University of Texas c/o 2019 Applicants (2015-2016) Forum

rnoodles · Post by **rnoodles** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 6:54 pm

BrazilBandit wrote:New numbers are out

https://law.utexas.edu/admissions/quick-facts/

LSAT: 162 (-1)/167 (same)/169 (+1)
GPA: 3.48 (+.05)/3.73 (+.05)/3.86 (+.04)

Class size 265
47% Women
36% minorities

Wow. Big drop from 301.

PatriotP74 · Post by **PatriotP74** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 7:00 pm

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sneijder · Post by **sneijder** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 4:13 pm

PatriotP74 wrote:
BrazilBandit wrote:New numbers are out

https://law.utexas.edu/admissions/quick-facts/

LSAT: 162 (-1)/167 (same)/169 (+1)
GPA: 3.48 (+.05)/3.73 (+.05)/3.86 (+.04)

Class size 265
47% Women
36% minorities

Thanks, updated!

+1.

also, CHECKING IN. Good luck to everyone this cycle. OOS (although not far; Oklahoma!) and UT is my top choice. Absolutely love the city and all that I have heard from friends and family that have attended UT for Ug and/or Law school. Looking forward to applying!

rnoodles · Post by **rnoodles** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 5:56 pm

sneijder wrote:
PatriotP74 wrote:
BrazilBandit wrote:New numbers are out

https://law.utexas.edu/admissions/quick-facts/

LSAT: 162 (-1)/167 (same)/169 (+1)
GPA: 3.48 (+.05)/3.73 (+.05)/3.86 (+.04)

Class size 265
47% Women
36% minorities

Thanks, updated!
+1.

also, CHECKING IN. Good luck to everyone this cycle. OOS (although not far; Oklahoma!) and UT is my top choice. Absolutely love the city and all that I have heard from friends and family that have attended UT for Ug and/or Law school. Looking forward to applying!

Should've sat out a year myself so I could be classmates with you Wes,

Good luck!

sneijder · Post by **sneijder** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 1:02 am

rnoodles22 wrote:
sneijder wrote:
PatriotP74 wrote:
BrazilBandit wrote:New numbers are out

https://law.utexas.edu/admissions/quick-facts/

LSAT: 162 (-1)/167 (same)/169 (+1)
GPA: 3.48 (+.05)/3.73 (+.05)/3.86 (+.04)

Class size 265
47% Women
36% minorities

Thanks, updated!
+1.

also, CHECKING IN. Good luck to everyone this cycle. OOS (although not far; Oklahoma!) and UT is my top choice. Absolutely love the city and all that I have heard from friends and family that have attended UT for Ug and/or Law school. Looking forward to applying!
Should've sat out a year myself so I could be classmates with you Wes,

Good luck!

bedankt!!!!

Mrs Featherbottom · Post by **Mrs Featherbottom** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 6:29 pm

Checking in! Planning to submit tomorrow or Tuesday. Texas is probably my number one choice, but I'm a splitter (3.1, 172, in-state), so I know my chances aren't great.

Anyone else not including any sort of "Why Texas?" in their app? Thinking about whether I should work it into my PS but I don't want it to sound forced.

rnoodles · Post by **rnoodles** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 6:44 pm

Mrs Featherbottom wrote:Anyone else not including any sort of "Why Texas?" in their app? Thinking about whether I should work it into my PS but I don't want it to sound forced.

That's awesome! Good luck! And FWIW, I included a brief paragraph specific to why I wanted to attend Texas in my PS (in-state applicant to). Can't say if it helped, but I also don't think it could've really hurt.

Mrs Featherbottom · Post by **Mrs Featherbottom** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 7:01 pm

rnoodles22 wrote:
Mrs Featherbottom wrote:Anyone else not including any sort of "Why Texas?" in their app? Thinking about whether I should work it into my PS but I don't want it to sound forced.
That's awesome! Good luck! And FWIW, I included a brief paragraph specific to why I wanted to attend Texas in my PS (in-state applicant to). Can't say if it helped, but I also don't think it could've really hurt.

