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22 hours ago, boilerhorn said:

Must have been in a small HS class if #6 got a rejection (or non-resident).

As @South Austin says, there are myriad stories like that and some head scratchers, too.

 

I will clarify..she was home schooled, but somehow that was linked to her local high school in the burbs of Houston, so not real sure how the class ranking works in that situation or how dad figured she was #6 in the class?

 

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4 hours ago, Tylerocks said:

I will clarify..she was home schooled, but somehow that was linked to her local high school in the burbs of Houston, so not real sure how the class ranking works in that situation or how dad figured she was #6 in the class?

 

Homeschooled kids get ranked based on SAT scores as a range of the incoming class. A 1300 on the SAT is way too low to qualify for automatic admissions if history is any indicator.

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Posted
6 hours ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

Just realized.  My son will be at Texas for Arch; my wife was attending Tennessee when Peyton was QB.  Weird.

 

7 hours ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

Holy S!  I love all of y'all.  

My son got in.  We were sweating.  3.85 GPA and 1410 on SAT (I think; don't quote me), but in an IB high school, he was "only" top 8%.  He'll be in RTF.  I'm so happy for him.  He's slightly on the spectrum, so extremely quiet and shy.  I've never heard him raise his voice or even cuss.  He's had at least 8 job interviews over the past 3 months with no offers.  I'm under the impression that his demeanor was a hindrance.  And NOW.... a true Longhorn.  Holy shit!  My son is a Longhorn!

That's awesome.  Very happy for him and for your family! 

What is his plan with RTF? Production?  Director, editor?  It is a tough road right now.  I did RTF(graduated 2000) and only know a handful of people who actually went into the industry.  One of my best friends was actually very successful, and went from PA, to 2nd 2nd AD, to 2nd AD to 1st AD and even a few director gigs.  But he also was never able to build a family (6 months in one city, 9 months in the next city will do that), and nowadays he says for the studios it's not a question of "if" they produce overseas, it's "which overseas country are we filming in that is the cheapest?"  The US production market has gotten priced out and he hasn't had a production gig in 2 years - especially since post-COVID the streaming services overproduced a ton of content that they're just now getting through releasing.

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7 hours ago, Horn of Gabriel said:

 

That's awesome.  Very happy for him and for your family! 

What is his plan with RTF? Production?  Director, editor?  It is a tough road right now.  I did RTF(graduated 2000) and only know a handful of people who actually went into the industry.  One of my best friends was actually very successful, and went from PA, to 2nd 2nd AD, to 2nd AD to 1st AD and even a few director gigs.  But he also was never able to build a family (6 months in one city, 9 months in the next city will do that), and nowadays he says for the studios it's not a question of "if" they produce overseas, it's "which overseas country are we filming in that is the cheapest?"  The US production market has gotten priced out and he hasn't had a production gig in 2 years - especially since post-COVID the streaming services overproduced a ton of content that they're just now getting through releasing.

He's taken film all four years in high school.  He's definitely doing something behind the camera.  He loves the writing and directing aspect of film.  His best friend's mom, also a Texas alum, has made a pretty good career in creating content - editing, ads - for various businesses.  So, prob something along those lines.

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My kid will be attending next year so I have taken him to campus beyond the stadium a few times the last few months to really look around and tour especially during the day while classes are in session. Campus has a different feel with Speedway being pedestrian now. Aka the Yellow Brick Road. It is really great. It is a little disorienting with the new buildings too but I got used to it. Super excited for my kid.

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daughter got in. so from alum --> longhorndad for me. mccombs. sure is a hella lot more competitive now. I was in tx stadium at the big12 championship (the non-vince one :( ) and Dr Robins whiff on Evil Roy in the CB. My memories arent that great. 

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Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, used2b said:

My kid will be attending next year so I have taken him to campus beyond the stadium a few times the last few months to really look around and tour especially during the day while classes are in session. Campus has a different feel with Speedway being pedestrian now. Aka the Yellow Brick Road. It is really great. It is a little disorienting with the new buildings too but I got used to it. Super excited for my kid.

