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UT-Austin Honors Programs Essay Prompts and Application Tips

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Check out my new book Surviving the College Admissions Madness and Youtube Channel Turing Scholars and CSB Honors I discuss Computer Science and Turing Scholars Honors application tips and admissions statistics in this post. The ACT equivalent is a 32–35 for admitted students. The average ACT is 31; the average SAT, 1355.

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How to Use the Common App Additional Information Section (Examples Included)

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If the financial difficulties were temporary, include the dates when they occurred, especially if they happen to line up with a semester where your grades dropped or during which you took a high-stakes exam like the SAT or ACT. Example: My mother lost her job in October 2016, the fall semester of my junior year.