<p>ive visited ut austin but im from the northeast. i know like everyone is from texas so im not sure if i would have a chance </p>
<p>3.8 uw gpa, 4.25 w
sat- 1910
3 APs junior year and i will take 3 APs senior year
president/founder of the big brother/sister chapter at our school
co president/founder of habitat for humanity chapter
yearbook editor
ambassador
spanish club!
FBLA- a couple awards</p>
<p>i have done community service abroad, i have done a summer course at a program at brown, and i have done a church travel abroad program in greece. i have also had an internship at a law firm.</p>
<p>Your not as hopeless as some of the people on here, but you probably won't get in. You have decent ECs but they hold test scores so high a 1910 probably won't cut it.</p>
<p>You never know what the adcoms are looking for. It's hard with only a total SAT score, but it looks like yours is towards the high end of the mid-50%, so even oos you have a chance. Don't let these threads discourage you from applying, just have some safeties too. And of course if you have a great jr year that should help.</p>
<p>Being in the high end mid 50% of UT means nothing because most people get in regardless of their SAT score, so they drag the range of SAT scores down. When your not instate or top 10%, they make it much more difficult to get in. There is still a small chance though.</p>
<p>jeez i didnt know ut austin was that hard to get in to! im re taking the sat in december. i thought my ec's were good and my gpa is decent.. oh well. and thanks for the insight</p>
<p>My son is a freshman at UT from the New York City public schools. He is thrilled to be at UT, notwithstanding that the percentage of in-state students is disproportionate with other top public universities.</p>
<p>He is enrolled in the College of Fine Arts with a major in Theatre and Dance, focus in acting. During our campus visit after his junior year, we were told by the admissions counselor that out-of-state students were under-represented in the School of Architecture (my son's HS had an engineering/architecture program in which he was quite engaged), and that to apply there would improve his chances. He chose to apply to Fine Arts, which I believe was probably similar in terms of out-of-state representation, and male enrollment is low as well.</p>
<p>We know of one case of a local kid with a 4.0 average who was rejected by UT but is at Brown. He was applying to the pre-med program, fully booked by Texas applicants.</p>
<p>If you are applying for liberal arts, sciences, engineering or business, your chances are slim. You've got to be off the charts in every respect to be considered for the few spots that are available to out of state students. Other schools and programs may have more flexibility.</p>
<p>I also suggest you take the ACT. My son's first SAT scores were about your level, but his ACT score was stellar. It is more of a 'what you know' than aptitude test. We don't tend to consider the ACT here in the northeast, but I suggest you look into it.</p>
<p>There are ways to improve your chances. It is worth it - people up here may think that UT is a weird choice for a New Yorker, but we know that our son is attending one of the finest Universities in the country and are delighted he is doing so.</p>