<p>@TxEx86, </p>
<p>You bolded the wrong passage, IMHO. I read the entire post and here is my take…</p>
<p>Yes, UT, as a whole does admit the 1%, 2%, etc into the SCHOOL OF UGS. That is round 1: you are admitted to UT, as an auto-admit.</p>
<p>Round 2: Majors are selected after holistic review (the entire application, essay, ECs, test scores, etc). Admissions makes all the decisions of colleges and majors based on holistic review. </p>
<p>That is to say: McCombs, CNS, Cockrell, etc do NOT pick their own students… Admissions does that for them. One notable exception are the Performing Artists. I’m pretty sure major placement there is based on the opinions of the Theatre and Music faculty and not the decision of Admissions.</p>