<p>Currently a junior, race second-generation Hispanic (dad is Salvadorian, mom is Mexican)
Location: Germantown, Tennessee (suburb of Memphis)
GPA: unweighted 3.34, weighted 3.7 something (sorry forgot lol). My school uses a very tough grading system where 93-100 is an A and 85-92 is a B. I also go to one of the top 5 public schools in Tennessee.
Class Rank: 186/566
Avg. Grade: 91.09
Honors I've Taken: Honors Geometry, Honors English, Honors Biology, Honors Chemistry, Honors Spanish III, Honors Algebra II
Honors Currently Taking: Honors Pre-Calculus, Honors Spanish IV
APs I'm Taking: AP Chem, AP Bio
Next Year's Honors/AP: AP Calc BC, Ap Physics C: Mech, AP Statistics
my grades have definitely improved a LOT since freshman/sophmore year. 1st semester this year got all As and 1 B.
SAT: 800-M/640-R (yuck)/740-W (10 on essay)
ACT: 30 overall :/
PSAT: 206 overall
EC: Member of Model United Nations, member of 30+ Club, member of the high school bowling team. I have been bowling since 2000 and have won numerous citywide and statewide competitions and also a scholarship. I also play tennis and raquetball recreationally. I'm planning to get a lot of service hours this summer once I'm done studying for my AP exams, and also I'm going to 2 engineering-related summer camps.
Other: 2nd statewide in the National Spanish Exam, 2007, National Hispanic Scholar, National Commended Student
Intended Major: Materials Science/Enginnering or Chemical Engineering. I'm very interested in nanotechnology.</p>
<p>Rank is pretty low, but the SAT score is good, which is conflicting. I think your chances are decent though because you are Hispanic which , hate to say, might negate the low rank.</p>
<p>get the rank up, and fast; UT likes good ranks.</p>
<p>You're not getting in. In the UT undergrad book, they say that an OOS student outside the top quarter will not be admitted into the university. I could be wrong.. but I'm looking at the text right now, so... yea, moving up about 45 places this late will be tough...</p>
<p>Btw, sup =]. I go to a school in memphis.</p>
<p>No chance with that rank. Your SAT score is strong, but isn't going to carry you, as it's only about half of the academic score. Extracurriculars look above-average but aren't going to wow them enough to guarantee you admission.</p>
<p>And UT gets enough Hispanic students with the top ten law that they don't actively try to recruit us outside it. So, especially because you aren't Texan, that won't help.</p>
<p>I'd suggest you work hard on finals and 1st semester and hope everyone else has a huge case of senioritis.</p>
<p>Good luck, but don't get your hopes up unless the rank gets higher.</p>
<p>When did UT start recruiting anybody that wasn't an athlete?</p>
<p>The academic departments do a surpising amount of recruiting work...they just don't always guarantee admission or a scholarship...you have to earn it on your own.</p>
<p>But Hook 'em Horns!</p>