<p>Im from texas, I am a junior and i want to know my chances for next year when i apply.
top 18 percent, GPA: 3.8 out of 4 and i have taken many AP classes(compsci, english, env. science, human geo, psych) and i plan on taking some nxt yr too.
SAT: 2100
Major: Biology(i really want to get in, so do i need to change my major?)
Race: African American</p>
<p>EC`s: Basketball freshman yr.
Track soph. yr
NHS
Key Club
UNICEF
MSA (muslim student associsation) i plan on being president.
DECA junior yr. i plan on going to state. nationals maybe :)
MD ANDERSON summer intern</p>
<p>Is your gpa weighted or unweighted?? Texas auto admits if you are in the top 7 %. If your gpa is weighted then what is your unweighted gpa. You have no leadership listed. From what I understand they admit per ranking first, so anyone in the top 8% then 9% then 10% etc would get in before you so try and raise your ranking if possible. Your sat is strong. Race will have little to no influence as they already have a diverse student body. Good luck!</p>
<p>That’s not correct about going 7% then 8% etc. The top 7% are auto. After that it is holistic. While being 8% is better than being 18% they will look at the whole application and class rank is just one part of it.</p>
<p>As you already know (Shiloh and others have told you), being AA will have little to no effect on your chance of admission to UT (less effect than at almost any other decent school except the UC’s in fact). You mentioned that you go to a highly competitive high school, is that a magnet or a ‘wealthy suburb’? I agree that your leadership looks weak - president of the Muslim student association (how many members?) should mean some achievements, not just a title. Other than that, your chances look good - you are doing the right things (I assume the 3.8 is UW). kldat is correct that outside the top 7% the admission review is holistic, so 18% rank is not too bad so long as the rest of your application is attractive.</p>
<p>It’s a matter of semantics, but UT still favors some minorities. Though that works to my disadvantage, I don’t have any problem with it. Look at Fisher v. Texas and what that really meant.</p>
<p>OOS-Illinois
White, female
ACT-33
GPA: 3.8UW/4.1W (increases from fresh year to senior year)
School doesn’t rank; very competitive
5 APs</p>
<p>ECs
4 year varsity lacrosse (captain junior and senior year)
Board member of breast cancer awareness charity (founding member too)
4 years deca (state qualifier 2 years, 7th place in state)
Vice president of Educators of Tomorrow
National Honor Society
Peer tutor 3 years
150 volunteer hours: Day care and church nursery
Work: camp counselor and lacrosse referee</p>
<p>Essays:both pretty good; ones funny and ones serious
Recs: well written, say nice thinks</p>
<p>@Imustbethegreat: Considering you’re a junior, there is still some time left to get yourself a better rank. The farther you are from the top, the easier it is to jump up the scale. I stress the importance of AP classes, as they really boost your GPA. I would recommend more volunteer hours, but I got accepted into the Plan II Honors Program at UT with only 40, so I’m not sure how important it is. Try to fill your summer with work experience or volunteer work. I’m going Pre-Med, so I volunteered at a nearby hospital to make my volunteer work relevant to my goals.</p>
<p>Hey yall, just some information, a kid who was 19th percent at my school, black, around the same EC`s as me, and a less SAT score, got waitlisted to business program. </p>