<p>I took my d on 3/28 for an official campus visit. (Shes in-state, top 15%.) </p>
<p>The Admission Counselor explained that for the new incoming Freshman Class: </p>
<p>13,000 were accepted. (80% of this number was in-state top 10 %.) </p>
<p>So even if you had perfect SATs or ACTs, the fact that youre not Top 10% or live in a different, youre fighting for those remaining, precious spots.</p>
<p>Then, UT anticipates that after all is said and done, just 6500 students will actually ATTEND (they accept too many knowing that a lot of students use UT as their fallback/safety school and eventually attend elsewhere.)</p>
<h2>Plus, out of the 6500 total expected, 1300 will actually start early thru the summer program. (So the REAL number of "admitted&attending" incoming freshman for Fall 08 is 5200 round numbers - wow.)</h2>
<p>So after the information session, I personally asked the Admissions Counselor that if this Top 10% trend continues, the incoming freshmen classes could easily become 100% in-state, Top 10%. (Her answer, "We dont like to think about it, but it is an eventuality.") </p>
<h2>And until legislation is changed, this Top 10% Rule will likely affect the incoming students for the next several years.</h2>
<p>Please dont kill the messenger. Just our experience.
Everyone Good Luck,</p>