Chance me for UT Austin? Low GPA with Upward Trend, good Standardized testing!

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>I attend an extremely rigorous high school in California. Low overall, big upward trend.</p>

<p>Freshman: 2.7/3.0 (3 Honors)
Soph: 3.0 (3.2 W) /2.7 (2.8 W) - 1 weighted (1 AP)
Junior: 3.67/3.67 [4.2 Weighted] - 3 Weighted (3 AP)
Senior year: 3.67+ [4.3+ Weighted] - 4 Weighted (4 AP)</p>

<p>Took Intro to Comp Sci and Programming in C at a community college over the summer, got A's in both.</p>

<p><em>Computer Science Major</em></p>

<p>UC Weighted (Soph + Junior Weighted GPA) GPA - 3.62</p>

<p>ACT - (Took it twice, got 33 each f m l but 35 superscore):
September 2012: 33 Composite - 35 English 36 Math 32 Reading 30 Science
October 2012: 33 Composite - 29 English 34 Math 34 Reading 35 Science</p>

<p>35 Superscore. Not sure W T H happened to English second time, possibly a bubbling error? Never gotten 29 in English while practicing, I was crying when I saw it lol.</p>

<p>SAT II:
Math Level 2: 790</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
- 150+ hours (2 years as teen tech volunteer at library)
- DECA - Won 3rd for math marketing in Nor Cal, and 4th for presentation, 8th overall for Advertising Campaign at states
- YouTube: I use YouTube to express my passion for technology with people around the world. My helpful tech guides and reviews have received over 1.29 MILLION views by people around the world and my channel has over 2,900 subscribers.
- Blogged on website about mobile apps for 2 years</p>

<p>** The upward trend was caused when I visited India and realized I'm taking everything for granted. I realized I needed to make the most of my situation, and thus I started applying myself junior year.</p>

<p>** I will try to highlight my passion for technology in my application, via essays or whatever. I express my passion for technology via YouTube and help thousands of people on a daily basis. So far, I've got over 2,900 subscribers and 1.29 million views.</p>

<p>What do you guys think about my chances?</p>

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<p>BUMPPP! Please provide some input guys im so nervous</p>

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<p>UT doesn’t superscore.</p>

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<p>Ok, so then 33 is my highest with perfect math. Also, 790 on math level 2.</p>

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<p>You will most likely get in, what is your first choice major? a 33 on the ACT isn’t *** by any means, at UT even for honors programs 30+ is the standard. I imagine you will get in, I had the same gpa issue as you and I got my admission letter today (2230 SAT, 34 ACT) and your EC’s are more impressive than mine, I think. Don’t stress too much :)</p>

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<p>Electrical and Computer engineering major. (Or something like that in the college of engineering)</p>

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<p>I think you have strong chances, even with your GPA, I think you will be one of the 25% that isn’t auto admit :)</p>