Hey y'all, I just want you to know that I was CAPed last year, but I was accepted into The University of Texas at Austin after attending one semester at a 4-year college. Like many of you, in high school I had a competitive class rank, several officer positions, and extracurricular activities that I thought would have helped boost my college application. I was devistated when I didn't get in, and like most of you I couldn't see myself going to a small outlet campus for 1-2 years. I decided to go to an out-of-state university instead, and honestly it was the WORST mistake I could have made. If you love The University of Texas at Austin and you know that you belong on that campus, accept the CAP program. It will take a lot of stress off of you and I promise you that the 2 years will be worth it in the long run. YOU WILL GRADUATE A LONGHORN! I decided to apply as a transfer student half way through the Fall semester. The transfer application requires 2 essays, a minimum of 24 credit hours, and a college GPA of at least a 3.75. Utilize your resources. The UT Admissions Guy's videos / email / example essays are very hepful. Best of luck.
I honestly have no idea how I got capped, not even put into my second choice major or anything. I guess being an eagle scout, 4 ranks off from top 6%, 1490 SAT (690 English, 800 Math), 800 Math II, 780 Physics, 13 years of science fair (four 1st place wins), one of the top scorers of the NASA aerospace scholars program, and being ranked as the #3 best violinist in the state of texas doesn't mean shit.
Christopher C never did anything in HS, 980 in SAT, didn’t attempt ACT, rank 160~, 3.4 GPA and i got capped. currently at UTRGV and finished fall semester with a 3.8 GPA and i just need to finish this semester off and i’ll be at 40 acres this august. the only reason i applied was because my counselor let me come along to a UT tour i wasn’t actually invited to bc of my stats. and it was bc i was talking to the tour guide at UT we had a conversation where she asked me if i had applied and i tried explaining how i’m just here because of luck and not because i actually deserve it, and she said “well, it’s not like the only thing we look for is stereotypically smart kids” and i responded “yeah that make sense because anyone can be clever but not everyone has wisdom” and right after i said that she said “i REALLY want you to apply now” and i did. it’s all in the essay and what type of person you are and you have to believe into what you’re going to do in life. it is not enough to just have the highest stats and the genius who took 7 AP classes, worked 4 jobs, was in 32 extracurriculars and maintained a 4.0 GPA bc at that point that becomes the average and you need something else to define you
Christopher C you could've done yourself a favor and instead try to beat those 4 people to the top 6% and then your admission chances would've gone up to 100%.
@@mansiduqbwbhrkciduq Heyyyy, I'm in UTRGV (MSA student) too and got CAPed as well. Lol I feel way better coming here. First, I felt like a loser, but then seeing people way out of my league offered CAP. I knew I was not going to get admission because I didn't work hard on the essay. Also, my high school life was not pleasant. I'm kind of surprised I got CAPed.
I'm less sad and just more confused. I got rejected twice and I have: - 1400+ SAT - 4.2 GPA - Strong, persuasive essays that detail overcoming struggle. My mom had a stroke, my father cheated, and a friend committed suicide in a timeframe of 3 months. - A letter detailing being ranked first in a college calculus course - Started a business - Given speeches in front of veteran's organizations and gotten a donation of $3,000 for them - Given political speeches in front of crowds of over 500 people multiple times - Held leadership positions in local service organizations - Worked with the dean of business at my HS to get a past VP of McDonald's to come to speak - Had a day created in my name signed by the mayor - Interned at a local hedge fund - Interned at a local mortgage lender and gave presentations to train his employees - Interned at a local doctor's office - Had a letter from the college counselor detailing that I was the ONLY student that she would write a rec letter for to get into UT. - Been a 4 times State Champion in Marching band - Been elected to a council of 7 students from my grade to oversee expulsions. - done more stuff that I can't remember COLLEGE ADMISSIONS AINT SHIT
Im not even born in States but I grew up in Texas so I know that competitiveness of schools that are wanting to go to UT Austin. I was selected to be in CAP. Before I even got the email I had no hope into getting in and was looking for others like going to UNT and transfer as a graduate or go to TCC and transfer junior year. When I read the email saying I was offered the CAP I was like this is probably the best option if I still want to go to UT Austin. In my eyes I think CAP is the best way for me if I want to go to UT.
