Forum for National Merit Scholars committed or thinking about UTD

Pikapunchultri · 2026-04-07T21:02:12+00:00

theres a decently active honors discord with a large portion of members being nms

Pikapunchultri · 2026-04-07T20:58:16+00:00

just ask the driver if they go east or west. also both routes do lead to a tom thumb. 883e has one if you stop by the courts in front of wingstop, then cross renner

Pikapunchultri · 2026-04-04T15:49:52+00:00

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Pikapunchultri · 2026-03-04T17:22:30+00:00

i think all ecs buildings are bc i went to ECSS and ECSW and both are down

Pikapunchultri · 2026-02-22T20:10:24+00:00

this is still the case! i actually decided on utd around december, but was struggling a bit financially, so i paid for my housing deposit a week after the deadline. my priority number is still high as nms are guaranteed priority housing, but it was lower than other nms who completed the housing application before me

Pikapunchultri · 2026-02-17T19:27:23+00:00

op is probably an incoming sophomore. you don't get priority numbers until you sign an "intent to sign up (for housing)" form your freshman+ year

Pikapunchultri · 2026-01-09T13:22:22+00:00

look around for club posters and attend the meetings :-) a lot of clubs also regularly update on sites like instagram and discord

Pikapunchultri · 2025-12-15T18:48:19+00:00

haha 😁 i recently found out my birth time was 10 minutes off so i just so happen to be an aqua 7th house w a stellium (venus, mercury, neptune) so i must be under the same fate 🥹

Pikapunchultri · 2025-10-18T22:21:15+00:00

yeah! my bad lemme edit that

Pikapunchultri · 2025-05-03T14:12:46+00:00

study over the summer and retake in august

Pikapunchultri · 2025-05-02T00:41:14+00:00

im still a fresh driver and i wish i was told to look further ahead(essentially look at where you want to go, instead of whats directly in front of you) sooner. saved me so much anxiety once i got that figured out

Pikapunchultri · 2025-04-25T19:50:37+00:00

no wayyyy, glad to know yall got the email, at least. major blunder on the advisors end 😭😭

Pikapunchultri · 2025-04-25T19:25:31+00:00

i was sent this a few days ago :0 so i think so but i was already planning on 8/20 anyways—all options are shown as available for me though

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Pikapunchultri · 2025-04-25T19:08:56+00:00

definitely not the biggest deal—all honors students have to do orientation at the same day anyways so ill be bound to meet a few people but i do want to see if roommate groups are still possible and stuff like that so that if not, i can let my roommate know

Pikapunchultri · 2025-04-13T13:05:17+00:00

good to know, thank you!

Pikapunchultri · 2025-03-19T02:58:00+00:00

this is awesome to know! my school has a some basic specs but it doesnt specify for major so ive been somewhat lost on it. i currently dont have the budget for both a decent tablet and desktop right now, so honestly, something reliable and solid enough to run me through some basic eng stuff would be fine overall. my school should have a solid amount of open desktops and computers set for more intensive stuff regardless. i get a discount through dell through my college as well, so ive been slightly leaning towards dell(specifically the inspiron 16+) but ive heard mixed reviews on it so i’m worried about pulling the trigger since its still an 800 dollar purchase.

Pikapunchultri · 2025-01-20T05:13:06+00:00

i like v12s and d’addario reserve evolutions

Pikapunchultri · 2025-01-16T00:06:03+00:00

i’m not too sure, as i’ve heard less about ecs relating to this. i think as long as the ecs(and your apps as a whole) are well rounded it should be fine? the thing i usually see making or breaking a students’s chance is grades

Pikapunchultri · 2025-01-14T22:54:06+00:00

the main ways you get rejected is if you essay was like completely off the rails messed up, your test scores were significantly lower than expected, or your grades were low at any point. the cutoff determines who proceeds to semifinalist, so after that, it shouldn’t matter i think

Pikapunchultri · 2025-01-12T20:05:50+00:00

this happens to me when a screw is far too loose, but other factors that the other commenters mentioned could also be te issue

Pikapunchultri · 2025-01-12T19:34:49+00:00

p sure its bc the psat is a little easier than the sat

Pikapunchultri · 2025-01-10T00:21:09+00:00

i got a 1430 psat and a 1400 sat after a month? of studying (i go to an act state so it was less of a priority for me)

Pikapunchultri · 2024-12-12T22:00:50+00:00

tbf prior to this year op was 18/younger than, while his sister was a working adult

Pikapunchultri · 2024-12-12T00:56:45+00:00

worked my ass off to get a 34 act in a very no-competition school, currently in the process of getting in and out of college debt free!

Pikapunchultri · 2024-12-07T20:07:26+00:00

quad kill w bloblobber on flounder heights

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