<p>Hey I'm a highschool senior and I have a 94.8 average but I go to a very competitive school so I'm second quartile. The utsa website says that I need 1100 on math and reading to get guaranteed admission but I got a 960. I'm really scared because I've taken the SATs and acts and didn't get a good score. I sent my application in and my essay (which was optional but I sent it in) and I had three letters of recommendations. And I did have some extra curricular. Utsa acceptance rate went from 83% to a 60% in four years. do you think I can get in? Is there anything I should do in order to get in?</p>
<p>I would think that it would depend on the caliber of the students submitting applications with you. If 10,000 applications are submitted and 60 percent of the applicants have scored an 1100, then your chances are probably not so good. I doubt that this would be the case today, but UTSA’s academics are becoming more and more competitive with each year it seems.<br>
Anyway, if you do get accepted then problem solved, but if you don’t you can always spend a year at a Junior College/Community College and then transfer in. As long as you follow the JuCo’s matriculation requirements and keep a high GPA, transferring in from a two year institution is always an alternative. It was the path that worked for me along with the GI Bill to help pay the way. The key is never giving up on getting a degree no matter what any friend, family member or admissions office tells you and that includes UTSA’s. . </p>
<p>Thank you so much </p>
<p>Happy to help. And if you have to take the latter path, be sure to investigate something like this but of course in the discipline that you were interested in pursuing:</p>
<p><a href=“404 - PAGE NOT FOUND | UTSA”>http://www.utsa.edu/advise/0810_transfer/nvc/COS/NVC-COS-BSorBA-Physics.pdf</a></p>
<p>That way you’re guaranteed that whatever you take at the 2 year school will directly transfer to UTSA. Best of Luck to you. </p>