UT-Austin does lose out on some great in state catches with their top 6% auto-admit that leaves them with fewer spaces for other highly qualified students. My nephew was one of them. Came in just over the cut off; being at an excellent small private school hurt that numbers game. Went off to an east coast school that took him gladly. Not in Texas anymore. The brothers who were not close to auto-admit are staying in state and getting the lower in state tuition because it’s the best deal they could get.