College Admissions Matrix
| University | Full name | Tier | Apps | Tests required | Tests recommended | SAT Score Choice™ | Super scoring |
LORs | Essays | Apply to | Fee | Opens | EA | ED | EAD FA | RD | RD FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT Austin | University of Texas at Austin | 2 | ApplyTexas | SAT; ACT | SAT Subject Tests (Any) | Yes | No | Appreciated but not required | One school within university | $75 | 08-01 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12-01 | 12-01 | |
| A&M | Texas A&M University | 2 | ApplyTexas; Coalition Application | SAT; ACT | SAT Subject Tests (Any) | No | ? | Appreciated but not required | One school within university | $75 | 07-01 | 10-15 | N/A | N/A | 12-01 | 12-01 | |
| UT Dallas | University of Texas at Dallas | 3 | ApplyTexas | SAT; ACT | SAT Subject Tests (Any) | Yes | ? | Suggested, but not required; limited to 3 | One school within university | $50 | 08-01 | 01-15 | N/A | N/A | 05-01 | 05-01 | |
| Harvard | Harvard University | 1 | Common Application; Coalition Application; Universal College Application | SAT w/ Essay; ACT w/ Writing; Old SAT; SAT Subject Tests (Any) | Yes | SAT | Required: 2 Teachers | The entire university | $75 | 08-01 | 11-01 | N/A | 11-01 | 01-01 | 03-01 | ||
| MIT | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1 | Custom | SAT; ACT; SAT Subject Test in Mathematics; SAT Subject Test in Science (Biology E/M, Chemistry, or Physics) | No | SAT | Required: Counselor + 2 Teachers | The entire university | $75 | 08-01 | 11-01 | N/A | N/A | 01-01 | 01-01 | ||
| Stanford | Stanford University | 1 | Common Application; Coalition Application | SAT w/ Essay; ACT w/ Writing | No | SAT and highest ACT Composite, English, Writing from all sittings | 2 Teachers in core subject areas from grade 11 or 12 (grade 10 if honors, AP, IB) + 1 Optional Recommender that is neither a teacher nor a counselor | The entire university | $90 | 08-01 | 11-01 | N/A | 11-15 | 01-02 | 02-15 | ||
| Caltech | California Institute of Technology | 1 | Common Application; Coalition Application; QuestBridge | SAT w/ Essay; ACT w/ Writing; SAT Subject Test in Mathematics; SAT Subject Test in Science (Biology E/M, Chemistry, or Physics) | Yes | SAT and ACT | 1 Math or Science Teacher + 1 Humanities or Social Sciences Teacher | The entire university | $75 | 08-01 | 11-01 | N/A | 11-15,01-06 | 01-03 | 02-01,03-02,03-16 | ||
| UC Berkeley | University of California, Berkeley | 1 | University of California | SAT w/ Essay; ACT w/ Writing; Old SAT | SAT Subject Test in Mathematics; SAT Subject Test in Science (Biology E/M, Chemistry, or Physics) | No | No | No | One school within university | $70 | 08-01 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 11-30 | 03-02 | |
| UMich | University of Michigan | 2 | Common Application; Coalition Application | SAT w/ Essay; ACT w/ Writing | Yes | No | Appreciated but not required | One school within university | $75 | 08-01 | 11-01 | N/A | N/A | 02-01 | 04-30 | ||
| Brown | Brown University | 1 | Common Application | SAT w/ Essay; ACT w/ Writing | SAT Subject Tests (Any) | Yes | SAT | Required: Counselor + 2 Teachers | The entire university | $75 | 08-01 | N/A | 11-01 | 11-01 | 01-01 | 02-01 |