Chances on an Alaskan?

Colleges & Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>White female
Out of state from Alaska (does being from a less common state help for diversity?)
i go to a boarding school in Washington (state)</p>

<p>GPA: 4.5(W), 3.61 (UW)
RANK: we don't rank
SAT: 670 Math, 610 Critical Reading, 670 Writing</p>

<p>CLASSES: All of my classes have been IB in junior and senior years, in underclassmen years I took all honors classes
THIS YEAR: IB HL English, IB HL History, IB SL Math Studies, IB SL French IV, IB HL Biology, IB HL Film</p>

<p>EXTRA-CURRICULARS:
School newspaper- 4 years, Features editor in junior year, Editor-in-Chief and News Editor in senior year. Our paper has won Gold/Silver medals by Columbia's School of Journalism for high school division every year
Theatre-4 years, supporting roles in underclassmen years, leading roles as a junior, crew as a senior, won 2nd place at State festival for group performance
Community Service Activity- Junior and Senior year, Junior year led projects for blind/deaf organizations, Vice-President and Chair of Membership and Habitat for Humanity coordinator in Senior Year
After-school tutor-(work) in senior year
Writing Center tutor- senior year
Summer Camp Counselor-from summer-after-sophomore-year and all following summers
Student Government- Freshman Class Vice-President, Senior Dormitory Representative
Religious Council Member-Senior Backup-Crucifer for chapels and Episcopalian Representative
National Honors Society- sophomore year on
Honor Roll- all 4 years
Volunteer at retirement home-junior year
Student Events Committee- sophomore year on</p>

<p>also, both of my parents got their phD or masters from texas. will this help me?
Thanks so much for your help everyone!</p>

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<p>What school are you looking at attending? What are you passionate about?</p>

<p>UT can’t any longer make official legacy enrollments, but familiarity with UT and its traditions is a help on the personal side of the 50%personal 50% academic evaluation. UT is proud of its history and playing to that has been know to help.</p>

<p>We are a UT family with folks going back a couple of generations, working on getting daughter and nephew into UT, but it is much harder for out of state folks than it used to be. Focus on what you are passionate about and you’ll improve your odds.</p>

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<p>My son got in OOS from Maine - he is the first in the fourth generation of our family to attend. We thought he must be the only one, then we learned that another young man, who lives literally two miles from us, off the same main road, also got in!</p>

<p>I don’t think legacy helps you at all. Think about it - 50,000 students a year, that’s a lot of graduates! People are also surprised that I didn’t get to attend UT for free since my dad was a prof there. Again, there are SO many professors at Texas, that would be a lot of tuition being given away for free!</p>

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<p>I’m applying to the School of Communications, which I hear is very competitive in admission. My first choice major is pre-Journalism, and my second is Radio-TV-Film. Does this make admission for me significantly harder?</p>