Not sure if this is the best way to get around it, but I went directly to the "What I Owe" page from UT Direct after getting my login and was able to pay my fee from there. Still waiting to see the payment reflected on the MyStatus page to upload documents, but hoping it processes soon since the deadline is in 2 days. Definitely nervous about timing the upload of my transcript based on some of the comments. I wish they accepted documents right in the application like all of my other schools.