<p>I was wondering what input I can get about my chances on acceptance into UT Austin:</p>
<p>top 20% with a 3.6 GPA </p>
<p>100 Volunteer hours at a hospital</p>
<p>NHS </p>
<p>Spanish NHS</p>
<p>1810 on SAT</p>
<p>AP courses</p>
<p>Commended on all TAKS tests (I am not sure this means anything)</p>
<p>Born and raised a Longhorn fan due to my dad and uncle attending UT</p>
<p>Instate Hispanic student</p>
<p>If you could provide me with help it would be greatly appreciated!!</p>
<p>Right now, with the changes in the top x% law (it’s changing for UT Austin to Top 10%–>9%–>8%) i’m not sure how much easier/harder it is to get into UT Austin wthout being in top 9% (the cut-off for class of 2012). As for now, you’re not getting into UT per Top 9% law. There doesn’t seem to be anything particularly outstanding about your SAT grade (and I highly doubt TAKS means anything to anybody). Of course, definitely apply, I have seen someone Top 28% of class (and hispanic) get in (although I believe he had some kind of SAT 2100+). </p>
<p>If you’d really like to get into UT, do the CAP program. It’s what a huge majority of UT-aspiring students do if they aren’t admitted in as a freshman. (If you are unfamiliar about CAP, it’s when you apply to a sister school like UT-Dallas or UT San Antonio for the first year, get a GPA minimum of 3.2, and transfer over to UT. Not all UT sister schools do the CAP program, though).</p>
<p>ma36458 what is your major?</p>
<p>For fall 2012, UT Austin expects to fill 75% of its Texas resident freshman class with automatic admit students from the top 9% of their high school classes:</p>
<p>[Automatic</a> Admission | Be a Longhorn](<a href=“http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/freshmen/after-you-apply/automatic-admission]Automatic”>http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/freshmen/after-you-apply/automatic-admission)</p>
<p>Being significantly below the top 9% means that the chances of admission as a freshman are relatively low. Other ways in could be the CAP program mentioned above, or community college followed by transfer.</p>
<p>I’m going to echo the above statements about your chances being pretty low. Re-take the SAT or ACT because a higher score is probably going to give you your best chance of being admitted as a freshman.</p>
<p>ALSO, RE: CAP - You DO NOT apply to CAP. You apply to UT-Austin and certain students are chosen to participate in CAP. Depending on your SAT/ACT score and your class rank, you’ll be given the option of choosing to attend another UT (they all participate). You’ll attend one of those for a year and then, if you meet the requirements (complete 30 hours and earn a 3.2 - at least for 2011-2012), you are automatically admitted to UT-Austin for your sophomore year. Certain majors will have stricter requirements, but as a CAP student with 30 hours (fall and spring only) and a 3.2 cumulative GPA you’ll be admitted to UT-Austin even if it’s not to your desired major. If you just apply to a satellite, go for a year, and then apply to transfer there’s no guarantee you’ll be admitted. Lastly, just so you know, UT-Austin does not take freshman transfers.</p>
<p>Here’s some more information on CAP: [Enrollment</a> Requirements (Fall 2011-Spring 2012) | Be a Longhorn](<a href=“http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/cap/admission/requirements]Enrollment”>http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/cap/admission/requirements)</p>
<p>No…
top 20% isn’t sufficient and your SAT isn’t good either</p>