I got into the CAP program, i guess being an eagle scout, top 7% of my class, and being an accomplished band student doesnt mean anything to them. TAMU bound c/o 2024
Violet R dang, i hope you get in ill be in the engineering school studying computer science, i was top 7% of my class so i had auto admission plus the eagle scout. Tamu loves eagle scouts 😂
I gor CAPed, but honestly I thougth I wasnt going to be accepted, so these are good news. I was going to stay at UTRGV for one year and then transfer to UT or A&M so this is an opportunity instead of a disapointment.
@@yosifmasih2284 AT LEAST from what I’ve seen. I was capped and so many of my friends from my current and old school were. I’ve talked to people from other schools too and they got capped too💀😭
Business majors: make sure you take the required economics and calculus classes. Ask your advisor if the university has a Math Placement Exam. Stick to the approved list of classes that you need to take. Don’t take random classes that aren’t required for your degree. Utilize all of the resources that are readily available to you.
sana maki yes but im sure with hard work & determination you can do an internal transfer. if you do good, you can still get accepted to those other schools.
I was also a CAP student. Spent my freshman year at UT TYLER. Hated it. But it all paid off when I got my acceptance to UT Austin the next year. It sucked at first but it made me even more hungry for Austin. Hope to see y’all soon in ATX. Hook em 🤘🏼
UT is getting ridiculously competitive but it's not the end of the world ... Texas offers so many great institutions that are less competitive and will allow you to major in your first choice (not your 4th or 5th)
Kristin Weir I was also a CAP student. Spent my freshman year at UT TYLER. Hated it. But it all paid off when I got my acceptance to UT Austin the next year. It sucked at first but it made me even more hungry for Austin. Hope to see y’all soon in ATX.
@@jakes2174 wait I got capped as well!! Would you recommend UT Tyler or UTSA?? Or any of the other schools available because all of them are available to me and I don’t know which one I want to choose
@@map5948 I went to UT Tyler. There isn’t much to do out there but it made me work harder and easier to focus to get into UT the next year. UTA is nice I’ve heard but UTSA is also really nice but kinda a party school.
Is it easier to get accepted into the undergraduate studies school? Ik many people who got capped with a much stronger application than me. Hell, one of my friends got capped with a 1450 while I got in with an 1160..
Hello, so I'm a transfer student. I forgot to submit one of my dual credit transfer credits so my application was incomplete by the deadline. Do you suggest I should appeal?
I got Cap’d and was thinking of going to UTA for the first year. I understand you get auto admit for certain liberal arts majors and i’m fine with that but my major was Econ so it’s said that’s not auto admit. would i be able to change my major and get auto admit and then change it again later??? please help im really at a stand still right now. does anyone recommend doing CaP?
ali noorani yes!! you can always do internal transfers if you keep your grades up at UTA. im doing the CAP at UTA so ill see you around if you do it :)
yeah... considering there is heavy competition for computer science, I'll just be placed in another course out of my volition, so no thank you! CS is that course in which your skill speaks more volumes than the school you went to
kayla guevara I was also a CAP student. Spent my freshman year at UT TYLER. Hated it. But it all paid off when I got my acceptance to UT Austin the next year. It sucked at first but it made me even more hungry for Austin. Good luck 🤘🏼
sana maki I was also a CAP student. Spent my freshman year at UT TYLER. Hated it. But it all paid off when I got my acceptance to UT Austin the next year. It sucked at first but it made me even more hungry for Austin. Hope to see y’all soon in ATX.
