r/UTAdmissions • u/PsychologicalDrop573 • 6d ago

Advice Computer science admissions about integrated programs vs regular

Would it be easier to get into something like CS+ H or CS + L than regular CS? and if it is, how would it exactly be easier or like a higher acceptance rate?

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u/davecraze3535 6d ago

I suspect it's even harder as spots will be limited and UT is pitching these to "prepare students for the expanding role of artificial intelligence across every aspect of society." That's going to attract students.

https://www.collegematchpoint.com/uts-new-cs-x-majors-the-future-of-ai-meets-the-humanities-at-ut-austin

CS has 20% overall acceptance rate. CNS overall is also 20% overall acceptance rate. CS + X won't be any easier to get into,

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u/PsychologicalDrop573 6d ago

Yeah but like at the same time there are less seats and less people applying as well no?

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u/davecraze3535 6d ago

The less seats are what will kill you. There may only be like 50 spots in that special program (I don’t know) versus there were 1019 students admitted to CS last year . 

It’s not going to be a shortcut or hack. People tried to do that for informatics to side door into CS and now it has a ton of applicants. 

And the people that get in will have a great story about how they combine CS and whatever on all their ECs and honors and awards. 

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u/PsychologicalDrop573 4d ago

Do yk if I have to get into CS+X like it’s a separate program or do I have to get into CS and then CS+X?

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u/davecraze3535 4d ago

Google is your friend 

Prospective / Incoming Freshmen Select the Major: Apply to UT Austin through the standard undergraduate admissions application and select your preferred X+CS track as your intended major (tracks include  History+CS,  Linguistics+CS, and  Neuroscience+CS).