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What a full University Application Guide report looks like

This is a second, fictional example report — a different made-up student, a different intended major, a different home state — shown to illustrate the report format for marketing and sales purposes. No real student, family, or college decision is represented anywhere on this page.

Sample report — not a real student

Every name, score, and dollar figure below is invented for illustration. University Application Guide never states a probability, percentage, or guarantee of admission for any student, fictional or real — only descriptive Reach, Target, and Likely bands, each shown here with the decision factors behind it.

Student profile (fictional)

Sample student · Grade 12 · Texas resident

GPA
3.6 weighted
Test scores
ACT 27
Intended major
Nursing
Home state
Texas
Citizenship
U.S. citizen
Budget ceiling
$30,000 / year
Recommended fields of study

Based on the profiler and academic profile

Nursing Public Health Biology Psychology Education

The top three align with a Social/Investigative interest profile. The secondary fields are worth exploring if this student stays open to adjacent, people-facing paths.

Balanced college list

Reach, Target, and Likely — with decision factors

Reach  Strong applicants are frequently turned away. Apply, but don't plan around it.

University of Michigan
Bachelor of Science in Nursing · direct-admit · out-of-state
Withhold ACT 27

Decision factors: Michigan considers submitted scores, and an ACT of 27 sits below the middle of its recent direct-admit nursing range. Michigan also gates nursing at the time of application, not after enrollment, and out-of-state status raises both the bar and the price.

Target  The profile sits inside the admitted range. These are the core of the list.

UC Los Angeles
School of Nursing · UC application · test-blind
Scores not considered
Texas A&M University
College of Nursing · in-state · direct-to-major after year one
Submit ACT 27

Decision factors: every University of California (UC) campus is test-blind — the ACT score plays no role at UC Los Angeles, so this band rests on coursework and the four Personal Insight Question (PIQ) responses instead. At Texas A&M, Texas residency supports a favorable general-admission read, though nursing itself uses a separate, more competitive application after the first year — general admission does not guarantee a nursing seat.

Likely  Above the typical admitted profile. At least two belong on every list.

University of Texas at Arlington
College of Nursing and Health Innovation · in-state
Submit ACT 27
Arizona State University
Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation · out-of-state · test-optional
Submit ACT 27

Decision factors: in-state tuition and residency put UT Arlington comfortably in range on both cost and academics. Arizona State is test-optional; submitting a 27 supports both admission and merit-aid consideration even as an out-of-state applicant.

A note on bands

Reach, Target, and Likely are descriptive bands — not probabilities. University Application Guide never states a percentage chance of admission, for this fictional student or a real one.

Application-timing plan

Deadlines and application platforms for every school on the list

Aug 1
Common Application and ApplyTexas open
Michigan uses the Common Application. Texas A&M and UT Arlington accept ApplyTexas, a separate application portal most Texas public universities share.
Aug 1 – Nov 30
UC application window
UC Los Angeles uses the University of California's own application, with four Personal Insight Questions (PIQs). It is separate from the Common Application and cannot be reused.
Oct 1
FAFSA opens
File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as early as possible — need-based aid at several of these schools is awarded on a first-come basis.
Nov 1
Priority deadline — Texas A&M, UT Arlington
Texas's public universities favor early filers for both admission review and merit aid, even without a formal Early Action plan.
Nov 30
UC application deadline
Hard deadline, no extensions. All four PIQs must be finished and submitted by this date.
Jan – Feb
Regular Decision deadlines
Michigan and Arizona State. Arizona State reviews on a rolling basis, so submitting earlier in this window tends to mean an earlier answer.
Spring
Nursing secondary application — Texas A&M
If admitted to the university, a separate, competitive application into the nursing major itself follows during the first year. General admission is not a nursing seat.
May 1
National decision day
Deposit is due at one school. Withdraw the other applications the same week.
Cost reality check

Estimated net price against the $30,000/year budget ceiling

University of Texas at Arlington
In-state · estimated net price after aid
$16,800
Within budget
Texas A&M University
In-state · estimated net price after aid
$19,500
Within budget
Arizona State University
Out-of-state · after likely merit award
$27,900
Within budget
UC Los Angeles
Out-of-state · estimated net price after aid
$54,200
Over ceiling
University of Michigan
Out-of-state · limited non-resident aid
$58,600
Over ceiling
Summary

3 of 5 schools fall within the $30,000/year budget. UC Los Angeles and Michigan exceed the ceiling without significant aid — worth a family conversation about whether they stay on the list before applications open.

What happens next

Every report ends with a plan you can act on

A real report closes with a prioritized action list for the student's grade level, and a downloadable copy (Portable Document Format, or PDF) to share with a parent or school counselor.

Do this term

Confirm each school's specific nursing prerequisite courses and minimum grades — requirements vary by school and a missed prerequisite can cost a full application cycle.

Do this summer

Draft the UC Personal Insight Questions early. They are four separate short essays and are not reusable on the Common Application or ApplyTexas.

Discuss at home

Two schools on this list sit above the budget ceiling. Decide together whether they stay before applications open.

Sample report — not a real student

Reminder: everything above is fictional, built to show the report format. Start a free preview to see your own bands, decision factors, and cost reality check.