Chances for UT Austin(and other Texas Schools) outside top 10%

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<p>Hey CC, will you chance me for UT Austin(Absolute Dream) and the following:
Hey here are my stats: </p>

<p>Rice(Reach I know but one of my favorite schools)
SMU(Will I get in/ any Scholarship?)
UTD(How much Scholarship)
UTArlington(How much Scholarship)
Texas ATM(How much Scholarship)</p>

<p>Essentially I have to stay in state and I am majoring in Biology. Also, I ask "how much scholarship" not to sound pretentious, but I know I can go these schools.My parents wont let my go to, say SMU, if I get a lot scholarship some where else, which I am fine with.</p>

<p>PSAT- (2012)-151; (2013)-202 Hoping for commended recognition merit because I scored in the top 4%(Top 50,000 out of almost 2 million).
SAT Score-1st Time- 2090(690CR, 740M, 660W)
2nd Time-2030(760CR, 620M, 650W)(Will only send to super scoring schools)</p>

<p>ACT Score - Will take it this week but projecting 29-33(likely the higher numbers)</p>

<p>SAT II - World Hist. 700, Math 2 700-740, US Hist 780-800 ~ I took math 2 and USH last week and this is the range in which Ive scored on practice tests. I took these because I wanted to show colleges that my 620 SAT Math was a fluke.</p>

<p>AP: World Hist(5), US Hist(probably 5), Psych(Probably 5), English Lang(4-5), Euro Hist(3-5). These are predictions once again because I took these last year and scores haven't been released.</p>

<p>Class Rigor So Far: Moderately Difficult given that my school offers several AP classes. Have taken all AP or Pre-AP except for Geometry(Big Mistake-99 in the regular class but its regular so....)</p>

<p>Classes Senior Year: AP German 4, AP Bio, AP Chem, AP Calc AB/BC, AP English Lit, AP Gov, AP Macro, AP Spanish 5 - Literally the all the hardest classes I could have taken mostly for class rigor purposes. I am also self studying the following classes and taking the AP exams for them : AP Physics 1 & 2, AP Env, AP Human Geo, AP Micro, AP Stats, and AP Comp Gov. AP Physics C Total of 21 exams.(Just to have for credit hours and to incorporate in my essay and get AP national scholar).</p>

<p>GPA: 3.4UW and 4.4 W(I think?)
Rank : top 12%-so close to auto but so far away in a school of 700+.</p>

<p>****I should note that after freshman year, my UWGPA was a 2.5 and I was in the 53%. I worked my ass off 10th and 11th grade and got a 3.9 GPA between those years while taking difficult classes.</p>

<p>Honors\Awards: lol went to HOSA Area Competition? Won a summer basketball competition with some church friends? School A honor fall 2012-spring 2014?</p>

<p>Extracurricular:
NHS, Science NHS, Key Club, STUCO, HOSA, DECA, Church Youth Leader- bad I know especially since I have only one leadership position.</p>

<p>Volunteering: Over 150+ hours and by the time apply maybe 200+. Mostly at church/hospitals. I will also have a job all summer and all of senior year.</p>

<p>Essay:Should be OK, will get several people to review it.</p>

<p>Others: Parents make less than 110 Grand and one sister already in college.Both parents have only gone to community college for less than 2 years.First Generation American(Asian), and 3 people out of 7( only 7 out of 50+ have been to college in my large immigrant Asian-American family)of my extended family in America have gone to UT Austin, 2 of which became doctors.</p>

<p>I will also be attending UT Honors Colloquium which should help me get in as only selected, high achieving students are invited to go.</p>

<p>P.S. I Will apply late as I am taking an additional ACT and SAT next school year and hopefully I can be in the top 10%.</p>

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<p>I can only chance for Rice and UT because those are the universities that I’m looking into also! First off, I’d like to say that since you’re Asian, it MAY be more difficult to get accepted into rice even with your credentials because there are many others who have better SAT/ACT scores and have taken just as rigorous courses. Also, Rice would definitely want to see a lot of leadership positions in those various clubs that you are in. </p>

<p>For UT, I think you have a 50/50 chance of getting in because you aren’t in the top 8% (I think thats the acceptance rate for next year). I know someone who had a 2100+ on his SAT, a double legacy at UT, and many outstanding leadership positions in ECs; however, he was wait listed because he wasn’t in the top 10% (I’m pretty sure that’s the reason). If you continue to work hard and show UT that you are compelled to go to their school, you may get accepted! :slight_smile: …but then again, these are just my opinions. </p>

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<p>Have you looked into University of Houston? It looks like you’d have a decent chance at getting their Tier One Scholarship, which includes full tuition, room & board for 2 years, and study abroad and research stipends. Having all of this money would really open a lot of doors for you, as you’d be able to do way more things during your four years in school and really beef up your resume if you plan on attending med/grad school.
<a href=“Tier One Scholars - University of Houston”>http://www.uh.edu/tieronescholars/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>@biobud @vutmarie I have looked at UH and I think I could do well there. I should note that I got 5s on all my AP exams, 750 on math 2, 800 on USH, and a 30 on the ACT. I also got a job at CVS for 20 hours a week and have will have 250 in volunteer hours. Do you think I could get in now?</p>

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<p>@Modern1‌, in regards to the Tier One Scholarship, I think that you have a pretty good chance. The average SAT for the 2013 admits was 1439, which you’ve surpassed. However, about 70% of the admits were also within the top 5% of their class. However, I know that the program is very holistic in admissions; it puts a lot of weight on well rounded-ness, particularly in the required essay and the optional (but very recommended) interview. So if you can write a well-written, meaningful essay, I’d say you have a very good shot, particularly considering that the only reason your class rank is kind of low is your freshman year, and you’ve improved tremendously since then. </p>

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<p>I agree with the advice from @biobud that you are a possible candidate for the Tier One Scholarship program at University of Houston.</p>

<p>I think Rice would be a huge reach. Your resume has some mixed results, such as 21 AP exams(!), hopefully with 4s and 5s, but your GPA only puts you in the top 12%. Maybe you need to spend more time on your GPA, because I think that is what would help you with college admissions over self-studying for a lot of AP exams. </p>