Stats that got me rejected from UT💔(Reverse chance me for nursing)

Honestly this admissions cycle has been absolutely crazy. I really thought I was a solid candidate and still am in shock, especially considering my other acceptances to OOS schools like michigan

TX resident, large competitive public HS

- Sat 1540 (790 math, 750 RW)

- top 5.2% of class (2 spots out)

- 3.9 UW GPA

- Lower ish middle class (household income below 100k which is why i wanted to go so bad)

- Rigor: Lots of AP courses (all 4s and 5s), as well as multiple on-ramps (UT Austin dual credit courses) and Duel enrollment courses too

ECs (shortened):

- board of directors of non profit 7+ years and on going that has raised over 3 million dollars.

Have helped design, plan, create, and install multiple art installations across my city including in the largest mall in my city.

Have done multiple public speaking events to investors / donators to raise over $30k at some events to raise money for clean water wells being built in under privileged communities (most involved in EC by far)

- HOSA vice president - competed in multiple events each year, planned and managed my school’s multiple blood drives (10k$ raised)

- Getting my EMT cert through my high school’s healthcare program (direct clinical shadowing at a large hospital here involving hours in the ER doing skills on live patients)

- Hundreds of clinical and volunteer hours in healthcare settings

- Shadowing a surgeon in the OR for 30+ hours, as well as meeting the anesthesiologists etc

- Competitive rock climber for 8 years competing on the national level

- Weekly Volunteer 5 years for a NPO coaching people with physical and developmental disabilities learn how to rock climb

- Worked as a lifeguard throughout all of high school until last summer when I had a major surgical site infection

- Private SAT tutor

- NHS since sophomore year

Certifications:

- EKG cert through NHA last year

- BLS / ALS cert

- Lifeguard cert

- stop the bleed cert

Awards:

Honor rolls for my school/duel credit enrolled schools, AP Scholar with distinction. Presidents volunteer service award all 4 years of HS, other misc academic awards

Essays:

- Got multiple opinions that said it was very solid and unique

Rec letters: Very strong rec letters from different people in healthcare professions

Result: Capped for nursing despite getting into other very competitive programs OOS such as UMich and Florida, as well as interviewed and received a full ride from a Private school with a prestigious med program

UT has been my dream since I was little and although I understood there was a chance of not being selected, I genuinely thought I was a very solid applicant.

It has also been somewhat confusing for me hearing that all the people I know that have gotten into the Nursing program are not top 10% nor have competitive test scores.

What is UT’s criteria for nursing? Especially considering that UT makes it clear there are NO early action option for nursing, hearing that they randomly released some decisions with early action has been even more frustrating (did not receive any decision until I was capped)

I guess I don’t understand what UT wants for nursing applicants. This has been my dream school and not getting in has been devastating