Chance for UT Austin!

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>Hey guys, I go to a competitive non-ranking private school with 102 people in my grade. Even though it is non-ranking, my counselor notified me that we send a school profile, and that I am classified in the top 25%. </p>

<p>GPA: 85.83/100 (weighted)
Rank: top quartile (25%)
SAT: (Math-760 CR-650 Writing- 730) 2140/2400 </p>

<p>Honors:
Commended for national merit with a 202 on the PSAT
Honorable Mention/All Conference SPC (southern preparatory conference) for varsity Volleyball Junior year
Most Improved Varsity Tennis sophomore year
Selected as 1/3 from my school to play in the
Honor Roll (sophomore and first semester junior year)
High Honor Roll (second semester junior year)</p>

<p>EC's:
-Played JV soccer freshman and sophomore years
-Played volleyball since freshman year (JV freshman year/Varsity sophomore through senior year)
-Starting playing tennis sophomore year (varsity sophomore year through senior year)
-Played Lacrosse freshman year
-Have been playing the violin since 1st grade/have played in countless concerts/played for the school orchestra since 1st grade</p>

<p>Community Service:</p>

<p>-Coached a basketball camp for kids ages 5-13 for three years in a row. (60 hours total)
-Played the violin in open houses for three years in a row. (5 hours total)
- Coached a volleyball camp for kids ages 5-10 (20 hours total)</p>

<p>Classes:
Freshman Year - (1st semester/2nd semester)</p>

<p>English 9 - 77/82
Geometry - 86/92
Biology I - 80/88
American Gov. and Econ. - 75/81
Spanish II - 78/80
Orchestra - 95/95</p>

<p>Semester 1 gpa - 80.64 Semester 2 gpa - 85.55 Cum. gpa - 83.09</p>

<p>Sophomore Year - (1st semester/2nd semester)</p>

<p>English 10 -83/83
Algebra II, Honors - 83/83
Chemistry I, Honors - 76/90
World History - 85/85
Spanish III - 82/83</p>

<p>Semester 1 gpa - 83.00 Semester 2 gpa - 85.91 Cum. gpa - 84.45</p>

<p>Junior Year - (1st semester/2nd semester) 3rd quarter grades</p>

<p>English 11 - 94/96
Analysis, Honors - 86/85
AP statistics - 90/99
Physics, Honors - 86/89
AP United States History - 82/86
Orchestra - 97/96</p>

<p>Semester 1 gpa - 88.45 Cum. Semester 2 gpa - 91.45 (High Honors) gpa 85.83</p>

<p>(My junior year has been my best thus far, I have found motivation to work and become successful. My grades have been on an upwards trajectory, since freshman year. Each year, I have taken more and more AP/Honors courses, showing my dedication and will to work.)</p>

<p>To anyone reading this, can you guys please chance me for UT Austin (McCombs school of business, CNS, and undergraduate studies)</p>

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<p>any advice or chances would be greatly appreciated.</p>

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<p>If you are from Texas, the only guaranteed way you can get into UT is by being in top 9% of your class.</p>

<p>If your school does nt rank and it is private, your counselor may be your best guide in determining if you can get in based on prior admits from your school. You are competing for an open seat and the selection process is fuzzy for those seats although your SAT score will go a long way.</p>

<p>Does your school a tool like Naviance where you can compare yourself to prior years’ admits?</p>

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<p>your SAT scores are in the average range, so you have an okay chance of getting in. however, your GPA is pretty weak, and UT cares a lot about GPA. you have good extracurriculars. I would say that you might get into UT if you apply to a college that is not considered difficult to get into (so not business or communications)</p>

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<p>bump, with the new admissions review (holistic review for all applicants to the business and engineering schools) how do i fare? all advice is appreciated!</p>

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<p>UT does not look at your GPA, only class rank. </p>

<p>Sent from my MB860 using CC App</p>

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<p>The upwards trajectory would look good to any top college. It is true that UT Austin accepts most people based on rank BUT there are some students from my school that have been accepted based on their abundance of ECs (you have tennis). Just to be sure to get in, I would apply to UT Dallas. So that if you get in to UTD, but get “capped” at UT Austin, you can transfer later. I know a lot of kids who do capping from my school. Hope this helps!</p>

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<p>Hey guys, I’ve finished my application and I decided to apply to the college of natural sciences (biology) and liberal arts (economics). My stats are as listed above but I was wrong in my estimated rank (since I go to a non-ranking private school.) I am estimated to be in the 2nd quarter. I sent in all 3 essays and 2 letters of rec. Could anyone realistically give me my chances of getting in please?</p>