Chances for a once-Texan...

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>My stats are as follows. I mostly want to know if the fact that I lived in Texas until age 13, moved to NY and am considering going back will benefit me.</p>

<p>White female from NY at very good public HS that doesn't rank (but I am top 8%ish). I'm a legacy, but I doubt that matters.</p>

<p>UW GPA: 93
SAT: (first try)
CR - 700
W - 800
M - 710
TOTAL = 1410/2210</p>

<p>SAT IIs: 770/750/700/560
AP USH - 4</p>

<p>Senior year courses w/ midyear grades:
AP Calc BC - 85
AP Macroeconomics - 90
AP English Lit - 89
Adv Dance - 97
AP Spanish Lang - 95
AP Bio - 90</p>

<p>ECs:
School newspaper (10th = writer, 11th = entertainment copy editor, 12th = managing/copy editor)
Nat'l Honor Society (President)
Tutoring club for students at the middle school (founder and co-president)
Camp counselor for 4 summers (volunteered one year)
Summer homestay program in Spain (not a big deal, but some of my essays had to do with it)
Studying French independently
Tutor math weekly (paid)</p>

<p>Very good recs & essays.</p>

<p>I want to major in either linguistics, Spanish, int'l economics, or int'l relations.</p>

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<p>looks like you have a pretty good shot.</p>

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<p>I'm actually not looking anywhere in New York, although I love the city. Otherwise, I'm applying to UVa (deferred ED), UNC - Chapel Hill, Georgetown, William & Mary, Penn State (accepted), Dickinson, Tufts, and Middlebury.</p>

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<p>ahh, icic. well, fyi, UT wont look at your writing score, despite its high score. thats too bad. i took the old and the new SAT, and sent in both scores, but they took my old score, which was higher. =) </p>

<p>but overall, i think you have a good shot.</p>

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<p>I think you will get in. 60/40 shot</p>

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<p>Thank ya. (10 characters...)</p>