<p>Alright I'm a high school senior guy and I want to know my chances of getting into the University of Texas at Austin. I know it's a HARD school to get into but my first major choice is business at McCombs and my second is liberal arts - economics. Here is what I've got:</p>
<p>I live in Texas but go to a private/ independent that doesn't apply in the top 8% rule
GPA: 88.74 ~ 3.4
ACT Score: 31
I've taken 7 honors classes and will be taking 3 more AP's my senior year.
I am an Eagle Scout
I am also Editor-in-Chief of the yearbook
I have a fair amount of community service hours: around 60
I am a 3 year varsity football player
I already have a UT EID number and have gone on one visit
I am a triplet and I wrote a pretty well written essay on it according to my college counselor. I also have my other essay that they say is good but I still have some tweeks.
I have a résumé that breaks down my high school life and it is rather extensive with two job experiences, a few clubs, and awards in academics. </p>
<p>I want to know if I will get in, or if it is likely, based on the information I have provided. If it is unlikely, I also can get a recommendation from two people that donate a large amount of money to UT and are known figures to the administration but I want to know if my credentials alone will get me in. Please let me know as soon as possible. Thanks</p>
<p>A 3.4 for McCombs will not happen. However, your 2nd choice might be possible. Write good essays to try and balance off your GPA.</p>
<p>That GPA might actually represent a high rank at your school, we can’t know. It is rank, not GPA, that matters to UT, and when you go to a non-ranking school, UT will assign you an estimated rank based on the information your school provides to reveal the grade distribution in your class. Talk with your counselor–he or she will have a good idea where you stand rank-wise for UT purposes and also how strong your chances are based on past results from your HS. </p>
<p>Good ACT. See this profile of the 2012 freshman biz class with ave ACT and class rank: [Freshman</a> Admission: Getting Admitted | McCombs Business School](<a href=“http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/BBA/Prospective/Admission/Freshman-Admission.aspx#tab-pane4]Freshman”>http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/BBA/Prospective/Admission/Freshman-Admission.aspx#tab-pane4)</p>
<p>Showing interest doesn’t matter for UT (I guess that’s what you were thinking when you mentioned you have a UT EID and have visited).</p>
<p>Rec letters from big donors probably won’t matter, but if you want to submit them, go for it. What can help are solid rec letters from teachers or EC sponsors, e.g., your scout master.</p>
<p>Be sure to develop your leadership experience and qualities in your expanded resume, and if you can point to specific examples of how you led, managed a project, inspired teamwork, etc., ask a teacher/EC writer if they will include that example in their rec letter.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>