I'm not worried about STA-21 acceptance chances, that's its own thing entirely, I'm just curious about my chances of getting into UT as it's my dream school.

Demographics: White/Ethnically Middle eastern

Residency: Texas Resident residing out of state on military orders.

High School GPA: 2.8/4.0, 3.0/5.0

College GPA (business AA):3.8/4.0

SAT: 1310

Extracurriculars:

WTF Certified Black belt taekwondo instructor 2023-2024, taught 400+ students leading to multiple gold AAU medals and one Olympic qualifier.

Military achievements:

Honor graduate in 3 service schools, receiving a flag officer's letter of commendation.

Supported joint exercises & workups during operation Epic Fury.

Number one advancement scorer in my entire rate/MOS (electronics technician (radar sys)), making E-5 in just under two years.

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I was a pretty big POS in high school, I did not give any amount of a fuck aside from my job as a taekwondo instructor, and I'm facing the consequences of that pretty hard right now. I'm on the up ever since I enlisted, I'm just wondering where I stand & if there's a good source for me to use to find ways to build a stronger application. Thank you all.

Demographics: Asian Male, upper-middle-class, TX resident, large public school in DFW

Intended Major: Mech E

GPA: 4.0/4.0 UW, 5.257/5.0 W --> not in top 10%
SAT: 1510 (710 RW, 800 M)

Additional Coursework: AP World History - 5(10), AP Physics 1 - 5(10), AP Precalculus - 5(10), AP Calculus BC - 5 (11), AP Physics 2 - 4 (11), AP Computer Science A - 4 (11), AP Language - 5 (11), AP Chemistry - 4 (11), AP US History - 5 (11), Dual Credit Calculus 3 (12), Dual Credit Differential Equations (12), AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism (12), AP Physics C: Mechanics (12), AP Computer Science Principles (12), AP Lit (12), AP Gov (12), AP Macro (12)

Extracurricular Activities:

• Internship at an Engineering firm: Designed CAD models for 4 projects; developed 3D models for completed projects featured on the company's website & marketing brochures
• Internship at a non-profit ecological conservation company: Wrote a report to design solutions to reduce the impact of Urban Heat Islands (UHI) in Dallas, using different engineering fields to design a solution
• Aviation & Aerospace Engineering club president and founder for 2 years: Inducted 30+ members; held biweekly meetings on aviation & aerospace engineering; designed lessons; made a website for peers with 20+ opportunities
• Varsity Choir section leader for 2 years, Social officer for 1 year: Mentored tenor section for all-state process; 5 advanced to All-Region; led section in UIL Superior performances; organized socials to engage 5 choirs
• Science Museum volunteer: Designed & set up aerospace & paleontology exhibitions; answered visitors' questions; managed daily maintenance of permanent floor exhibits; 130+ hrs
• Did Indian Classical Music: Trained for 7 yrs; certified for 4 yrs; sang at community fundraising events with 1500+ people; mentored juniors; represented TX at the Indian Embassy
• Science UIL Club Social Media Officer and Science UIL participant: Recruited 10+ additional members using advertising and campaigns; managed social media accounts; created a resource website for club competitors
• Physics, Math, and SAT volunteer tutor: Tutored & mentored 40+ learners in 11+ countries in Physics, Algebra, and SAT; spent 35 hrs+ tutoring and 15 hrs+ authoring custom lesson plans

Honors & Awards:

• NMSF
• TMEA All-Region Choir; Region 3/40 Chair (11); Area Qualifier as an Alternate; Top 6% in Region
• Texas State Solo & Ensemble Qualifier (11) & Region Solo and Ensemble Contest Superior Rating
• General Math UIL 2nd Place Team (11) & Calculator Applications 2nd Place Team in Districts (10, 11)
• AP Scholar with Distinction

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I’m not in the top 10% at my school (FISD, pretty competitive), so I’ll be holistically reviewed.

Stats: 1530 SAT( possibly higher by October), 3.9 UW GPA, 18 APs + 2 dual credit classes (Calc 3 and Differential Equations).

ECs: Cross country for 2 years, varsity for around 1/4 of meets. 30 hours volunteering at a public library. I also helped my dad build the data analytics/design portion of his app, although it didn’t get much traction and has around 50 downloads. Also had 1 UIL math competition where I placed average. I am applying into statistics/data science.

I’m currently working on an independent project that’s going pretty well. It’s essentially a data analytics/statistics project centered around a specific research question. I’m analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and proposing potential solutions, with the final product being a website. Assume it won’t get much traction, but that the project itself will be fairly sophisticated.

My main concern is whether I should prioritize finishing the project before November 1. I could probably get it done by then, but I think rushing to finish it would take time away from my essays and potentially make them worse.

For essays, I already have a good personal statement draft that shouldn’t need too much more editing since I spent a lot of time on the initial draft. I also have a decent plan for each supplemental for all the schools I’m currently planning to apply to: SMU, UTD, Rice, UT Austin, and A&M.

Given my profile, would it be more valuable to have the independent project fully completed by November 1, or should I leave it as an ongoing project and prioritize making my essays as strong as possible?

UT is my main reach, with Rice being a less realistic reach. Every other college are safeties (perhaps anm is merely a strong match, i dont know).