Changes to Apply Texas for
the 2014-15 Cycle
Tim Brace
Manager, Apply Texas Development Team
June 18, 2013
Changes to My Account
My Account: My Applications Section:
4 year applications
◦ Start a New Blank Application/create a
new 4 year university admissions
application
 Dual Credit/Early Admission radio button added to
all Freshman apps (appears after Application Type
is chosen)
 Text added to help guide students to this choice if
applicable.
My Applications Section:
2 year applications
◦ Start a New Blank Application/create
a new 2 year university admissions
application
 Dual Credit/Early Admission radio button added
 Text added to help students to this choice if
applicable.
Changes to the Application Pages
Changes to Biographical Info Module

“Primary” phone is now “Preferred”
phone (also on Profile)
 Apartment field removed from
Emergency Contact section (also on
Profile)
 U.S. Perm and Physical addresses
will be standardized (also on Profile)
 SSN help language has been made
consistent
Changes to Biographical Info Module
 Dual
Credit/Early Admission
applicants (self-identified) who are
not U.S. citizens will not be asked
“36-month in Texas before
graduation” question (will be
answered as “not applicable”)
Changes to Educational Background
Module
(all) – Areas of interest
required if institution provided
them
 Grad
(all) – “ultimate degree”
question now asks “ultimate
degree in this major”
 Grad
Changes to Educational Background
Module
Grad (all): the Hours earned field has
been removed from the Previous
College Information section
 All application types: the wording used
in the school search function has been
changed to be more helpful and
consistent

Changes to Educational Background
Module
 International
Transfer app: the first
question now consists of the
following answer options (only one
can be chosen):
◦ I am seeking a first bachelor’s degree
◦ I am seeking a second bachelor’s
degree
◦ I am applying as a nondegree seeker
◦ None of the above
Changes to Educational Background
Module
All app types: labeling of fields for
listing previous and current
college information changed from
“Previous College 1, Previous
College 2,” etc., to “Current or
Most Recent College Attended,
Information for College 2,” etc.
Changes to Educational Information
Module
2 year app: for applicants self-selecting
as Dual Credit/ Early Admission, the
Admission Basis question pull-down
menu is limited to

Dual Credit

High School Early Admission
Changes to Test Scores Module
Grad (all): self-reported GMAT scores
now include Integrated Reasoning
scores
Changes to Essays Module
Freshman (all): there are new essay
prompts for this coming cycle.
These new prompts are listed in a
separate document on the Apply Texas
home page (and on the landing page
after logging into the Administrative
Suite).
Changes to Essays Module

Essay A: Describe a setting in which you have
collaborated or interacted with people whose
experiences and/or beliefs differ from yours. Address
your initial feelings, and how those feelings were or
were not changed by this experience.

Essay B: Describe a circumstance, obstacle or conflict
in your life, and the skills and resources you used to
resolve it. Did it change you? If so, how?

Essay C: Considering your lifetime goals, discuss how
your current and future academic and extra-curricular
activities might help you achieve your goals.
Changes to the Scholarship App

Opt out of listing family income
◦ Previously required fields no longer
required
◦ Applicant certifies recognition of
ineligibility for need-based scholarships
for this application
Changes to High School Counselors
Suite
Added to Download
 Student First and Last Name
(combined)
 Student Date of Birth
 Student Email
TREx Transcript Requests

Project underway to enable automated
HS transcript requests via Apply Texas
 US Freshman apps from Texas high schools

Pilot starts this next cycle!
Please TEST early and often!
Your setup information for 2014-15 is
available now
 Go to https://www.applytexas.org/test
to create test apps (pw is sb150)
 Apply Texas Team needs your
comments by July 15
 2014-15 application opens August 1

Questions?
applytexas_adm@austin.utexas.edu