Automatic Admission Applicants

Hello! I am planning on applying to University of Texas this fall; I am an instate resident, meaning if I am in a certain top percent, I get auto admit.

http://admissions.utexas.edu/apply/decisions

According to this link, Summer/Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 applicants must be in the top 8%, whereas the rest must be in the top 7%.

If I am applying during the end of 2016, but attending in the fall of 2017, am I considered a “Summer/Fall 2016 applicant”? Or am I a “Summer/Fall 2017 applicant”?

Sorry that this is a stupid question, but I’m really curious.

Fall applicant, 2017.
You apply for the next year.

If you apply at the END of 2016, the year is over.