Chance a (hopefully) future third generation Longhorn!!

Colleges & Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>I would love to go to UT, but I'm not sure if I'll get in. Literally everyone of my relatives is a UT grad and I would like to continue that. I plan on majoring in business which worries me because I know how difficult admission into McCombs is.</p>

<p>Here's my stats:</p>

<p>-3.76/4.0 GPA
-31 ACT
-SAT: 720 math, 660 reading, 590 writing (1380/1970)
-Top 20% (top 50 ranked HS in Texas, # 2 in Houston)
-In-state
-Non minority male
-Completed a 160 hour paid internship with an oil production co this summer (applied, interviewed etc..)
-Taken several business courses at school
-Member of business club at school
-100 total service hours
-Leader and school representative for a freshmen drug mentoring program at school
-Have had a job for almost an entire year
-Eagle Scout
-4 on US History and 3 on Language Comp. AP's
-Rigorous classes (Honors/AP)
-NHS Member</p>

<p>Thx for all the help I really appreciate any advice/answers I get.</p>

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<p>In state+ legacy + serious internship = in, good (for UT) tests scores are a plus</p>

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<p>If you have problems getting in, there’s no hope for the rest of us. I’m from a tiny 2A school in Southeast Texas, no job, NHS member, with similar SAT’s. The business classes are a plus.</p>

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<p>“Legacy” means nothing at UT. It doesn’t even matter if your father or grandfather is a professor.</p>

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<p>It will show adcoms that you have family ties in UT</p>

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<p>But it will give you NO advantage in admissions.</p>

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<p>To add to MaineLonghorn’s point, there is no place on the ApplyTexas application to denote any familial affiliation to UT. I guess an applicant could use Essay Topic A when describing a person who influenced you as being a “legacy” UT grad, but that might seem a bit contrived.</p>