Thanks! I think I'll spend some time on it tonight to see if I can work something in that doesn't sound like it was tacked on at the last minute (which admittedly is sort of what I'm doing).

rnoodles · Post by **rnoodles** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 7:47 pm

Mrs Featherbottom wrote:
rnoodles22 wrote:
Mrs Featherbottom wrote:Anyone else not including any sort of "Why Texas?" in their app? Thinking about whether I should work it into my PS but I don't want it to sound forced.
That's awesome! Good luck! And FWIW, I included a brief paragraph specific to why I wanted to attend Texas in my PS (in-state applicant to). Can't say if it helped, but I also don't think it could've really hurt.
Thanks! I think I'll spend some time on it tonight to see if I can work something in that doesn't sound like it was tacked on at the last minute (which admittedly is sort of what I'm doing).

My advice is to not overthink it. I think I spent like a total of 15 or 20 minutes on that part of the PS, and even that felt like it was too long.

nlytle · Post by **nlytle** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 11:31 pm

I can confidently say that Texas is my number one choice. I am having trouble deciding which route to take however. I have a 3.64 GPA and a 164 LSAT. As an OOS non-URM is the better option applying ED or waiting for the results of a December retake?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!!

BasilHallward · Post by **BasilHallward** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 11:42 pm

nlytle wrote:I can confidently say that Texas is my number one choice. I am having trouble deciding which route to take however. I have a 3.64 GPA and a 164 LSAT. As an OOS non-URM is the better option applying ED or waiting for the results of a December retake?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!!

Wait on the December retake. You are below both medians. 167 and you have a good shot.

lymenheimer · Post by **lymenheimer** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 11:57 pm

nlytle wrote:I can confidently say that Texas is my number one choice. I am having trouble deciding which route to take however. I have a 3.64 GPA and a 164 LSAT. As an OOS non-URM is the better option applying ED or waiting for the results of a December retake?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!!

Retake. ED won't give you a boost if that's what you're looking for. If for the scholly, get your higher score and you'll get some money

CBJ15 · Post by **CBJ15** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 7:25 pm

App went out today. 3.35/169, Non-URM Male, native Texan. Looking forward to religiously checking this thread with you guys!

gunnerzilla · Post by **gunnerzilla** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:01 pm

Checking in ~

sollos · Post by **sollos** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 11:41 am

Billy Madison · Post by **Billy Madison** » Mon Nov 02, 2015 11:46 pm

Applied today

ugg · Post by **ugg** » Mon Nov 02, 2015 11:52 pm

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gaboon13 · Post by **gaboon13** » Tue Nov 03, 2015 5:21 pm

App submitted 10/31. ED. Non-URM male. Texas Resident. 167/3.68.

Checking in! Good luck, guys and gals!

BigZuck · Post by **BigZuck** » Tue Nov 03, 2015 5:33 pm

gaboon13 wrote:App submitted 10/31. ED. Non-URM male. Texas Resident. 167/3.68.

Checking in! Good luck, guys and gals!

Withdraw that ED application! Unless they offer more scholarship with it now this year or something you're shooting yourself in the foot by applying ED.

scollop · Post by **scollop** » Tue Nov 03, 2015 5:55 pm

Anyone know how generous UT is with scholarship money?

JD116 · Post by **JD116** » Tue Nov 03, 2015 8:45 pm

scollop wrote:Anyone know how generous UT is with scholarship money?

From my observation they seem to be pretty stingy unless you are well above their 75% marks.

sollos · Post by **sollos** » Tue Nov 03, 2015 9:10 pm

sollos · Post by **sollos** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 11:03 am

I've got an online application checker now, but just had a weird interaction setting up my account I thought I'd mention in case anyone else runs into the same problem.

When you receive your log on information, the first thing you have to do is change your password, entering the temporary password you were given and then your new one. I was using Firefox, and was copying and pasting my temporary password from the email, but was receiving some an error message about Invalid EID/password combination. I kept trying different passwords without any luck. So I switched browsers and manually typed in my temporary password, which worked and allowed me through. I don't know which one was the actual solution, but my wager is that you need to manually type in your password.

Widdle_Dumpling · Post by **Widdle_Dumpling** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 1:51 pm

Checking in! Submitted 11/04. Regular decision, Non URM-female. Texas Resident. 3.86/174.

lesalexander · Post by **lesalexander** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 5:59 pm

Submitted 10/26, complete 10/27 non-URM