I went 20 years ('96 to 2015) between Austin visits.  I got really claustrophobic in and around campus.  It seemed so much more open when I was there - especially West Campus.

 

57 minutes ago, oldalum said:

daughter got in. so from alum --> longhorndad for me. mccombs. sure is a hella lot more competitive now. I was in tx stadium at the big12 championship (the non-vince one :( ) and Dr Robins whiff on Evil Roy in the CB. My memories arent that great. 

Yep.  I'm not so sure my stellar 3.1 high school GPA would get me into McCombs these days.  I'm not entirely sure how I got in the first time.  :)

Congrats to both of y'all!

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29 minutes ago, Knoxtnhorn said:
1 hour ago, used2b said:

 

I went 20 years ('96 to 2015) between Austin visits.  I got really claustrophobic in and around campus.  It seemed so much more open when I was there - especially West Campus.

Yes, West Campus is unrecognizable from the 90s aside from the sorority and fraternity houses. My kid wanted an urban environment though so he is pleased with it.

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Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

I went 20 years ('96 to 2015) between Austin visits.  I got really claustrophobic in and around campus.  It seemed so much more open when I was there - especially West Campus.

 

Yep.  I'm not so sure my stellar 3.1 high school GPA would get me into McCombs these days.  I'm not entirely sure how I got in the first time.  :)

Congrats to both of y'all!

Anything that had any character in west campus is gone and replaced with a tall ass building. Really sucks. 

Both my kids live/ lived in north campus which hasn't changed too much since the old man was there. I always tell them that my parents couldn't afford that kind of rent so i was never closer than the IM fields. Varsity Pizza (formerly Double Daves) becoming apartments sucked though

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Just now, Dennis Taylor said:

Anything that had any character in west campus is gone and replaced with a tall ass building. Really sucks. 

Both my kids live/ lived in north campus which hasn't changed too much since the old man was there. Varsity Pizza (formerly Double Daves) becoming apartments sucked though

Oh damn.  I loved that Double Dave's.  I was flat broke in college, but had a friend that was an asst mgr. there.  Monday Night Football and pepperoni rolls.  

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3 minutes ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

Oh damn.  I loved that Double Dave's.  I was flat broke in college, but had a friend that was an asst mgr. there.  Monday Night Football and pepperoni rolls.  

Up until it closed we'd eat there pregame and they'd let us park there , not too far and no hills to DKR lol. It was a great set up

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Posted
7 hours ago, used2b said:

Speedway being pedestrian now. Aka the Yellow Brick Road. It is really great

About that, the limited traffic allowed down Speedway has been a growing concern, particularly with the UPS trucks, in particular, almost running over several people each day is one thing I've heard can be a bit terrifying. 

Posted
6 hours ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

It seemed so much more open when I was there - especially West Campus.

West Campus is cavernous.  I miss the tree lines.  I did discover that, somehow, Treehouse Apartments (my senior year apartment), managed not to burn down and still exists.

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Posted
1 minute ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

Ahhh.  West Campus.

Jack in the Box

Pronto

Magic Wok

Commons House Hippies

Sorry.  Best we can do now is Hole in the Wall.

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51 minutes ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

Ahhh.  West Campus.

Jack in the Box

Pronto

Magic Wok

Commons House Hippies

My user name comes from the store that was pronto's.  It switched from Pronto to Grande Mart while I was living nearby. We'd always go over there to get our cold mickey's 40's oiut of the ice chest in the front, comnplete with paper sack. The guy behind the counter kept repeating to us every time that it was grande mart not prontos anymore. Became a running joke, the humor though might have also been enhanced by the drinking of the 40's.

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Both my kids live in dumpy rental houses just north of Crown & Anchor.  My son, whose acceptance to UT I still question, somehow managed to rent a house next door to his big sister without knowing she lives there.

I cannot think of a more ideal living situation.  It just screams "independent undergrad housing".  They can help each other out, go to each other's parties, the price isn't insane (~ $800 each per month) and they're not bound by Greek or dorm (campus or otherwise) bullshit.  (Both of them lived in west campus dorms prior.  Man, take the dumpy rental house.)

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