The most frequently asked question I receive is about essay length. Apply Texas and the Coalition Application do not have firm or hard word limits. Your essay A can be around 820 words maximum and short answers around 410.
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Check out these tips and examples for writing your Texas A&M essay: “Describe your academic and career goals in the broad field of engineering (including computer science, industrial distribution, and engineering technology). What and/or who has influenced you either inside or outside the classroom that contributed to these goals?”
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Check out these tips and advice for the new essay prompts to Moody Communications Honors, The Canfield Business Honors Program, Turing Scholars, Liberal Arts Honors, Plan II Honors, and Natural Science Honors like Dean Scholars.
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The answer to this frequently asked question is: No. There are no Apply Texas public or private universities that require students to submit Essays B and C including UT-Austin and Texas A&M who only allow submission of Essay A tell us your story.
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Consider these tips, strategies, and requirements for attempting an external transfer application to the University of Texas at Austin.
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Answering UT’s optional essay: “Please share background on events or special circumstances that may have impacted your high school academic performance.”
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These examples may help you answer UT’s diversity prompt discussing your experiences, perspectives, and talents and how you will enrich the UT learning environment.
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Discussion of data, statistics, and observations for Spring and Fall 2019 External Transfer admissions rates for the University of Texas at Austin.
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How to answer the topic “Please share how you believe your experiences, perspectives, and/or talents have shaped your ability to contribute to and enrich the learning environment at UT Austin, both in and out of the classroom.”
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Check out these examples to help you approach and craft your UT Leadership Short Answer: “Leadership can be demonstrated in many ways...”
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Consider these tips for answering “Leadership can be demonstrated in many ways. Please share how you have demonstrated leadership in either your school, job, community, and/or within your family responsibilities.”
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Check out these examples to help you write your response for the first-choice major short answer.
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UT wants to know why you’re choosing your first-choice major. Consider these tips to put your best foot forward.
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I provide an overview of tips and advice for UT’s new short answers discussing your first choice major, leadership, diversity, and any special circumstances.
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UT releases three new short answers and one optional response for Spring/Fall 2020 admissions.
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I provide seven examples of Apply Texas Essay A for UT-Austin: “Tell us your story. What unique opportunities or challenges have you experienced throughout your high school career that have shaped who you are today? “
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I share my Fall 2019 client outcomes and admissions data.
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UT-Austin announces the new Apply Texas Essay A Freshman prompt. Consider these tips when writing “Tell us your story. What unique opportunities or challenges have you experienced throughout your high school career that have shaped who you are today?”
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