Acceptance rates

I’m currently in 11th grade in a dual enrollment high school.
I have a college GPA of 3.71, and a High School GPA of 3.57.
My SAT score is in 1060, and my ACT score was 25.
My rank is 17/100
I’m in the NHS and have over 120 community hours.
I have taken only 3 AP classes, (Spanish Lang, Spanish Lit, and AP physics)
I am currently a dual enrollment student taking my classes at my college to get my Associate in Biology, and I am enrolled in the first-year program at my college called SEA-Phages, which is a National Research Program. Will this type of experience increase my chances of getting accepted to my dream school UT-Austin?

So, here’s my analysis (not trying to be harsh…)

I’m not sure if you are in-state or out of state.

In-state, anyone in the top 6% is automatically in (but you wouldn’t automatically get your top major)… but it looks like you are at 17%.

The majority of UT acceptances come from these top 6% students. The rest come from review admit students.

Of those review students, many are going to have SATs that are significantly higher than yours are now. It happens, but I doubt that many students with SATs < 1300 get admittance offers. I honestly don’t know where most review students fall on the SAT scale, but it is definitely high.

If you are out of state, know that only about 10% of freshman come from out of state because Texas requires most offers to go to in-state students. Again, these students have very competitive stats.

I’m sure that major matters some, so if you are going for a major that you are uniquely qualified for (like music, or something like that), then I would guess you have more of a chance.

Also, if you are minority or a hardship of some kind, that could be taken into consideration. I would make sure that you have a VERY compelling essay.

But my honest assessment is that you should try to get excited about some of the other great colleges that Texas has to offer. Texas Tech and University of Houston come to mind if you want a Div-1 type school. If you are from out of state, I’m sure your state also has some great schools.

There are also several good schools in the UT system that aren’t UT.

Also schools like University of Arkansas (and maybe even LSU or Alabama… you’d have to research) offer reciprocal enrollment… which means that you would get in-state tuition at those schools.

Good luck in your journey!