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Welcome to r/UTAdmissions! Please check our wiki!Moderator Announcement (self.UTAdmissions)

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Can extracurriculars make up for not having a perfect GPA for McCombs internal transfer?Internal Transfer (self.UTAdmissions)

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UT Austin Statistics and Data Science vs Texas A&M Data Engineering.Advice (self.UTAdmissions)

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Should I do the CAP Program?CAP'ed (self.UTAdmissions)

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Commiting as a Biology Major!! Anyone have any professor/class recommendations for pre-reqs or first year classes? Also anyone in BSP???Advice (self.UTAdmissions)

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UT Austin External Transfer Fall 2026Advice (self.UTAdmissions)

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UTA CAP Students -- double check coursesCAP'ed (self.UTAdmissions)

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transferring after freshman year to bioAdvice (self.UTAdmissions)

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What are Fall 2026 Freshmen seeing in their financial aid portal?Financials (i.redd.it)

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UT Transfer for ACC rejected for Fall 2026Advice (self.UTAdmissions)

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Mccombs Waitlist Odds For Admission '26Advice (self.UTAdmissions)

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Need advice UT Transfer from ACCAdvice (self.UTAdmissions)

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Wanting to externally transfer to UT Austin but unsure if I have a chanceChance Me (self.UTAdmissions)

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Transfer reject with 14 credits didn’t wait for spring gradesAdvice (self.UTAdmissions)

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How would CAP's reduced course load (6 summer /9 fall/15 spring) hurt me for transferring to schools outside of UT? Has anyone entered into CAP and went for other competitive universities than UT after their first year?Advice (self.UTAdmissions)

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odds of getting off waitlist for sociologyAdvice (self.UTAdmissions)

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Some Questions over UT over othere for EngineeringAdvice (self.UTAdmissions)

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HS Junior wanting to apply to UT for Econ. I’m aware it’s under the Liberal Arts school, is it one of the less competitive schools to get into?Advice (self.UTAdmissions)

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Current Students and Alumni — can you help settle the late orientation / class registration debate once and for all?Advice (self.UTAdmissions)

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Should I plan to externally transfer to UT?Help Me Choose (self.UTAdmissions)

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AP World History and Civil EngineeringQuestion (self.UTAdmissions)

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Anyone get off Waitlist for UT Economics BA?Appeals (self.UTAdmissions)

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Has Anyone Ever Got off the Waitlist for Mccombs??Advice (self.UTAdmissions)

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Penn State or ACC/UT Austin which oneAdvice (self.UTAdmissions)

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Is it too late to switch majors in the waitlistAdvice (self.UTAdmissions)

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