What are my chances of getting into the CS program (1st choice) or Electrical Engineering (2nd choice)
Stats:
Indian Male (In-State)
ACT-31
Math-36
Science-30
English-31
Reading-27
I am taking it again and hope to score at least a 33
SAT II Math II-790
Chemistry-710
Weighted GPA-4.60
UW GPA-3.47
Rank - 85/682 (12.5%)
2 week internship (Consolidated Communications)
NEHS member
NHS member
3 years of varsity orchestra
BEST Robotics for 2 years. Went to state last year
I am in a special program in my high school called the Academy of science and technology.
50 hours of volunteering
Also what is the ECE program at UT Austin? It looks interesting, but it looks like a graduate program.
Being out of the top 7% of your class, Cockrell at UT will be a reach and highly unlikely. Students for fall 2016 with stellar credentials, national merit commended, in top 8%, were rejected and offered wait list, CAP, and Pace with only guarantee of major in liberal arts.
TAMU is a different story. With a 30, you’re an auto admit to the university if you have a 27 in CR and Math. You won’t be automatically admitted to a major. Tamu goes to holistic review for all engineering candidates.
If you are admitted to engineering, you will be placed in general engineering and can apply to the major you want after freshman year and your GPA has a lot to do with what you qualify to ply to.
I agree, CS and Engineering are basically the 2 most competitive majors at UT, and your rank won’t help. If you really want to go to UT, you might want to apply to another major in CNS like physics if you’re interested, or any major for that matter, although internal transfer into Cockrell is pretty difficult too. I’m also applying to UT this year, good luck!