Application Deadline Extended

Well, you may have heard already, but just in case....UT Austin has extended the deadline for submission of admission documents through January 21, 2009. So, if you are missing the expanded resume, a teacher recommendation or (heaven forbid!) the on-line honors application, you have a chance to get everything in to complete your application to Plan II Honors.

Be sure to check your status using the website: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/admissions/status_check.WBX, logging on with your UT EID and password. Once there, but sure to follow the VIEW DETAILS link next to the PLAN II HONORS APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS to be sure your additional Plan II documents have been received.

Several folks have called me who are having trouble logging in with their UT EID. If you've been admitted to the University (to another college or to CoLA in another major), the system may have blocked your EID, since all admitted students need a higher assurance EID. If you have EID problems call the UT Office of Admissions Customer Service: 512-475-7387. BE PATIENT. They are swamped.

This time of the year guarantees a long wait on the phone and perhaps some trouble getting through in the first place, but I promise a HELPFUL human will help you once it’s your turn. It is much easier to get through early in the morning, between 8:00 and 9:00 am, although I understand you will probably already be at school and it may be a difficult time to call. (The applicant must call personally if it's an EID/password issue. Mom can't do it for you.) But, usually, the waits are much shorter earlier in the day.

I urge everyone who needs to submit the expanded resume to do so electronically, ASAP. If you have delayed on-line resume submission due to a worry about the format, forget the format and just cut & paste the sucker. Don't worry about columns and stuff. Make it a text document. The information is important. The format is not. We don’t care about the format as long as the information is there and is legible.

You are welcome to call or email me with questions or concerns. Please remember though, not only are we closed on weekends, the University of Texas at Austin is closed Monday, January 19 in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We will be open again at 8:00 am on Tuesday, January 20, 2009, the first day of the UT Austin spring 2009 semester.