UT doesn’t explicit ask why you want to attend. Nevertheless, you should provide specific reasons why UT is a great fit for you.

Use your Leadership short answer to complement your resume or other parts of your application. Don’t forget to discuss how you see yourself as a future leading Longhorn!

Check out these different approaches for writing your Academics short answer.

The Career short answer tends to be the trickiest of the three. Consider these examples admitted students for ways to approach your response.

Here are six real final drafts of Essay A’s that gained students admission to their first choice major. I provide commentary for each.

UT now requires students to write a fourth short answer (250-300) words answering about how they will contribute to classroom discussions and a diverse learning environment.

UT’s long essay can be tricky to write, but answer effectively and you can greatly improve your admissions chances.