<p>Anecdotal evidence is far from definitive, but I go to what is considered one of the best public high schools in Texas, so the top ten percent rule is killer. I have a friend with a 2100+ SAT, top 12%, who got CAPed at UT. I will assume they use the same criteria for non top 10$ in state and OOS. The top ten percent rule completely chokeholds UT admissions, and as a result MANY deserving students get rejected. As said before, it is actually a disadvantage to go to a competitive school, especially in state. </p>
<p>But anyways, to relate to some previous posts, I have too many friends who got into UCLA, USC, UCSD, yet are summer schooled and CAPed at UT. Getting into UT as a non in state top ten precenter is getting more difficult each year. As said before, UT DOES NOT use a holistic approach when evaluating non top ten percenters or OOS candidates. However, individual honors programs/schools within UT might have their own criteria for evaluating prospective students.</p>