@@jakes2174 that's so cool ! Quick question, did you just end up choosing a liberal arts major or did you apply to another school ? The only reason I'm not too excited about CAP is the fact that guaranteed admissions are only for liberal arts major. I'm scared that I will get rejected again if I apply to transfer to the college of natural sciences 😭.
sana maki good question. I was originally a political science major, so liberal arts. But I changed to Education because I figured I should go in with what I wanted to do instead. I have heard of people just choosing a COLA major to get in but it’ll always catch back up to you. I don’t want to tell you what to do but I didn’t reapply with COLA and got in.
All my friends that honestly had a stronger applications got Cap. I didn’t really want to attend UT Austin so I didn’t put alot of effort into my app. I didn’t even send rec letters. Somehow I got in for Petroleum engineering. I would rather attend Texas A&M but I haven’t heard from them yet :( If I got into UT Austin but get denied from TAMU I will legit get upset.
GladProKiller you're crazy!!! UT Austin is the #1 best program in the U.S. for Petroleum Engineering 🤯 granted i'm not aware of your reasons of wanting to attend TAMU over UT but good luck 😬
Ok so I applied for UT main campus and wasn’t accepted but i expected that but anyways im eligible for the CAP at Arlington and would like to attend there but once I complete it may i attend the Fine arts section I know it automatically accepts liberal arts but i wanna do this [link from website] designcreativetech.utexas.edu/academics-programs/department-arts-entertainment-technologies/bs-arts-entertainment-technologies-1 which is game design but im not sure if im able to do this after i complete the CAP program if I would like to know thank you very much for your time appreciate it thank you.
You could apply for it like, but it’s not guaranteed like Liberal Arts. You’d basically apply like if you are a normal student from a different university if i’m not mistaken.
I feel like a lot of people got CAP'd or rejected from their majors this year. I know anecdotes don't equal evidence, but my brother goes to TAMS and even a lot people there got CAP'd or rejected from their majors, which is unheard of for TAMS. I wonder what the counseling staff there is feeling right now lol.
This is great news for the other Texas universities. UT Austin may be the best funded public university in the state but it's certainly not the only good public university Texas has
@@jenn8725 yeah i ain't going to lie at first I was like "ouch my hEart" but then I was like maybe it not the best option for me now. By the way love your profile picture😂😂😂
Hey y'all, I just want you to know that I was CAPed last year, but I was accepted into The University of Texas at Austin after attending one semester at a 4-year college.
Like many of you, in high school I had a competitive class rank, several officer positions, and extracurricular activities that I thought would have helped boost my college application. I was devistated when I didn't get in, and like most of you I couldn't see myself going to a small outlet campus for 1-2 years. I decided to go to an out-of-state university instead, and honestly it was the WORST mistake I could have made.
If you love The University of Texas at Austin and you know that you belong on that campus, accept the CAP program. It will take a lot of stress off of you and I promise you that the 2 years will be worth it in the long run. YOU WILL GRADUATE A LONGHORN!
I decided to apply as a transfer student half way through the Fall semester. The transfer application requires 2 essays, a minimum of 24 credit hours, and a college GPA of at least a 3.75. Utilize your resources. The UT Admissions Guy's videos / email / example essays are very hepful. Best of luck.
How did your resume look for your CAP submission?
got cap’d too crying rn
I honestly have no idea how I got capped, not even put into my second choice major or anything. I guess being an eagle scout, 4 ranks off from top 6%, 1490 SAT (690 English, 800 Math), 800 Math II, 780 Physics, 13 years of science fair (four 1st place wins), one of the top scorers of the NASA aerospace scholars program, and being ranked as the #3 best violinist in the state of texas doesn't mean shit.
