Chance me at the university of texas at austin

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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what are my chances of getting into ut as a non-automatic admit and in-state resident. i am a hispanic women and my rank is 51 out of 483 so at about top 11%. act score: 28 composite. planning to either major in neuroscience or sociology as a freshman and plan on eventually going to medical school.

extracurriculars include:
hosa (health occupations students of america) (all four years)
uil academics (academic competition) - journalism - editorial and news writing
yearbook - people editor
quill and scroll (journalism honor society)
national honor society
national english honor society
junior volunteer at local hospital - 66 hours
other volunteer hours - 25 Hours
job at a local pet store for 4 months - 20 hours a week
job at a fast food restaurant for 4 months - 15 hours a week
“job” caring for autistic brother since freshman year - about 30-40 hours a week
awards:
5th place - news writing - uil academics - wildkat invitational
3rd place - editorial writing - uil academics - wildkat invitational
3rd place - hosa area 6 mrc (medical reserve corps) team - state qualifiers

i am fluent in spanish and have recommendations from yearbook advisor and counselor

by the end of junior year i would have taken 3 dual credit classes through a local community college and have earned 15 hours of college

took ap world history as a sophomore and scored a 3 on the exam and am currently taking ap chemistry

what are my chances of being admitted?

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ACT is a little below average. I would call it a low reach. Texas A&M would be closer to a full match. You’ll need to apply to a number of different schools just in case.

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Don’t be discouraged by having a 28 on the ACT. I’ve seen plenty of people get into UT for STEM majors with ACT scores around your range. The fact that you did a lot of extracurricular activities is great and will help on your application, since UT looks highly on your personal achievement index. In terms of improvement, I would still say to improve your ACT/SAT score to the 30+ or 1400+ range. I would also say to take more AP/IB/Dual Credit courses because UT really cares about how you’re challenging yourself.

4

Nothing really stands out other than “Hispanic female”–which may or may not be a significant admissions factor for UT-Austin.

No SAT II & just one moderate AP exam.

In my opinion, you need to bring something more–are you willing to retake the ACT or take the SAT ?

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Keep trying on the standardized exam. Your rank is impressive, but it depends on your school and district as well. For example, I went to a high school that if I made a 4.0, I wouldn’t be close to being in the top 35% of the students. That same 4.0 could also make me valedictorian at a different school, but it is up for grabs truly. Extracurriculars are great but in my expereince, school is school and ECs will only take you so far.

Good luck to you!