Chance in-state non auto admit for just UT Austin

[anonhser9]

Demographics:
Asian American Male
US Citizen/TX Resident
Extremely Competitive Public (District graduates most NMSF in TX)
Income Bracket: 300k+
No Legacy No Hooks

Intended Major(s)
Biochemistry

UW GPA, Rank, and Test Scores:
3.91/4.0 UW GPA
Border of top decile(rank from W gpa) not top 6%. was top 6% with a 4.0 before junior year, significant downward trend see bottom
1520(720RW,800M)
35(35,33,36,35)
sent both because 800M in sat and 33 in act, my superscore act has 35M but UT won’t take superscore

Coursework (college coursework for transfer applicants)
17 AP’s, All math up till AP Calc BC, all science except AP Physics 2

Awards:
NMSQT Semifinalist
HOSA Nationals
FBLA Nationals
Science Olympiad State
USABO Commended Semifinalist

Extracurriculars:

1. Summer Research Internship at a T10 University Cancer/Biochem Lab
2. Policy Advocate and State Lead for Top 5 University Graduate Level Advocacy Initiative
3. Lead Researcher at Intel Global AI Winning Non-Profit Organization surrounding Refugee Relocation
4. Healthcare advocate at my own advocacy project on eating disorders, and conducting independent research under mentor on anorexia nervosa and refeeding syndrome.
5. Researcher at T5 University Student/Undergrad Research Organization, in 3 projects ranging from scientific research to economic research to outreach and scientific literacy
6. Certified Nurse Assistant, Lecture + Clinical Hours
7. Summer Research Intern @ Med Tech Startup surrounding drug delivered technology in medicine
   8.Founder of an organization dedicated to providing students research guidance and opportunities to involve themselves
8. Medical Shadowing 100+ Hours, 2 clinics
   10.HOSA President @ my high school

Essays/LORs/Other
My essay revolves around intellectual humility and widening perspectives I hope its good
LOR from the t10 university professor I worked with alongside normal LORS
Cost Constraints / Budget
None
Schools
Just asking about UT primarily, i did ed jhu and ive applied to other texas unis(got into utd/a&m alr) and out of states but I’d pick UT over nearly all of them tbh

Note:
I had solid academics until the start of jr year, (4.0 top 6%) but due to a mix of covid-19 burnout, the sudden death of one of my closest cousins, and poor performance impacted by that, my stats took a huge decline and i went from straight a’s to a couple of b’s in only ap courses. Although nothing is an excuse for my own poor performance, i did end up mentioning the extenuating circumstances that affected me regardless of whether they help or not through the UT Covid essay.

Without being top 6% UT is a huge reach for me no matter what, since from what I’ve read the acceptance rate is extremely low. My district is very competitive, so I do know peers who have gotten in without auto-admit. I feel like my extracurriculars are fairly decent, but i don’t know if its enough to negate not having auto-admit. I also applied dean’s scholars for fun since a lot of my app is research-focused but no way a non-auto gets into honors lol.

[anonhser9]

i dont understand why the transfer tag is there im trying to do undergraduate admissions

[momofboiler1]

I removed the transfer tag for you.

[everestgrp]

PISD senior? It’s so competitive at PWSH, isn’t it? My kid is in top 10% there too and we decided not to apply to UT due to the competition. She has a higher SAT score but your EC/research is very impressive. UT’s admission policy doesn’t make much sense and hope you get in. I heard the worst case is they will send you to another campus for one year and move to Austin from Y2. Good luck.