Christopher C never did anything in HS, 980 in SAT, didn’t attempt ACT, rank 160~, 3.4 GPA and i got capped. currently at UTRGV and finished fall semester with a 3.8 GPA and i just need to finish this semester off and i’ll be at 40 acres this august. the only reason i applied was because my counselor let me come along to a UT tour i wasn’t actually invited to bc of my stats. and it was bc i was talking to the tour guide at UT we had a conversation where she asked me if i had applied and i tried explaining how i’m just here because of luck and not because i actually deserve it, and she said “well, it’s not like the only thing we look for is stereotypically smart kids” and i responded “yeah that make sense because anyone can be clever but not everyone has wisdom” and right after i said that she said “i REALLY want you to apply now” and i did. it’s all in the essay and what type of person you are and you have to believe into what you’re going to do in life. it is not enough to just have the highest stats and the genius who took 7 AP classes, worked 4 jobs, was in 32 extracurriculars and maintained a 4.0 GPA bc at that point that becomes the average and you need something else to define you
If you are OOS then I understand
Christopher C you could've done yourself a favor and instead try to beat those 4 people to the top 6% and then your admission chances would've gone up to 100%.
@@mansiduqbwbhrkciduq Heyyyy, I'm in UTRGV (MSA student) too and got CAPed as well. Lol I feel way better coming here. First, I felt like a loser, but then seeing people way out of my league offered CAP. I knew I was not going to get admission because I didn't work hard on the essay. Also, my high school life was not pleasant. I'm kind of surprised I got CAPed.
who else here just got capped
same dawg
Me
Y’all gonna go orrr?
ME
@@KillaKelzz I want to
I'm less sad and just more confused. I got rejected twice and I have:
- 1400+ SAT
- 4.2 GPA
- Strong, persuasive essays that detail overcoming struggle. My mom had a stroke, my father cheated, and a friend committed suicide in a timeframe of 3 months.
- A letter detailing being ranked first in a college calculus course
- Started a business
- Given speeches in front of veteran's organizations and gotten a donation of $3,000 for them
- Given political speeches in front of crowds of over 500 people multiple times
- Held leadership positions in local service organizations
- Worked with the dean of business at my HS to get a past VP of McDonald's to come to speak
- Had a day created in my name signed by the mayor
- Interned at a local hedge fund
- Interned at a local mortgage lender and gave presentations to train his employees
- Interned at a local doctor's office
- Had a letter from the college counselor detailing that I was the ONLY student that she would write a rec letter for to get into UT.
- Been a 4 times State Champion in Marching band
- Been elected to a council of 7 students from my grade to oversee expulsions.
- done more stuff that I can't remember
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS AINT SHIT
Im not even born in States but I grew up in Texas so I know that competitiveness of schools that are wanting to go to UT Austin. I was selected to be in CAP. Before I even got the email I had no hope into getting in and was looking for others like going to UNT and transfer as a graduate or go to TCC and transfer junior year. When I read the email saying I was offered the CAP I was like this is probably the best option if I still want to go to UT Austin. In my eyes I think CAP is the best way for me if I want to go to UT.
Same!! My only worry is that the UT system schools don’t offer any general scholarships to CAP students :/
I got into the CAP program, i guess being an eagle scout, top 7% of my class, and being an accomplished band student doesnt mean anything to them. TAMU bound c/o 2024
I just got into cap toooo like what the heck, texas a&m hasnt even gotten back to me though lol but those were my two main options
Violet R I really want to go to TAMU but I also haven’t heard from the yet
Violet R dang, i hope you get in ill be in the engineering school studying computer science, i was top 7% of my class so i had auto admission plus the eagle scout. Tamu loves eagle scouts 😂
GladProKiller i hope u get in
TheSm4rtestM4n thx
I gor CAPed, but honestly I thougth I wasnt going to be accepted, so these are good news. I was going to stay at UTRGV for one year and then transfer to UT or A&M so this is an opportunity instead of a disapointment.
Do you know if you’re able to double up on a math class?
