what they said. Does this mean I may be in, or do they call to reject and WL you too?

think this means your in. also, bathroom break? jesus i couldn't wait

[ThreeRivers]

Just got a call from UT. I couldn't answer it because I'm in class. They left a voicemail though. I can't check for another hour and I really want to see what they said. Does this mean I may be in, or do they call to reject and WL you too?

think this means your in. also, bathroom break? jesus i couldn't wait

Yea, this definitely sounds like a time in which you have to go to the "Restroom"