[2016 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Is UT's prospective student weekend only for the domestic applicant or the international too?

[2016 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Does it mean anything or it appears to all of you that applying to UT Austin?

I just check my online portal and found this "If you are offered admission and employment at UT Austin, including employment as a GRA or TA, you must successfully pass a criminal background check. For information about how our office of Human Resources reviews criminal history background checks, please visit Human Resources website" in my applicaiton (the mention it as fyi). It was not there before

 

[2016 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Undergrad Institution: The best university in Indonesia (generally and geology)
Major(s): Geology
Minor(s):
GPA in Major: 3.52
Overall GPA:3.36
Position in Class: near top (i guess)
Type of Student: International, asian

Undergrad Institution: The best university in Middle east (generally and geology)
Major(s): Geology
Minor(s):
GPA in Major: 3.88
Overall GPA:3.88
Position in Class: top 5%

GRE Scores (revised/old version):
Q:160
V:152
W:3.0


TOEFL Total: IELTS 7.0

Research Experience: involved in different projects (local and international), 5 ISI journals (3-first author), several international conferences

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Dean list, best grad student, Stoneley medal Imperial barrel award 2015

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: TAing for the whole period of my master

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help:

Special Bonus Points: strong LOR, have good communications with potential POI's through email and skype

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter:

Applying to Where

UT Austin

TAMU

U Kansas

 

What do you think guys?

[UT Austin vs TAMU]

Hi Guys,

I am applying to Geology PhD program in both schools and wondering which one you think is the cool place to go (academic and non-academic views). Help me!!