I’m doing the same except I’m insecure about taking a course other than math 301
Olympity I’m about to graduate this May and attend as a freshman at UTRGV in the fall of 2020
guess being in the cap program officially means im a certified capper :,(
Bro was EVEYRONE and their mom capped this year cause like whatttt
Wait actually?!! How many got capped
@@yosifmasih2284 DUDEE so many people
@@yosifmasih2284 AT LEAST from what I’ve seen. I was capped and so many of my friends from my current and old school were. I’ve talked to people from other schools too and they got capped too💀😭
I got capped too
Yea same for my friends and some of them are IB and they got caped
Business majors: make sure you take the required economics and calculus classes. Ask your advisor if the university has a Math Placement Exam. Stick to the approved list of classes that you need to take. Don’t take random classes that aren’t required for your degree. Utilize all of the resources that are readily available to you.
I was top 11% of my class
1240 SAT
And i got accepted into ECE 😳😳 and my family is pretty financially stable 🤔 interesting how UT decides these things
im the only one in tx excited about CAP 😭😭
tbh the cap program is such a good opportunity??? like its automatic acceptance for me if i transfer my sophomore year so lmfaoo guess what im doing
@@allisont9863 it's only automatic for liberal arts majors.
sana maki yes but im sure with hard work & determination you can do an internal transfer. if you do good, you can still get accepted to those other schools.
sana maki yeah i know, thats what i planned on doing
@@allisont9863 that's great then ! I plan to do something science related so CAP isn't for me.
I was also a CAP student. Spent my freshman year at UT TYLER. Hated it. But it all paid off when I got my acceptance to UT Austin the next year. It sucked at first but it made me even more hungry for Austin. Hope to see y’all soon in ATX. Hook em 🤘🏼
How did you meet the math 301 requirement?
I’m currently trying to make a decision and I’m not sure if I’m able to double up on a math class
i was expecting a full rejection so i’m glad i got cap’d omg
Fellow Houston consultant here: Thank you for sharing this honest and encouraging outlook.
welp atleast I can still attend my dream school. i will work hard until that day comes😀😃
Dont give up
UT is getting ridiculously competitive but it's not the end of the world ... Texas offers so many great institutions that are less competitive and will allow you to major in your first choice (not your 4th or 5th)
welp i got capped 😔✌️ i still have a chance to get in tho
rose how can you get in ?? I got capped too 😭
Kristin Weir I was also a CAP student. Spent my freshman year at UT TYLER. Hated it. But it all paid off when I got my acceptance to UT Austin the next year. It sucked at first but it made me even more hungry for Austin. Hope to see y’all soon in ATX.
@@jakes2174 wait I got capped as well!! Would you recommend UT Tyler or UTSA?? Or any of the other schools available because all of them are available to me and I don’t know which one I want to choose
@@map5948 I went to UT Tyler. There isn’t much to do out there but it made me work harder and easier to focus to get into UT the next year. UTA is nice I’ve heard but UTSA is also really nice but kinda a party school.
@@jakes2174 wow ok thanks! My parents are living in San Antonio and would like for me to go to UTSA but I wasn’t sure thanks for the advice!
Is it easier to get accepted into the undergraduate studies school? Ik many people who got capped with a much stronger application than me. Hell, one of my friends got capped with a 1450 while I got in with an 1160..
Hello, so I'm a transfer student. I forgot to submit one of my dual credit transfer credits so my application was incomplete by the deadline. Do you suggest I should appeal?
I got Cap’d and was thinking of going to UTA for the first year. I understand you get auto admit for certain liberal arts majors and i’m fine with that but my major was Econ so it’s said that’s not auto admit. would i be able to change my major and get auto admit and then change it again later??? please help im really at a stand still right now. does anyone recommend doing CaP?
ali noorani yes!! you can always do internal transfers if you keep your grades up at UTA. im doing the CAP at UTA so ill see you around if you do it :)
Alli son do you recommend doing CAP then? what are you doing rn?
Do you know someone in Admissions that I can bribe? I really don't want to write any more essays.
If serious you have bigger problems than not getting into Ut
boi what are you on
Y'all wanna type my essays for me?
