Lived in Texas for 3 years. Advantage for UT Austin?

College Search & Selection
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<p>hey guys.
i'm an international student
i'm just searching around for colleges and one of the top ones on my list is UT Austin, not just because its a great school but also because i lived in Dallas for 3+ years, basically middle school and freshman year of high school so i know that area. i'm an indian btw. I have lived in India before and after those 3 years in Dallas.
my question is
does the fact that i lived in Texas give me any sort of advantage in the admission process or not? i'm hoping it does :P</p>

<p>and if my test scores will help
SAT -2240 (Math-780, Reading-750, Writing-710)
TOEFL-116/120
both on first try
and i'm taking subject tests in Math 2, Physics and Chemistry</p>

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<p>No, you need to graduate from a Texas high school to be considered a resident for admission purposes. Otherwise you are considered an international student. The difference is very significant in terms of selectivity and cost.</p>

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<p>thanks! yeah i was wondering even if I am treated as international, and if I am up against some other international student with the same type of scores and EC’s as me, will it be a tiebreaker of sorts or do they not care at all?</p>

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<p>They don’t care at all.</p>

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<p>damn allright! Thanks a lot!</p>

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<p>Do you have a greencard ? Where do you live now ? For your senior year of HS will you be in Texas or somewhere else ? That’s what matters.</p>