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Not Auto-admit? 5 Tips to Get into UT Austin!

Does your student dream of becoming a Longhorn, but they're not sure how to improve their admissions chances? In 2025, UT Austin saw a 24.4% increase in freshmen applicants and more than 90,000 applications in a single cycle. If your student attends a Texas high school and falls outside the top 5% of their graduating class—or if they aren’t a Texas resident—then they have a much lower chance of acceptance. This is because 75% of accepted applicants to UT Austin need to be Tex

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Don’t Miss Early Action Deadlines!

Use B2A’s Admissions Checklist to Prepare Although the school year just started, most Early Action and Early Decision college application deadlines are less than 10 weeks away! With November 1st fast approaching, current seniors should spend time perusing the different portals they’ll need to apply—from the Common Application (which opened earlier this month) to other school-specific portals like MIT and the University of California. In addition to filling out detailed acade

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Class of 2030 Early Admissions Results

Key Insights from the First Round of College Decisions As we near the end of the 2025-26 admissions cycle, it’s time to review results from the early application rounds and analyze the data that’s available so far. The Class of 2030 continued to break records with an astonishing number of applications to a wide array of schools. Similarly, we saw a continuing trend of dropping acceptance rates, with almost every school becoming more competitive. Overall, the data shows only s

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Understanding Early Decision II: A Smart Strategy After Early Results

Did you apply Early Decision I or Early Action to any colleges this year? If so, you might be feeling an inevitable mix of excitement and nerves as you wait for your first round of admissions results. While trusting in the quality of your application materials and hoping for the best, we also recommend students have a solid backup plan in place. This can include applying Regular Decision (RD) to additional schools to round out your college list, and, in certain cases, applyin

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Early College Deadlines Are Here—Is Your Application Ready?

Early college application deadlines—including Early Action and Early Decision—are fast approaching, with most falling in early November. Now is a good time for current seniors to “take stock” of all components of their applications, including essays, SAT/ACT scores, extracurricular development, and other supplemental materials like additional information responses, honors essays, and scholarship essays. B2A typically recommends students apply to around 10 colleges in total:

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