Do you think you could estimate when utsoa will release their decision ?
yeah... considering there is heavy competition for computer science, I'll just be placed in another course out of my volition, so no thank you! CS is that course in which your skill speaks more volumes than the school you went to
I cured covid-19 and didn't get in.... smh
literally bawled my eyes out when I got capped :( but hey let’s see if an appeal can help :((
kayla guevara I was also a CAP student. Spent my freshman year at UT TYLER. Hated it. But it all paid off when I got my acceptance to UT Austin the next year. It sucked at first but it made me even more hungry for Austin. Good luck 🤘🏼
Jake S did you go to COLA or did u try and get into another school like cockrell or mccombs ??
I got capped and A&M is considering me for TEAM and waitlist. F my life
sana maki same
sana maki :(
sana maki I was also a CAP student. Spent my freshman year at UT TYLER. Hated it. But it all paid off when I got my acceptance to UT Austin the next year. It sucked at first but it made me even more hungry for Austin. Hope to see y’all soon in ATX.
@@jakes2174 that's so cool ! Quick question, did you just end up choosing a liberal arts major or did you apply to another school ? The only reason I'm not too excited about CAP is the fact that guaranteed admissions are only for liberal arts major. I'm scared that I will get rejected again if I apply to transfer to the college of natural sciences 😭.
sana maki good question. I was originally a political science major, so liberal arts. But I changed to Education because I figured I should go in with what I wanted to do instead. I have heard of people just choosing a COLA major to get in but it’ll always catch back up to you. I don’t want to tell you what to do but I didn’t reapply with COLA and got in.
If I decide to go through with CAP, do I automatically get accepted into UTSA or do I have to apply there too?
mariam jallow auto accept :)
NO you need to apply to UTSA they have limited spots as well as Arlington, review your CAP agreement.
All my friends that honestly had a stronger applications got Cap. I didn’t really want to attend UT Austin so I didn’t put alot of effort into my app. I didn’t even send rec letters. Somehow I got in for Petroleum engineering. I would rather attend Texas A&M but I haven’t heard from them yet :( If I got into UT Austin but get denied from TAMU I will legit get upset.
GladProKiller you're crazy!!! UT Austin is the #1 best program in the U.S. for Petroleum Engineering 🤯 granted i'm not aware of your reasons of wanting to attend TAMU over UT but good luck 😬
galilea p TAMU is a good university and I like the values and traditions of A&M. However if they don’t accept I’ll definitely attend UT
Bruh i would do anything to be in your spot😭 got in tamu but rejected from ut
Ok so I applied for UT main campus and wasn’t accepted but i expected that but anyways im eligible for the CAP at Arlington and would like to attend there but once I complete it may i attend the Fine arts section I know it automatically accepts liberal arts but i wanna do this [link from website] designcreativetech.utexas.edu/academics-programs/department-arts-entertainment-technologies/bs-arts-entertainment-technologies-1 which is game design but im not sure if im able to do this after i complete the CAP program if I would like to know thank you very much for your time appreciate it thank you.
^same situation here!
You could apply for it like, but it’s not guaranteed like Liberal Arts. You’d basically apply like if you are a normal student from a different university if i’m not mistaken.
you can apply for the major but if you get rejected you still get auto accept into liberal arts so why not go for it!!!
I feel like a lot of people got CAP'd or rejected from their majors this year. I know anecdotes don't equal evidence, but my brother goes to TAMS and even a lot people there got CAP'd or rejected from their majors, which is unheard of for TAMS. I wonder what the counseling staff there is feeling right now lol.
This is great news for the other Texas universities. UT Austin may be the best funded public university in the state but it's certainly not the only good public university Texas has
Guess who got cap'd with a 1470
Same but with a 1490
Same with a 1480
@@ichhamanandhar1364 business
me with a 1510
Same with a 1520
I got CAP too which is weird because I was on the top 6% but at least got into Texas A&M
Kismely Castillo same i for sure thought i would get in bc i’m in the top 7% of my class but i didn’t :’((
@@jenn8725 yeah i ain't going to lie at first I was like "ouch my hEart" but then I was like maybe it not the best option for me now. By the way love your profile picture😂😂😂
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